Category: South Korea
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The Korea Times: Adoptees demand answers from country that sold them overseas
By Antonia Girdano Link to story TRC findings reveal suspected illegality of some adoption cases Adoptees and members of advocacy groups pose during a session at the National Assembly in Seoul, Nov. 26. Courtesy of Lynelle Long A bill to extend the mandate of Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) passed the Legislation and Judiciary…
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PBS: South Korea plans to end foreign adoptions as UN urges Seoul to address past abuses
By Kim Tong-Hyung Link to story SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children, while United Nations investigators voiced “serious concern” over what they described as Seoul’s failure to ensure truth-finding and reparations for widespread human rights violations tied to decades of mass…
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Marie Claire: Stolen. Adopted. Fighting Back. Inside Korea’s Adoption Scam
By Kathryn Madden Link to story
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Asia News Network: From fragmented memories of shame, Korea-born adoptee author weaves a home in language
Link to story Hwang Dong-Hee for Korea Times ‘This story is not only for Korean adoptees in Switzerland. It is for anyone who has been rejected, anyone who has been shamed,’ says Laure Mi Hyun Croset, a writer who was born in Korea and adopted to Switzerland at 10 months old. Korean editions of Laure…
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Maeil Broadcasting Network (MBN: The Journey of Overseas Adoptees Searching for Their Roots
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Al Jazeera: A woman’s search for a lost childhood in South Korea
By Susan Kim Link to story
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After 5 decades in Sweden, 9 Korean adoptees to visit Gwangju seeking their birth families
By Kang Hyun-seok Link to story
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BBC: The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can’t remember
By George Wright Link to story
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Christianity Today: Every Adoptee’s Worst Nightmare
By Isabel Ong and Jennifer Park Link to story
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Newsweek: US Citizen Says ICE Detained Her, Said Her Passport ‘Isn’t Real’
Link to story A U.S. citizen and Chicago resident was reportedly detained by federal immigration agents despite carrying documentation proving her citizenship. Maria Greeley, 44, said she was confronted earlier this month by three federal agents outside her workplace, the Beach Bar on Ohio Street, according to The Chicago Tribune. Greeley told the outlet that the…
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