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Stephanie Drenka
korean adoptee storyteller
Stephanie KyeongSeon Drenka is a Korean adoptee writer and co-founder of the Dallas Asian American Historical Society. She is also the founding editor of VISIBLE Magazine and a facilitator/coach with The OpEd Project. Stephanie previously served as Communications Director for Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation.
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
(Anaïs Nin)
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Natural light photographer specializing in lifestyle and family photography
Presentations, speaking engagements, workshops, and consulting
VISIBLE Magazine
visiblemagazine.com
VISIBLE Magazine is an online publication committed to making storytelling accessible and inclusive. We actively privilege the work of those whose voices have been intentionally ignored or suppressed by traditional media outlets.
Dallas Asian American Historical Society
dallasasianhistory.org
Researching, preserving, and amplifying the legacy of Asian Americans in the Dallas area.
Appeoji (Father)
From the time I understood that I was adopted, my life was permanently marked by abandonment. His abandonment, as it were. My birth father—or at least the…
Why Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act
Waking up every morning in what feels like a dystopian nightmare, I’ve been thinking about the warnings left behind by two of the 20th century’s most prophetic…
Our legacy is here.
We are the Dallas Asian American Historical Society, and it is an honor to welcome you to our new space. So you might have noticed as you…
How it feels to be a secret
My Korean mother told me that when I was born and she was holding me, she “wanted to hold me until (she) died.” I think maybe a…
Reclaiming the legacy of Asian Americans in Dallas
With no major river or seaport, it is sometimes said that Dallas had no reason to exist. That is, until the Houston & Texas Central (H&TC) Railroad…