Chong Kim is an author, activist, and world-renowned speaker, but she did not obtain these titles overnight. An infant migrant from Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Chong’s life in the United States began in Oklahoma City. Born with a disability, the onset of trauma began with childhood sexual abuse at the age of three, continued with school bullying, and escalated in foster care. By the age of nineteen, Chong was deceived and exploited into the sex trade by a man she had fallen in love with.
On any given day Chong was forced to see ten to twenty-five men and sometimes women. Many times, against her will, narcotics were injected into her body. Drug abuse soon resulted in drug addiction. Not only was Chong continuously raped, abused, and tortured, she witnessed the beatings and rape of small children. Despite her defenseless confinement, Chong’s innate instincts aided her survival in the sex trade. Held in an abandoned warehouse, she was able to escape while pregnant. Though she did not escape without mental and emotional scars. Chong has coped with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Borderline Personality Dissociation (BPD), Bipolar Disorder, and Manic Depression. Shortly after her escape, Chong gave birth to a daughter. Chong is now eighteen years clean from drug use.
Chong’s ability to heal through her trauma allowed her to publicly share her story.
Read the full story now in our JAN/FEB 2021 issue of FEMI Magazine which is now available in digital and print under the subscription tab!
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