Lucas was adopted from Korea when he was a little over six-months old to a family in Minnesota. He grew up with one adopted sister in rural Minnesota and was not exposed to much Korean culture for most of his life. Lucas moved to California for school in 2010 and has been in California on and off since then. As he grew up, he found a love of food and the way that it can be a common thread as well as a connector of people. Lucas is new to the AKA-LA community and is currently living in the Inland Empire where he works as a mental health therapist remotely. Lucas is honored to serve on the board of AKA-LA and continue his process of integrating into the adoptee community.