Ra, Pil-Yull: - Pil-Yull Ra, Ph.D. was born in South Korea and experienced the tragic events of the Korean War first-hand as a teen. He majored in Political Science at Yonsei University, Seoul and came to the United States in 1958 to pursue graduate studies. He obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Southern Illinois University At Carbondale and did some doctoral works at New York University. He has taught at Longwood University, Virginia and also within the Asian Division (Seoul) of the University of Maryland. He was involved in the real politics of South Korea as a Special Assistant to a presidential candidate JPK in 1980 and as a congressional candidate in 1996 (Bundang).충남서천출생경복고 졸연세대, 정외과 졸 Southern Illinois University, M.A. & Ph.D.New York University, Doctoral Works미국 Longwood University 정치학 교수University of Maryland (Asian Division-Seoul) 정치학 강사