Jasmine Bacurnay Lee (born Jasmine Bacurnay y Villanueva; January 6, 1977) is a South Korean television personality, actress and civil servant. Elected as a proportional representative in South Korea's National Assembly in 2012, she is the first non-ethnic Korean and naturalized South Korean to become a lawmaker.[1]
Jasmine met South Korean mariner Lee Dong-ho in Davao del Norte when she was still a college student majoring in biology at Ateneo de Davao University in 1994. They got married and first visited South Korea in 1995 and finally united in 1996. They have two children, a son Lee Seung-geun and a daughter Lee Seung-yeon. She became a naturalized South Korean in 1998. Her husband died of a heart attack in 2010 while saving their daughter from drowning in a whirlpool in a mountain stream in Okcheon, Gangwon while on a family vacation.[2]
Career
Since 2006, she has been a panelist on the KBS program "Love in Asia" and has also appeared on a Korean language program on educational channel EBS.[3][4]
As an actress, she played the role of the mother of lead actor Yoo Ah-in in the highly acclaimed 2011 film Punch which drew 5.3 million viewers. She also appeared in the 2010 film Secret Reunion.
In January 2012, Lee became the first Filipino to receive the Korea Image Millstone Award from the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI). She was cited for her volunteer and charity works for foreign immigrants in South Korea.[5] An advocate of multiculturalism in South Korea, she regularly gives lectures about the subject to teachers and student leaders.
She is the secretary general of Waterdrop, a charity formed by foreign spouses of South Koreans, and worked at the Foreign Residents Assistance Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.[6]
On April 11, 2012, she was elected as a proportional representative in South Korea's National Assembly election following her party's majority victory in the polls held. With her win, she made history in South Korea as the first Filipina and naturalized South Korean to become a lawmaker. Lee's win was a result of the victory of the ruling Saenuri Party, to which she belongs.[1][7]
Lee was excluded from the party's list for the 2016 election[8] and left office on May 29, 2016.
Criticism
Since the 2012 election, Lee has been hit by charges of misrepresenting her education, after claiming on national television to have attended medical school in the Philippines when in fact she had simply taken biology classes during college.[9]
Some South Koreans engaged in racist criticism of Lee, stating that she was not a "true" South Korean due to being from the Philippines.[10][11][12][13] One South Korean spoke out against the racist behavior of Lee's critics, stating that South Koreans were more concerned about engaging in racist vitriol against politicians, whereas in other countries, people were more concerned about a politician's professional qualifications.[14]
References
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^ abHicap, Jonathan (2012-04-12). . Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
^. The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^"Jasmine Lee Speaks Out for Foreign Wives". Buhaykorea.com. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
^"A Shining Example for Foreign Wives in Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
^"Filipina wins Korea Image award in Seoul". ABS-CBN News. 2011-12-21.
^Philippine envoy says community feels pride in Jasmine Lee. The Korea Times 2012-04-23.
^Kang In-sik, Heo Jin (2012-01-31). . Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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Jasmine B Lee redirects here For other people see Jasmine Lee disambiguation Jasmine Bacurnay Lee born Jasmine Bacurnay y Villanueva January 6 1977 is a South Korean television personality actress and civil servant Elected as a proportional representative in South Korea s National Assembly in 2012 she is the first non ethnic Korean and naturalized South Korean to become a lawmaker 1 Lee Jasmine이자스민 Jasmine Bacurnay Lee자스민 바쿠어나이 이Member of the National AssemblyIn office 30 May 2012 29 May 2016ConstituencyProportional Representation 15Personal detailsBornJasmine Villanueva Bacurnay 1977 01 06 January 6 1977 age 46 Manila PhilippinesPolitical partyJustice Party 2019 Other politicalaffiliationsLiberty Korea Party until 2019 SpouseLee Dong ho m 1995 died 2010 wbr ChildrenLee Seung geun son Lee Seung yeon daughter Alma materAteneo de Davao UniversityOccupationActress TV Host Civil ServantKorean nameHangul이자스민Hanja李자스민Revised RomanizationI JaseuminMcCune ReischauerYi Chasŭmin Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Criticism 4 ReferencesEarly life and education EditJasmine met South Korean mariner Lee Dong ho in Davao del Norte when she was still a college student majoring in biology at Ateneo de Davao University in 1994 They got married and first visited South Korea in 1995 and finally united in 1996 They have two children a son Lee Seung geun and a daughter Lee Seung yeon She became a naturalized South Korean in 1998 Her husband died of a heart attack in 2010 while saving their daughter from drowning in a whirlpool in a mountain stream in Okcheon Gangwon while on a family vacation 2 Career EditSince 2006 she has been a panelist on the KBS program Love in Asia and has also appeared on a Korean language program on educational channel EBS 3 4 As an actress she played the role of the mother of lead actor Yoo Ah in in the highly acclaimed 2011 film Punch which drew 5 3 million viewers She also appeared in the 2010 film Secret Reunion In January 2012 Lee became the first Filipino to receive the Korea Image Millstone Award from the Corea Image Communication Institute CICI She was cited for her volunteer and charity works for foreign immigrants in South Korea 5 An advocate of multiculturalism in South Korea she regularly gives lectures about the subject to teachers and student leaders She is the secretary general of Waterdrop a charity formed by foreign spouses of South Koreans and worked at the Foreign Residents Assistance Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Government 6 On April 11 2012 she was elected as a proportional representative in South Korea s National Assembly election following her party s majority victory in the polls held With her win she made history in South Korea as the first Filipina and naturalized South Korean to become a lawmaker Lee s win was a result of the victory of the ruling Saenuri Party to which she belongs 1 7 Lee was excluded from the party s list for the 2016 election 8 and left office on May 29 2016 Criticism EditSince the 2012 election Lee has been hit by charges of misrepresenting her education after claiming on national television to have attended medical school in the Philippines when in fact she had simply taken biology classes during college 9 Some South Koreans engaged in racist criticism of Lee stating that she was not a true South Korean due to being from the Philippines 10 11 12 13 One South Korean spoke out against the racist behavior of Lee s critics stating that South Koreans were more concerned about engaging in racist vitriol against politicians whereas in other countries people were more concerned about a politician s professional qualifications 14 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jasmine B Lee a b Hicap Jonathan 2012 04 12 Filipino Jasmine Lee makes history wins in South Korea election Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on 2012 04 15 Retrieved 2012 05 21 Tragedy fails to shake Filipina s belief in Korea The Korea Times Archived from the original on 2012 04 16 Retrieved 2012 04 17 Jasmine Lee Speaks Out for Foreign Wives Buhaykorea com 2011 03 31 Retrieved 2012 05 21 A Shining Example for Foreign Wives in Korea The Chosun Ilbo Retrieved 2012 04 17 Filipina wins Korea Image award in Seoul ABS CBN News 2011 12 21 Philippine envoy says community feels pride in Jasmine Lee The Korea Times 2012 04 23 Kang In sik Heo Jin 2012 01 31 Jasmine Lee might be groomed for another run Korea JoongAng Daily Archived from the original on 2013 03 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link 제2의 이자스민 기대했지만 아쉬운 이주민들 in Korean Yonhap News 2016 03 23 Retrieved 2016 04 20 Naturalized candidate hit for lying on school record The Korea Times Archived from the original on 2014 04 29 Retrieved 2012 04 17 Jasmine Lee Faces Racial Abuse After Election Win The Chosun Ilbo Retrieved 2012 04 17 Filipina Candidate in Korea Criticized Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on 2012 04 06 Retrieved 2012 04 17 Hicap Jonathan 2012 04 18 Xenophobic netizens attack Jasmine Lee Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on 2012 07 14 Garcia Cathy Rose A 2012 04 17 Jasmine Lee faces racist attacks from Korean netizens ABS CBN News Lee Ha won 2012 04 17 Korean Xenophobia Betrays Double Standards The Chosun Ilbo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jasmine Bacurnay Lee amp oldid 1151377585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
