Dmika was adopted from Korea at the age of 3 to her family in St. Paul, Minnesota. She participated in many Korean activities growing up -- Korean Culture classes, Korean Teen Groups, and eventually found MAK (Minnesota Adopted Koreans) where she connected with a group of Korean Adoptees and later became a Board Member for the MAK group.  Her first trip to Korea was at the age of 16. Dmika later moved to California and participated in AKA-LA when it was initially formed, also volunteering on their Social Committee planning events. She eventually became a Mom and took a long break from Korean Adoptee networking, and has just in this past year reconnected with her passion in helping to build up and support the Korean Adoptee community.  She joined the AKA-LA "Board" in October 2022, but officially became a Board member in June 2023 when the AKA-LA Chapter formed.