Delighting newspaper readers for over 30 years with his bits of folksy wisdom, keen observations of life, and helpful insights into everything from politics to dieting, Dr. Channing S. Jun's Footnotes column has long been a popular favorite of many readers. Now all of Dr. Jun's columns have been gathered here into this one collection. Dr. Jun draws upon his rich life experiences growing up during the Japanese occupation in Korea under the shadows of both World War II and the Korea War, and eventually making his way into the United States on his journey to becoming a successful surgeon in the town of Eastman, Georgia. You will be touched by his simple, no-nonsense wisdom that he has shared through his weekly column over the years. Reading his poems and observations penned over the last few decades will certainly entertain and inspire you.

What would you do with a second life? That's the question that Channing S. Jun, a young medical student from Kanggye, North Korea, found himself asking after a series of unlikely events spared him from certain death at the hands of communist agents during the fall of Seoul, South Korea. Tragically separated from his home and family by the Korean War, Jun embarks on a remarkable journey that brings him from the battlefields of Korea to the United States of the 1950's. With only his mother's teaching to guide him, the penniless medical student overcomes countless obstacles to become a successful American surgeon. From Korea to New Orleans, New York to Texas then North Dakota and finally Georgia, "A Tiger's Hide" takes us along Dr. Jun's exciting journey toward his ultimate American success story. You'll find his recollections delightful and inspiring as he challenges us to savor life and leave behind our own legacy of service and devotion.

Delighting newspaper readers for over 30 years with his bits of folksy wisdom, keen observations of life, and helpful insights into everything from politics to dieting, Dr. Channing S. Jun's Footnotes column has long been a popular favorite of many readers. Now all of Dr. Jun's columns have been gathered here into this one collection. Dr. Jun draws upon his rich life experiences growing up during the Japanese occupation in Korea under the shadows of both World War II and the Korea War, and eventually making his way into the United States on his journey to becoming a successful surgeon in the town of Eastman, Georgia. You will be touched by his simple, no-nonsense wisdom that he has shared through his weekly column over the years. Reading his poems and observations penned over the last few decades will certainly entertain and inspire you.

What would you do with a second life? That's the question that Channing S. Jun, a young medical student from Kanggye, North Korea, found himself asking after a series of unlikely events spared him from certain death at the hands of communist agents during the fall of Seoul, South Korea. Tragically separated from his home and family by the Korean War, Jun embarks on a remarkable journey that brings him from the battlefields of Korea to the United States of the 1950's. With only his mother's teaching to guide him, the penniless medical student overcomes countless obstacles to become a successful American surgeon. From Korea to New Orleans, New York to Texas then North Dakota and finally Georgia, "A Tiger's Hide" takes us along Dr. Jun's exciting journey toward his ultimate American success story. You'll find his recollections delightful and inspiring as he challenges us to savor life and leave behind our own legacy of service and devotion.