Herman Yu and boxes of masks ready for shipment.

When US hospitals called for surgical masks, Jonathan Yu, a high school junior, sold sweatshirts he designed to raise money to buy masks for hospitals. The family’s giving, however, didn’t stop there. Jonathan’s father, Herman Yu MA ’93, CFO of Baidu, Inc., and mother, Susan, heard that Keck Medicine of USC needed masks. Herman enlisted his entire family to find a factory in China that had 20,000 KN95 masks available. “For the next two weeks,” Herman said, “our family worked feverishly, sourcing readily available masks in China, arranging for the shipment of boxes from a Shanghai factory to our garage while most businesses were shut down, and finding an exporter to help with customs clearing.” The family was jubilated when the masks finally arrived at Keck Medicine of USC, overcoming flight cancellation and other challenges. “We are honored to provide a lending hand to the SC family while KN95 masks were in short supply,” Herman said. “USC has been instrumental to my career, and I hope this experience becomes a valuable learning for our son Jonathan, as we bonded to give back to the USC community even after 27 years. Fight On!” Keck Medicine of USC is honored to count on the support from Herman Yu and his family.

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