 Helen
Tzu-Han Lee was born in mainland China. Her father piloted fighter planes
for the famed Flying Tigers. Her mother was a teacher who designed and
decorated their beautiful home in the traditional Chinese fashion. Helen
grew up in Taiwan. After graduating as valedictorian from SooChow University
Law School, she came to the United States to pursue a master's degree
in Education.
Helen
met her husband, David, at California State University. They moved to
the Midwest, married, and studied computer sciences at the University
of Iowa. Their only child, Eileen, was born in Des Moines and graduated
from West Des Moines Valley High School. In 2000, Eileen was chosen as
a U.S. Presidential Scholar and was invited to the White House where she
was awarded a Scholar's Medallion from President Bill Clinton. Eileen
went on to graduate with distinction from the University of Iowa at the
age of 19 and earned her MD from the UI College of Medicine at 23.
Helen worked
as a computer programmer/analyst in Des Moines for 2 decades. Her husband
founded Chinese Association of Iowa in 1987, and Helen established the
association's Chinese school, the first in Iowa, 2 years later. Also,
she has appeared at numerous cultural events over the year as both teacher
and featured speaker. Most often she is asked to speak about education,
parenting skills, and Feng Shui, the Chines art of designing
homes to enhance chi (energy) so as to promote life,health, wealth
and happiness.
Helen
has been a Mandarin interpreter/translator for the Greater Des Moines
health care system and the Fifth Judicial District court system. She has
expanded her work into housing by becoming a real estate sales specialist
with Iowa Realty. In doing this, Helen has been able to combine her legal
background and her love of working with clients with another passion,
helping others find homes.
Among her other honors, Helen is a member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic
Society and the Fellow of Life Management Institute, recipient of the
Dale Carnegie Highest Achivement Award, and author of articles featured
in China Today, The Greater Detroit Times, and The USA Chinese School
Association Newsletter.
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