Karen Kim, C'21, grew up in a Korean home in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in North Philadelphia. She had originally planned to pursue a degree in medicine, but classes with Heather Williams, Presidential Term Professor of Africana Studies, and Grace Sanders Johnson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, influenced her decision to become an Africana Studies major.
Pathways is a student series from Penn Arts & Sciences that highlights the academic journey of students in the College of Arts & Sciences and the transformational moments that have shaped their intellectual experience.
