  HANNAH SUNGWhat is your ethnic background?
Korean.
Hometown
Scarborough, Ontario
What inspires you?
Life and travel.
How did your environment shape you?
I grew up with friends whose parents came from all over the world, which was cool. As a teenager, I was quite bored, too, which I think inspires creativity.
What do you want to be remembered for?
I want to be remembered by the people who know me best. They'll remember me for who I am.
Who is your hero?
I don't know that I have "heroes" but I look up to a lot of smart and successful women like Maureen Dowd, Barbara Ehrenreich, Margaret Cho. Plus, of course, my parents.
Education
I did a B.A. at University of Toronto. I like to keep learning, but don't know if I'll ever be back in that kind of setting again.
What makes you tick?
Ideas and the pursuit of them.
What makes you happy?
Friends, books, music, good weather. A good joke. When the little guy wins.
Tell me something about you that no one knows?
I don't think I dream enough.
What social cause is most important to you?
The environment, poverty both here and in the developing world, access to healthcare and education in developing countries, feminism.
If you could change something what would it be?
People, especially vulnerable populations, would have basic human rights all over the world and nothing would be able to take that away, not religion or poverty or anything.
Recommended books
Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi,
A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah,
anything by David Sedaris
Recommended CDs
Feist - The Reminder
Peter Elkas - Wall of Fire,
Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That,
Lou Reed - Transformer
High school flash back
When I think back, it's like, "No wonder Mom hated my clothes," but I haven't been able to kick the Value Village habit entirely.
What does it mean to be Canadian?
We live in such a safe and beautiful country, with such a wealth of opportunity and equal rights. I'm always so glad to come home. I didn't even know to appreciate it growing up because I didn't know anything else (which is the way I wish all kids could grow up).
What's your favourite colour, why?
I like them all but I guess blue. It's nice.
Where is your favourite place to go?
Any place I haven't already been. But at home, the public library.
What is your definition of 'Canadian Culture'?
Multiculturalism exists here, which is cool. We may gripe about how it isn't perfect, but that's just so Canadian, too.
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