Sang Whang was born on October 16, 1931. He lived in Korea until the age of 20, when he was able to immigrate to the U.S.

Immigrated to the United States in December 1951 at the age of 20, arriving at San Francisco by ship.

He married his first wife, Mary, on December 25, 1955. They remained together until she died in 1995 after a ten-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Received a bachelor’s degree at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He later received his master’s degree at this school.

Became the founder of the Korean Association of Greater Miami. He was also the first president for the association.

Invented the high-speed modem

Became an elder at the Korean Presbyterian Church of Miami.

Sang Whang founded Alkalife. He formulated all of the company’s current products including Alkalife Booster Drops, E-Cal, and Bicarb-Balance.

Married his second wife, Josephine, on May 26^th, 1997.

Received the Essie Silva Community Builder Award from the United Way of America’s Miami-Dade branch.

Became the first Asian American to serve as chairman of the Miami Dade County Community Relations Board, which was established in 1963. He was especially interested in promoting better relations between the Korean American and African American communities, an issue which became of greater concern to him in the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.