<P> Dr. Kim is the Dean of the Harbor High School . She gives Ryan Atwood a chance to enter Harbor if he passes an admission exam, which he does, although he leaves halfway through the exam when Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts barge into the room and beg Ryan to come with them to help Marissa Cooper, who is recovering from her drug overdose in Tijuana . She persuades Marissa to continue her role as social chair despite Marissa's tarnished reputation after overdosing on painkillers . She later returns to have a meeting with Kirsten, Sandy and Ryan, after Ryan reads Oliver Trask's files in the file storage room . In 2005, she was confronted by Julie Cooper and Sandy, claiming that she does not have the power to decide to expel Marissa and Ryan, after the gunshot incident, deferring to the new Dean of Discipline, Jack Hess . However, she assists in re-admitting Marissa into Harbor by revealing a precedent in 1996, in which a similar incident to Trey's shooting had occurred with a formerly suspended student . At Harbor's 2006 graduation, Summer spontaneously leaps into Dr. Kim's arms . Though never confirmed, it is possible she was replaced by Dean Torres in season 4 . </P> <P> Rosalind Chao, who portrayed Dr. Kim, was born in Orange County's largest city, Anaheim . </P> <P> Carson Ward, portrayed by Brian McNamara, is the husband of Meredith Ward, and the father of Eric, Brad, and Luke Ward . He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in history . He owns three auto dealerships . Carson and his family appeared happy, but in a sad twist, the family was not really "perfect". At one of his auto dealerships, Luke and Ryan discover Carson making out with another man and after realizing his son caught him, Carson decides to tell his wife who then files for divorce shortly after . Luke later admits to Ryan that his father "traveled" a lot and that he felt somewhat resentful of Carson for it when it turns out that the "traveling" was a cover for his affair . Months later, by season 2, Carson and Meredith's divorce has been finalized and Carson moves to Portland with Luke moving with him, but Brad and Eric staying behind in Newport with their mother . Carson later returns in the season 2 episode "The Distance", where Seth was staying at Luke and Carson's house in Portland . </P> <P> Brad and Eric Ward are Luke Ward's younger twin brothers . When they first appeared in season 1, they were around 12 . After their parents divorced, Luke decides to live with their father and the twins are not seen; they presumably stayed behind in Newport with their mother . They later returned in season 4 and are classmates and friends with Kaitlin Cooper . Eric resembles Luke more than Brad and both are often seen flirting with female classmates . </P>

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