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‘US doesn’t see me as an American’: Thousands of adoptees live in limbo without citizenship

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2 months, 1 week ago

DNA Testing Opens Doors for Korean Adoptees Seeking Identity

Associated Press

Rebecca Kimmel's search for her roots led her down a path of deception and discovery. She uncovered the complexities of adoption and the challenges faced by Korean adoptees in seeking identity. Through her journey, she found solace in connecting with birth families and learning more about her past. The story sheds light on the difficulties faced by adoptees and the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Who am I? A South Korean adoptee finds answers about the past — just not the ones she wants

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea adoptees endure emotional, sometimes devastating searches for their birth families

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Screen Share | Films that speak of homecoming

The Hindu

This year, certain work commitments have scuppered my plans to be home for Durga Puja. Carmy is advised by his uncle to “be the guy”, to keep his eyes on the ball, yet home — with its unruly sauces and kitchen scars of grief — keeps butting in. “A group of people who miss the same imaginary place.” Watching Zach …

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3 months ago

Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

NPR

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions toggle caption Greg Baker/AP Three years ago, Laurie Carey from Birmingham, Ala., would admire videos of the little boy she was set to adopt from China, as he said "mama" and "baba" while looking at photos of Carey's family. " Sponsor Message Carey is one of the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes

Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean-American raised in the United States filed a criminal complaint against the Chilean government on Monday, alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s. The case filed by Jimmy Lippert Thyden González, 43, aims to advance the task of Chilean …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kindred documentary: Filmmakers Gillian and Adrian share their story of reconnecting with Country and culture after growing up as adoptees in white families

ABC

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains images of people who have died. Wills sees his biological family's involvement in the film as "an incredible act of love and generosity" and laughs as he admits that no one really wanted to be on camera. "Making the film was really healing and it was kind …

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7 months ago

Asian adoptees: You are not alone

NPR

Asian adoptees: You are not alone toggle caption Ashley Westerman/NPR This essay first appeared in the Up First newsletter. Sponsor Message Since my story aired, I’ve received dozens of emails from other adoptees about finding their birth parents. This feeling of being overlooked was acutely felt by many Asian adoptees, which make up the majority of international adoptees in the …

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11 months ago

South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s presidential office said Monday it approved a request by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a one-year extension after investigators sought more time to examine human rights violations linked to past military governments, including the widespread falsifying of child origins that fueled a foreign adoption boom in the 1970s and ‘80s. Denmark’s only …

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11 months ago

South Korea grants extension of truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

The Independent

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1 year ago

Reclaiming Culture and Identity as a Central Asian Adoptee

The Diplomat

You are so lucky." For his followers, many of whom are themselves Central Asians or Central Asian adoptees, his content is more than “just Tajik culture,” but reflects a distinct thoughtfulness around understanding identity and discovering one’s own culture – where we each fit into the many cultures that surround us. “I like the word ‘reclaiming’ more and ‘reclaiming the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Thursday it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States. The new cases in the commission’s expanded inquiry into South Korea’s foreign adoption boom involve adoptees in 11 nations including the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

South Korea to look into more cases of adoptees whose records might have been falsified

LA Times

Peter Moller, second from right, attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean Rights Group, submits documents to South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Thursday that it would investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the U.S. The new …

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1 year, 7 months ago

South Korean court orders agency to compensate adoptee over his mishandled adoption to US

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the country’s biggest adoption agency to pay 100 million won in damages to a 48-year-old man for mishandling his adoption as a child to the United States, where he faced legal troubles after surviving an abusive childhood before being deported in 2016. However, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur’s hill town adopt trees in memory of village leaders, elders

Hindustan Times

In a first-of-its-kind initiative to save the trees and create awareness of its importance amid growing deforestation in Manipur, a village authority in association with the police has begun adopting trees around a marketplace area at Maram, a hill town, in remembrance of departed village elders, leaders and also institutes. Maram Bazar Village Authority begun adopting trees around a marketplace …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Swedish investigator says S. Korea key to her adoption probe

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — A Swedish legal expert investigating the country’s international adoption practices said Tuesday she’s trying to determine whether Swedish authorities were aware of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children. She said such findings would be key in determining whether Sweden had effective safeguards or monitoring measures to ensure South …

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1 year, 10 months ago

As support grows for a forced adoption inquiry in WA, there's hope for positive change nationwide

ABC

If survivors of forced adoption fighting for a parliamentary inquiry in Western Australia get their way, they believe it will be partly thanks to an Albany woman's traumatic story. Key points: Danae only found out she was adopted at the age of 50 She said the news left her feeling "overwhelmed" She has criticised the WA government for a "complete …

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1 year, 10 months ago

McGowan government commits to inquiry into forced adoptions in Western Australia

ABC

The West Australian government has thrown its support behind a campaign for a parliamentary inquiry into the practice of forced adoption. Key points: The WA government is backing an inquiry into forced adoption in WA About 150,000 babies were taken from their mothers from the 1950s to 1980s Mark McGowan has revealed a personal connection to the issue The announcement …

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2 years ago

South Korea’s truth commission to probe foreign adoptions

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate the cases of dozens of South Korean adoptees in Europe and the United States who suspect their origins were falsified or obscured during a child export frenzy in the mid- to late-1900s. The decision Thursday opens what could be South Korea’s most far-reaching inquiry into foreign adoptions yet, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

South Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — A group of South Korean adoptees in Europe rallied in Seoul with their local supporters on Tuesday, urging South Korean authorities to investigate their adoptions decades ago that they say were based on falsified documents and involved rights abuses. “We are now fighting for the rights to know our own true story.” Møller said his group …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Nearly 300 demand South Korea probe their adoptions abroad

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — For 40 years, Louise Kwang thought she was an orphan baby found on the streets of the South Korean port city of Busan before her adoption by Danish parents in 1976. I have been made non-existent in Korea, to get me out of Korea as fast as possible.” Kwang is among nearly 300 South Korean adoptees …

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‘US doesn’t see me as an American’: Thousands of adoptees live in limbo without citizenship

DNA Testing Opens Doors for Korean Adoptees Seeking Identity

Who am I? A South Korean adoptee finds answers about the past — just not the ones she wants

South Korea adoptees endure emotional, sometimes devastating searches for their birth families

Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families

Screen Share | Films that speak of homecoming

Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes

Kindred documentary: Filmmakers Gillian and Adrian share their story of reconnecting with Country and culture after growing up as adoptees in white families

Asian adoptees: You are not alone

South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

South Korea grants extension of truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

Reclaiming Culture and Identity as a Central Asian Adoptee

South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

South Korea to look into more cases of adoptees whose records might have been falsified

South Korean court orders agency to compensate adoptee over his mishandled adoption to US

Manipur’s hill town adopt trees in memory of village leaders, elders

Swedish investigator says S. Korea key to her adoption probe

As support grows for a forced adoption inquiry in WA, there's hope for positive change nationwide

McGowan government commits to inquiry into forced adoptions in Western Australia

South Korea’s truth commission to probe foreign adoptions

South Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions

Nearly 300 demand South Korea probe their adoptions abroad