Ilhan New graduated from the University of Michigan, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Ilhan New established La Choy Food Products, Inc. with his university classmate, Wally Smith.

Ilhan New returned to Korea, which was under Japanese occupation, and established Yuhan Corporation on the core belief that “Only heathy people can reclaim their sovereignty.”

Ilhan New earned an MBA degree from the University of Southern California and became a member of the Executive Committee of the Overseas Korean Convention.

Ilhan New served as an advisor to the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS), and helped establish the Mangho-Kun (Tiger Army), comprised of Koreans living in the Unites States.

Ilhan New became part of project NAPKO (an OSS mission to infiltrate Japanese-held Korea with Korean troops), and served as leader of Team One.

Ilhan New returned to Korea after 8 years, assumed the duties of president of Yuhan Corporation, and was named the first chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Ilhan New studied international law at Stanford University.

Ilhan New established the Korean School of Engineering Technology, his first educational venture.