Category: identity
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Paraguayan Adoptees Find Belonging At ‘A Night Of Connection’ In Asunción
By Belen Servín Link to story. When voices begin to fill the garden at the Tavolo del Creatore restaurant on the warm evening of 27 July, the atmosphere feels different from an ordinary gathering. Smiles, hugs and quiet conversations replace awkward introductions. Many of the people meeting each other share the same beginning: they are…
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Paraguay’s Lost Children #1: The International Adoptions In The Stroessner Era
by Sol Orrabalis Link to story For decades, thousands of Paraguayan children were adopted by families abroad. Often described as Paraguay’s “lost children” or “Stroessner babies”, many adult adoptees are now searching for their origins. At the same time, questions remain about the systems, vulnerabilities, and unanswered stories behind their departures. In the final years…
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Mixed-race daughter Korea tried to send away is now helping adoptees return home
By Hankookilbo Link to story Meeky Woo Flippen, head of 325KAMRA Korea, speaks during an interview with Hankook Ilbo at the organization’s office in Jung-gu, central Seoul. Korea Times photo by Park Ji-yeon Overseas Korean adoptee calls for state apology over forced adoptions of mixed-race children “578 Ganeung 3-dong, Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. 3-tong, 2-ban,” she said…
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A wall of nametags at a South Korean park testifies to adoptees’ longing for their birth mothers
Link to story By Kim Tong-Hyung PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently gathered to leave their names on a wall at a former U.S. military base, hoping that, after decades, a birth mother might still be looking for them. Misted in rain, they fastened ceramic nametags onto mesh…
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AANHPI Heritage Month: Asian adoptees in Susquehanna Valley reconnect with heritage through art
Regina Ahn Link to story Asian adoptees in the Susquehanna Valley are reconnecting with their heritage and exploring their identities through creative outlets like martial arts, poetry and singing. Maya Sony Schwartzwalder reflects on her adoption story Maya Sony Schwartzwalder, who was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1998 and adopted at 10 months old,…
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50 years after Operation Babylift evacuated thousands from Vietnam, a Colorado gathering celebrates a shared past
While working to understand her history, one evacuee is archiving the paper trail of people like her, building “invisible threads” along the way. By Tracy Ross Link to story Kim Delevett and Cahn Oxelson at the East Window Gallery in Boulder read the Invisible Threads archive book, which traces the lives of children who were…
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174 Overseas Adoptees Speak Out: “Unable to Find Our Roots, Living as Outsiders”
byKim Bokyung Link to story Editor’s NoteThe history of overseas adoption has not ended, even after more than 70 years. Overseas adoption, which began after the Korean War to reduce the number of orphans, has continued to this day under the perception that it saves welfare budgets and even brings in foreign currency. However, the…
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The Lost Children: Indian Adoptees Confront Identity, Trauma, and the Cost of ‘Rescue’
Indian children adopted and raised by white parents inhabit an uncomfortable space — aware of what adoption gave them, unwilling to pretend it cost nothing. By Annapurna Devipandey and Hannah Deixler Link to story Are we mother and daughter in every lifetime? I hope not. I hope in another life I am never born /…
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Shaken by their pasts, inter-country adoptees demand federal government broaden inquiry scope
By James oaten Link to story 14 March 2026 at 8:57pm Adoptee Kimbra Butterworth was well into adulthood when she confirmed she was a victim of an infamous Taiwanese baby smuggler. If it weren’t for dogged family and media investigations plus a bit of luck, she may have never found out. “I may never find…
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American Community Media: More than 17k Korean Adoptees in US Lack Citizenship. Many Live in Minnesota.
By Nicole Chang February 26, 2026 Link to story
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 