Yesol Han's Page

Hometown:

Seoul

State:

na

Country:

South Korea

University or High School:

Columbia University 2011, Urbana High School 2007

ASAP Internship (Where & When):

Haiti, Summer 2009

About Me:

Hello,

My name is Yesol Han.

I went to Haiti through ASAP in the summer of 2009, and I worked at the Fonkoze Foundation, which is the biggest microfinancing organization there. If you want to learn more about what I did there, you can visit the site at http://yesolinhaiti.blogspot.com.

As a history major, I like to think about world/international/global/transnational history. The concept of 'nation-state' has been fascinating for me, and I have done research on how legal institutions are used to enforce/construct nation-states(I examined national security laws, citizenship laws, etc.).

I am also interested in sustainable development(more about economic side of it), world hunger, and human rights issues( since I am also a human rights concentrator). I have participated in Oxfam and International Amnesty in high school, and I am still interested the efforts trying to improve the conditions of the poor in the world.

I am still in the process of finding out what I want to be, and how I can contribute to the global process of ending absolute poverty in near future. I think ASAP is a good start ;)

Favorite Books about Poverty, Development, Microfinance, etc.:

End of Poverty, Banker for the Poor, Life You Can Save,

Countries Visited:

Korea, France, England, United States, Haiti

Favorite NGOs:

The Beautiful Foundation, Oxfam, UNICEF, Amnesty, Fonkoze Foundation, BRAC,