{"id":1,"name":"ChoonJames","url":"http:\/\/www.CountryTalkStory.com","description":"http:\/\/www.CountryTalkStory.com\r\n\r\nChoon James is a real estate broker in Hawaii and has a B.A. in English and TESL as a minor from Brigham Young University - Hawaii. She's the proud mother of four Eagle Scouts and one daughter.\r\n\r\nChoon is originally from Singapore. She comes from a family of ten children. Her mother was the second of her father's three wives. In the Chua household, they have Methodists, Catholics, Buddhists, Mormons, atheist and Taoist believers.\r\n\r\n\"We're fortunate to grow up with diversity. My father\u2019s best friend, Chandra, was a Hindu Indian who spoke Hokkien. My best childhood friends at school were Malay Muslims. We learned to focus on the merits and content very quickly and forget about the superficial exteriors.\r\n\r\nLike many in Hawaii, our immediate household is quite chop-suey as well. My husband is a Caucasian born in North Dakota and grew up in Massachusetts. In our immediate household, English, Mandarin, Fijian, Japanese, Hawaiian, Tahitian, French, and Spanish can be spoken.\r\n\r\nWe love Hawaii. Its diversity and aloha represent the best in all of us!\"\r\n\r\nChoon's past and present civic involvement includes the following:\r\n\r\nDefend Oahu Coalition - Founding member for Grassroots for smart planning\r\nSave Oahu Farmlands - Founding member\r\nKo'olauloa Sustainable Communities Planning Advisory Committee\r\nKahuku Hospital Board of Director\r\nLaie Point Community Association President & Board Member\r\nLaie Community Association Board\r\nBYU-Hawaii\/CCH Alumni Association President\r\nSierra Club Member\r\nRefugees Language Tutor Volunteer\r\nAmnesty International Freedom Writer\r\nFriends of \"South Pass City\", Wyoming, USA\r\nBoy Scouts of America\r\nHost - Country Talk Story - Olelo Public Television\r\nNorth Shore News columnist\r\nHuffington Post Hawaii Blogger","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?author=1","slug":"choonjames","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8d96e958d3cae21c3fedb4b9b6b448825d4445329bc9ef515770b405a4c728c?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8d96e958d3cae21c3fedb4b9b6b448825d4445329bc9ef515770b405a4c728c?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8d96e958d3cae21c3fedb4b9b6b448825d4445329bc9ef515770b405a4c728c?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}