American immigrant identity: Internal conflicts in a foreign land
Col. Seung Paik, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa financial analysis and budget division chief, is a South Korean-native who currently serves at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He was raised in a Chicago suburb with his parents and two older sisters for 17 years before commissioning through the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)