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Jul. 25, 2008

East Meets West

At 8, Helena R. Gweon came from Korea to California. She adapted, graduated from Harvard Law and now sits on the Sacramento County Superior Court.

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By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5

      SACRAMENTO - Even though she was only 8 when her family left Korea for the suburbs of San Francisco, Helena R. Gweon has vivid memories of that life-changing airline journey.
      She and her mother, traveling with two of her brothers, carried large canvas bags, whose name in Korean translated to "immig... (continued)

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