Kyung Hee Choi founded the health services program at Holy Name Medical Center that now serves more than 250,000 people in the Tri-State area. She began the program after witnessing the World Trade Center attacks in 2001 and said she wanted to find a way to help other Asian Americans break through cultural barriers, NorthJersey.com reported.
Choi was one of six women honored at the event at Montclair State University, NorthJersey.com said.
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