Joanna Kim

Joanna was born on January 7, 1981 in Queens, NY to Jimmy and Irene Hsu. She lived her early years in Taipei and Hong Kong before moving to NJ at the age of 6. Joanna received her BA in Education at NYU and a Masters in Education at Adelphi University. She began her career as a teacher in NYC then transitioned to work in school administration as a part of the admissions team at Friends Academy in Locust Valley.

On September 1, 2007, she married Ray Kim, currently a policeman serving in the Nassau County Police Department. Together they have 2 beautiful daughters, Rachel, age 9, and Julianna, age 4. Joanna was a devoted mother and loving wife, two roles that she cherished above all. Her devotion to children and family was not limited to her own. Her capacity to care for and love extended to her nieces and nephews as well as the children of all her friends. Joanna also had a broad definition of family. She organized and planned all celebrations with great detail and thought and always included those in her extended family.

Joanna is survived by her husband, Ray, her daughters, Rachel and Julianna, her parents, Jimmy and Irene, and her sister, Christina. She was taken too soon from all of us but we take comfort that no one is ever really lost to us as long as we remember them. We, her family, ask all her friends and extended family to do just that. Keep Joanna alive in our thoughts and hearts so that her children can know and remember their mother through all of us.