S2E1. Accept Your Scars ( Soh Young Lee-Segredo )

Soh Young Lee-Segredo is known as the energizer bunny. She has many talents and is a passionate soul among her friends and a ‘song bird’ to her fans. She is an educator, humanitarian, community activist, MC, storyteller, singer, director, and program coordinator. Her life journey began in S. Korea, via Paraguay, Brazil, and then to the USA. She holds BA from Queens College, MA from Bank Street College, Professional Diploma from Dowling College, and a Bilingual/ESL Extension from St. John’s University. She is a resident of Freeport and works in Hempstead Public Schools. She debuted in Madison Square Garden at the age of 20, singing Korean and American National Anthems, Carnegie Weil Recital Hall as a winner of the International Artists Competition 2007, grand prize winner of Korean Idol NY 2007, and National Korean Fork Performance Competition 2007. ‘Home: Where the Heart is’ is her CD with many different genres and can be reviewed and purchased through her website sohyoung.com. She was recently recognized at the First Village of Freeport Mayor Hardwick’s Women’s History Month as the recipient of Phenomenal Woman on March 23, 2012 and the NYC NAACP Phenomenal Woman Award on March 25 2012, in Harlem. The first Korean recipient in 101 years. Episode Notes: As an educator for over three decades, Soh Young discusses the importance of teaching children to be human beings. From a very young age, Soh Young developed an appreciation for language and culture when she was a young girl going around with her father to collect the rent from different properties her grandfather owned. Within her community, she observed many different dialects of the Korean language and from that moment her love for language and sound was born. She could listen to the radio from a very young age and imitate the music to family and friends. She became the entertainer of her family and won the heart of her grandfather. Moving away from S. Korea Soh Young lived in Brazil, and Paraguay and learned firsthand the importance of embracing Cultural Diversity by observing the indigenous people as they lived. There was a respect for culture and life that stuck with her for her entire life. Due to her own experiences growing up Soh Young has an acceptance and love for all people and cultures. She talks about how she Embraces diversity in her professional and personal life Diversity and recognizes everyone's equity in life.Diversity Equity Inclusion Soh Young relays a very traumatic experience she had in the New York City subway station in Woodside, Queens. When she was attacked by a woman with a knife. Even after such a gruesome attack, she continues to find love as forgiveness for the women. She talks about from the incident she grew into a stronger woman for herself and her family. She did not focus on your scars and it was a moment where she needed to rely on your support system for help. It was okay to ask for help especially when she needed it. Connect with Soh Young: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleesegredo Website: https://www.multiccny.org _________________________________________________________ Connect with Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison @gaiatarian Website: https://bit.ly/2ZE6dKo Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CwE6eM YouTube:https:https://bit.ly/30dZNlA Podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastmamas