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A Reckoning on Adoption

Interactive: 'Who Am I, Then?' Stories from South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning.
Explore this interactive that tells the stories of over a dozen Korean adoptees as they search for the truth about their origins.
September 19, 2024
Behind ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’
Kim Tong-hyung and Claire Galofaro of The Associated Press and filmmaker Lora Moftah discuss ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning.’ 
September 27, 2024
'South Korea's Adoption Reckoning' Reporters & Director Spotlight How Western Demand Played a Role in the Korean Adoption Boom
The filmmaker and reporters of the documentary "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" talk about how their investigative revelations challenge some Korean and Western assumptions about international adoption, and how the practice is now facing a reckoning.
September 20, 2024
Western Nations Were Desperate for Korean Babies. Now Many Adoptees Believe They Were Stolen
Hundreds of thousands of South Korean children were adopted by families in the United States, Europe and Australia. Now adults, many have since discovered that their adoption paperwork was untrue, and their quest for accountability has spread far beyond South Korea’s borders to the Western countries that claimed them.
September 20, 2024
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Who Am I? A South Korean Adoptee Finds Answers About the Past — Just Not the Ones She Wants
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