Chris Packard

Chris Packard was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio to a Korean mother and American father. He recalls growing up with a true rural Midwestern life filled with baseball and bicycle rides but also vivid memories of helping his mother run her small businesses - something he considers a defining part in his childhood.
Chris served in the military in the Middle East and went through a period of finding himself and maneuvering depression. He ended up traveling across the US on his motorcycle to search for his own network and soon found himself going back to where his roots were, Ohio. Ohio always felt like home but Chris has grown to find comfort in Korea, where he currently resides. As he furthers his life in Korea, Chris hopes to continue to explore what being Korean means for him and his identity as a proud Korean American.