Sok Nam Ko Educational Exchange Foundation

04/03/2026

The Sok Nam Ko Foundation is currently accepting applications for our study abroad scholarship! The Foundation seeks to provide financial support to high school and university students looking to study abroad, so that they might broaden their cultural and educational horizons.

You can apply at the link in the bio or by copying the URL: https://forms.gle/4vp75bCu1p1EGYjZ9

03/09/2023

Happy International Women's Day 2023!

03/09/2023

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06/07/2021

Dr. Ko enjoyed any time he could get near the water. During summers in Vermont and New York, he worked as a swimming instructor and lifeguard.

05/31/2021

On Memorial Day we honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Thank you for your service.

05/30/2021

Rotary does some amazing work: https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-members-lead-effort-transform-childbirth-care-mongolia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=orgsoc&utm_profile=rotary+international&utm_campaign=&fbclid=IwAR0WuQzgW8Aqm959UxwNHlz6sSkQhss9RmqwJv6WlAlAp_DwLLHMuuUzPeg

When Julie Dockrill was approached by the Rotary Club of Waimate, New Zealand, to train medical workers in Mongolia in safer childbirth practices, she wasn’t sure how much of a difference she could make — despite her 20 years of experience as a midwife and childbirth educator.

05/01/2021

May is Asian American - Pacific Islander Heritage Month:

Paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.

04/25/2021

"Following my graduation from Temple University in 1968 with a degree of D.D.S., I went to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and trained at the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, MA. In 1971 I completed my Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery internship and residency." ~ Sok Nam Ko, 'The Way Back Home' https://www.kofoundation.org/donate-index-impact

04/22/2021

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” ― James Baldwin
What is home to you? ~ http://www.alanilagan.com/general/the-korean-victorian-holiday-house/

04/21/2021

“For what is life but a succession of change; of one thing after another; painful beginnings, fearful setting out into the unknown, leaving what we are for what we have not yet become. We sail forth boldly, keeping a steady keel and a keen eye on the horizon, to reach islands, land whose fragrance we sniff at at the edge of our dreams; and so we sail on, hoping that the next landfall will be our own bit of earth.” ― Suchen Christine Lim

04/14/2021

"Tuesday, April 17, 1956, was the date which was set for a hearing in St. Albans on the reopening of my case. Much publicity centered around my request for adjustment of status under the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. Little did I realize that this action could place me in danger of immediate deportation..." - Sok Nam Ko, 'The Way Back Home' ~

The story of Sok Nam Ko has been documented in ‘The Way Back Home’ - a book written and compiled by Helen Eldred Smith and Elaine Hogaboom Ko-Talmadge. A small repository of hard-cover copies of the book is still available at $20 per copy; please e-mail Suzie at [email protected] or Elaine at el...

04/11/2021

Sok Nam Ko graduated from Fair Haven High School in 1954. The following appeared in the yearbook:
Favorite Quote: "Why all this bustle, fret and hurry, Fate will out for all our worry."
Best personality: Sok Nam Ko
Most dignified boy: Sok Nam Ko
Most courteous boy: Sok Nam Ko
Most sincere boy: Sok Nam Ko
Pastime: Photography
Ambition: To be an M.D.