residing in Sacramento. Honors and recognition In 1968, he received the Urban Service Award from the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity for outstanding coverage of the poor. In 1979, he was awarded first place for Best Series of Articles by the California Newspaper Publishers Association. In 1987, he was the first recipient of the Asian American Journalists Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1992, he was presented the John Anson Ford Award by the Human Relations Commission of L.A. County. In 1994, he became the first Asian journalist to receive the Free Spirit Award from the Freedom Forum. In 1997, he was inducted into the Newseum's Journalism History Gallery in Arlington, VA. In 2000, he was profiled in Crusaders, Scoundrels, Journalists: The Newseum's Most Intriguing Newspeople. References External links K.W. Lee biography / timeline at University of California, Davis General Library Digital Initiatives Program K.W. Lee at the Centennial Korean American Youth Conference () Honoring the dean of Asian American journalists at AsianWeek 1928 births American male journalists American newspaper editors Korean emigrants to the United States Living people Liver transplant recipients People from Kaesong