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Creative non-fiction book about Dr. Koo's life

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Insider Threat Task Force

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Insider Threat Task Force chose Dr. Sarai Koo as an organizational culture expert to provide organizational transformation strategies, both vertically and horizontally, to over 40 Federal Executive Agencies encompassing more than 200 Senior Executives.

Agencies present included Homeland Security, FBI, State Department, CIA, military intelligence agencies and more.

About Seoul Food

Seoul Food is the first creative non-fiction book about second generation Korean Americans growing up in Los Angeles County.

The book captures snapshots of Korean Lifestyles that provides a taste of the complexities of the Korean culture and issues that are often unaddressed and misinterpreted of children and their parents.

Learn about Korean food, culture, family, and more.

Research Articles

Naming and Un-Naming a Research Study "Participatory"

In this article, Dr. Lester and Dr. Koo explore our own discomfort with naming our research studies participatory action research – at least during the initial stages of our work – and highlight several practices that we believe serve to create greater researcher reflexivity. Drawing upon two different research studies, we share three “lessons from practice” generated from an analysis of our fieldnotes and a series of interactive interviews. The lessons illustrate how we have come to name and un-name our research “participatory.” We offer suggestions for other researchers committed to engaging in participatory action research.

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College Access Through Youth-Led Afterschool Programming

After years of testing our Project SPICES models and frameworks, we share how we transformed young people's lives and a non-profit organization Dr. Sarai Koo launched.

The Effects of a Holistic College Access Camp on First-Gen Students: A Small Group Program Evaluation Using the Reliable Change Index

When you provide a holistic approach to help low-income, minority adolescents, change happens.

Naming and Un-Naming a Research Study "Participatory"

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Reader In the News

Pacific Oaks alumnus shares the secrets to success at inaugural Human Development speaker series

Sarai Koo’s New Memoir Tells Story of One Asian-American’s Coming-of-Age in Los Angeles Welcome to Seoul Food

Sarai Koo’s ‘Seoul Food’: A Korean American story

SEOUL FOOD

A compelling and often funny account of growing up in one of America’s Korean enclaves

RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2019

VOICES Magazine: Journey 5 Steps to a Transformation

MAPS: Perceptions of a Successful Student

About Dr. Sarai Koo

Inimitable, Dynamic, and Resilient

Sarai Koo, Ph.D. is the Chief Visionary of Project SPICES and CEO/Founder of MAPS 4 College. Dr. Koo is an expert at driving organizational change, developing leaders, and enhancing corporate culture for companies, local and federal government, Intelligence Communities, and global organizations.

Dr. Koo coaches, mentors, and advises global leaders, such as Ambassadors, presidents, and CEOs throughout the world. She is also a speaker and facilitator.

In 2019, the Director of National Intelligence Insider Threat Task Force specifically chose her as the lead organizational change expert to provide strategies to transform organizational culture for more 200 senior officers at 40 Federal Executive Agencies.

Dr. Koo is the author of the book Seoul Food and is currently writing a TV pilot (Delusional Seoul) and a feature film. She is also an actress and is due to appear in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming American thriller film Kimi (February 2022).

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Healthy Relationships California, CA Healthy Marriage Coalition (more than 6 years)

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