Originally established in 1978 as the Woman of the Year Award, the Woman of Influence Award honors women, who like Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning author, activist, and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck, have distinguished themselves in their career, devotion to family, and pursuit of humanitarian and advocacy goals.
2025 Woman of Influence
Kim In-soon—"Insooni"
Award-winning singer, humanitarian, and advocate
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Pearl S. Buck International is thrilled to announce that Kim In-soon, known professionally as Insooni, has been selected as the 2025 Woman of Influence Award honoree.
Insooni is an award-winning R&B and Gospel singer as well as a humanitarian and an advocate for young people of mixed race and multicultural backgrounds. Born to a South Korean mother and African-American father following the Korean War, she was raised by her mother, who received assistance from Pearl S. Buck International’s child sponsorship program.
In addition to her longstanding first-hand connection to the work and mission of Pearl S. Buck International, Insooni also embodies the humanitarian, cross-cultural, and advocacy legacy of Pearl S. Buck. She overcame deep societal racial discrimination to become a success in the music industry and a household name in her home country and in 2023, she was appointed by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to the Multicultural Youth Families Support Council as an advocate for multicultural and mixed-race middle and high school students.
Insooni also currently serves as a board member for Pearl S. Buck Foundation Korea, an affiliate of Pearl S. Buck International.
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