August 23, 2006: Officially revealed as a Survivor:
Cook Islands contestant on CBS's The Early Show.
From her official CBS bio:
"Born to South Korean immigrants in
Flushing, New York, Rebekah "Becky" Lee was raised
in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She attended Thomas Jefferson
High School where she played varsity tennis all four years
and did international volunteer work in several developing
countries.
 Lee received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in women's studies
from the University of Michigan. While at Michigan, she was
an active member of Alpha Kappa Psi and the Women's Boxing
team. Lee continued on to receive her Juris Doctorate Degree
from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While there,
she was elected president of the Asian Law Students Association
and was involved with Pitt Law Women's Association and Pittsburgh
Asian American Young Professional Association.
Interested in the prevention of domestic
violence, she has been working on issues concerning domestic
violence survivors over the last eight years as a policy
associate and attorney. She is also passionate about creating
awareness of the specific needs of battered immigrant women,
such as language access and cultural competency. She has
previously worked as a kickboxing instructor, policy associate
and legal intern.
Lee enjoys playing competitive sports, doing
hot yoga, traveling to warm climates and going out with her
girlfriends. Her favorite sport is football, and she especially
loves watching her two favorite teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers
and the Michigan Wolverines. She regularly plays flag football
and tennis. She is most proud of passing the bar exam. She
is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Lee currently
resides in Washington, D.C. Her birth date is September 11,
1977. "
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2004: Graduated
from University of Pittsburgh with a law degree. She was apparently
President of the ALSA (Asian Law Students Association) in 2004 (pdf
document, scroll to page 6).
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2000: Graduated
from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a Bachelor's degree
in Women's Studies.
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