User:Lee A Miller

Lee A. Miller is the American-provided name of John Kang, born in Seoul, Korea September 6, 1959 to Chung Kang. John Kang was delivered to the Seoul Sanitarium (nka Seoul Adventist Medical Center) to the care of George and Grace Rue, the founders of the orphanage at the Sanitarium.

John was adopted later by an American couple, Ivan L. and Helen F. Miller of Salem, Oregon (USA). Based on the requirements set forth by the orphanage, the Milers kept a photographic record of John Kang until he was in his early teens.

Shortly after the age of 3, John was naturalised as an American citisen, and officially became, Lee A. Miller, a name he had held from adoption, but not formalised until his citisenship was finalised.

Lee's new name was based on the names of his adoptive mother's naturally-born sons, David Lee and Floyd Arnold.

Lee was raised in Salem, Oregon, and in late 1977, moved to Walla Walla, Washington to attend college. He continued in that location until 1983, focusing his studies on voice performance (at the urging of Betty McDonald, a soprano with Leonard Bernstein) and business administration. Initially, starting his studies in business, focusing on health care administration, Miller chose to expand his studies to include vocal performance, and diverted his focus in business studies to general human organisation and management.

Miller was known for founding the gospel singing group, Born Again Singers in 1977, which continued until the spring of 1983.

Thereafter, based on personal reasons, Miller refocused his attentions on beginning a career in real estate. He started this career in the title insurance business, switching focus shortly thereafter to diversified real estate investments with a Spokane-based family-owned company, Metropolitan Mortgage and Securities Co., Inc. Miller continued with Metropolitan until 1999.

In June, 2000, Miller relocated to the Island of Kauai, and continued a sabbatical from the finance business until August of 2005. At that time, and continuing to today, Miller continued his financial career with First Tennessee Bank NA.

Miller continues to live on the Island of Kauai, and in addition to the finance business, spends his time today focusing his free time on community-centered activities, including time with his church, the Waimea United Church of Christ.

February 2008