Alex Cho Receives Second Place at the World Korean Language Broadcasts Conference

Alex Young Hwa Cho (MAA Candidate, 2008) received second place for the "Seoul Prize" at the annual World Korean Language Broadcasts Conference, sponsored by the major Korean TV network KBS. The prize was awarded for Cho's internship documentary at TV KOREA this summer. How To Draw Happiness, Cho's documentary features the life and works of Vancouver artist David Khang (2000/Sessional Faculty). The documentary was broadcast locally on Shaw Multicultural Channel in August, and will be broadcast nationally in South Korea through KBS TV and KBS.com. Cho will travel to Korea in October to receive her award and attend the Seoul Prize winners conference, as well as to further research her MAA Thesis project.