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Amanda (Assalone) Cho, PhD, is a Korean American transracial and transnational adoptee in Atlanta who is actively involved in civil rights and advocacy organizations that support communities of color, particularly Asian Americans and Asian American adoptees. She is the Policy Manager for Adoptees for Justice (A4J), a project affiliate of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC), where her main priorities are to advocate for the Adoptee Citizenship Act and support adoptees who are without citizenship. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Prior to joining A4J, Amanda worked in the higher education field on various projects that focused on advancing DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) research and policy. Amanda enjoys volunteering for adoptee-led organizations and is a founding member of the Korean Adoptee Association of Georgia (KAAG), and an Advisory Council member and conference co-chair for KAAN. She also recently joined KKOOM’s Board of Directors this year and will help further KKOOM’s mission of improving the lives of Korean children who are living in children’s homes and are unable to be adopted. Amanda lives in Atlanta with her husband, stepdaughter, and dog; and is also in reunion with her Korean birth family.