Chong Kim
CHONG KIM IS a Korean- American author, activist and renowned speaker who has spent close to two decades working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Her passion for advocacy and empowerment grew from her first-hand experiences as a survivor of rape as a child and being trafficked as a young adult. Chong Kim settled in Oklahoma City by way of Pyeongtaek, South Korea when she was an infant. From childhood, she battled numerous life hardships, including being born with a disability, bullied throughout school and being a victim of sexual child abuse. The trauma of her childhood forced her into a lot of new beginnings including being ensnared by deception into a sex tradeat age of 19. Being equipped with life’s challenges paired with innate instincts afforded Kim lessons of survival that in the end, kept her alive. Through healing and gaining confidence, her ability to share her story helped pave the way for her to be recognized as one of the most compelling voices as a
