Editor’s Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically under-represented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star’s efforts to improve coverage of local communities. Do you know someone we should interview? Share ideas with our reporter J.M. Banks.
When Kar Woo came from China to the United States over 30 years ago to attend the University of Kansas he had no idea what career he would choose.
He only knew that if he wanted to become successful he had to work hard and never stop. Although he studied business, Woo found his calling as a sculptor. Designing and creating became a passion and unexpectedly, Woo found himself as a successful art gallery owner with locations in prestigious Kansas City locations like Leawood, Kansas and the KCMO’s Country Club Plaza…