Rebecca is a mixed Korean domestic adoptee based in Riverside, CA. Growing up in Riverside, a city with a foundational role in Korean American history, Rebecca was exposed to bits and pieces of Korean culture through attending Korean churches throughout childhood. At 13 years old, Rebecca planted the seeds of her original family reunion with a Facebook message and at 23 was in contact with the majority of her maternal family. Years later while reuniting and reconnecting with her original family, she found AKA-LA through social media after discovering the vast adoptee community on Instagram. The AKA-LA community soon became one of her support systems in navigating adoptee identity, reunion, grief and cultural reconnection. Rebecca is currently an Asian American Studies major at Riverside City College.