Recently, a young woman named Lee Won-joo, who is not only of Samsung descent, but also a veritable Korean-American mixed-race, has become a hot topic. At the age of 20, she is currently interning at a non-profit organization called the Global Chicago Simmons Center in Chicago, USA, and studying data science at the University of Chicago.
Li Yuanzhu's story is destined to be extraordinary from her birth. Born in Manhattan, New York in 2004, she is the daughter of Samsung's current chairman Lee Jae-yong and Lim Se-ling.
Li Yuanzhu's educational background is also remarkable. She attended an international school in Seoul, which caters primarily to children of diplomats and politicians.
She traveled to the United States and attended Choate Rosemary Hall School in Connecticut, a top private school in the United States and the alma mater of many American celebrities.
Lee first enrolled at Colorado College and then transferred to the University of Chicago. While in college, she chose data science as her major, showing her passion for technology and analytics.
Lee also showed an interest in social services. She is currently interning at the Global Chicago Simmons Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to global social issues and challenges.
Here, she not only applies her data science skills, but also provides an in-depth understanding of how nonprofits operate and how technology can be used to promote social change.
For Li Yuanzhu, this internship experience is not only the cultivation of vocational skills, but also the embodiment of her personal values and sense of social responsibility. In a way, her choice also reflects her desire to seek more personal fulfillment beyond the framework of being a mere descendant of a chaebol.
Lee Won-joo's action has also attracted wide attention from the South Korean media. As the eldest granddaughter of Samsung Group and a possible future heir, any development of her will be seen as a hint of the group's future direction.
On her personal social media, Li Yuanzhu is also quite active. She often shares her learning, work and daily life.
Li Yuanzhu's high-profile social activities and the shaping of her public image undoubtedly brought her a certain amount of pressure. As a young person, she needed to find a balance between public expectations and personal interests.
Her life and choices are often used by the outside world to predict the future direction of Samsung Group, which is a big challenge for a 20-year-old young woman.
Despite all the pressures and challenges, Lee seems to be trying to find her own path. From her educational choices to her career development, from her commitment to social responsibility to her pursuit of personal interests, every step reflects her new face as a descendant of a new generation of chaebols. Her actions and choices are gradually rewriting people's inherent views on the "rich second generation", showing the image of an independent, responsible and pursuing modern young man.