The 3rd Truth and Reconciliation "attempt" for Korean Adoptees On forged lineages, orphan "hojeok", and our "hometown" called "Hanyang"

A reflection on the way bureaucracy was used to create legal orphans to export to the West, while I prepare to submit my own adoption case...

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The 3rd Truth and Reconciliation "attempt" for Korean Adoptees
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For National Rescue Dog Day, I'm spotlighting some amazing international rescue organizations making a huge difference! 🌍 Learn about their work and how you can get involved in my latest blog post.
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She grew up believing she was a U.S. citizen. Then she applied for a passport Among those fearful of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are adoptees who grew up thinking they were U.S. citizens — only to find out years later, in adulthood, they're not.

This is worth shouting about. Will someone please pay attention?
#adoption #adoptees #saveact #marginalized #helpadoptees #internationaladoption

World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter’ Admits to Adoption Fraud A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit.

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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#internationaladoption
#adopteerights

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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs a...

The truth. No one should ever tell International adoptees to be grateful ever again. Do some research and you’ll know why. #adoption
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#babytrafficing
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Adopting a Dog Internationally: Meet Mimi from Peru!

🐶 Ever thought about adopting a dog internationally? Meet Mimi, a sweet, smart rescue pup from Peru, and how she came to live in the US: https://buff.ly/2WmeW2e #AdoptDontShop #InternationalAdoption #RescueDog

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Traveling abroad for sightseeing was banned- those eligible had to meet several reqs for the visa apps, including receiving anti-communist education from conservative civic groups & passing an English test. #InternationalAdoption #해외 #입양 #재외#동포 #교포 #Immigrant #Migrant #SouthKorea #ROK 4/5

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til 1989 "To prevent hard currency int'l travel was only permitted for people who had special reasons businessmen to visit their int'l partners; study abroad; & employees of overseas firms.
#InternationalAdoption #ICA #해외 #입양 #재외동포 #교포 #Involuntary #Immigrant #Migrant #ROK #SouthKorea 3/5

Ministry of Justice stamp from South Korea January 28 1977 stating the passport is valid for a year.

However, it wasn't easy for most #Koreans to get an #exit #visa to leave #SouthKorea under #박정희 #ParkChungHee's US-backed #dictatorship. #InternationalAdoption #ICA #해외 #입양 #재외동포 #재미동포 #교포 #Involuntary #Immigrant #Migrant #ROK 2/5

South Korean passport showing "purpose of journey: adoption"

49yrs ago Jan 28 1977 I was sent from #Korea & became an #immigrant in the US on a #IR4visa, stamped in my #ROK#passport. It was much easier to im#migrate to US then w/ the false notion I was an "immediate relative" of visa sponsors never met me.
#InternationalAdoption #해외 #입양 #재외#동포 #재미 #교포 1/5

The Price of Children: Stolen Lives in a Land Without Choice - Adoptee Reading: An Adoption Book Catalog A powerful church. An acquiescent government. In The Price of Children, investigative journalist Maria Laurino details the shocking story of mothers and children deceived and exploited as directed by ...

NEW! By investigative journalist Maria Laurino: Between 1950 & 1970, the Vatican & the American Catholic Church sent nearly 4,000 Italian children to the US for adoption into “good” Catholic homes. #adoption #InternationalAdoption #Italy #catholic #Vatican 🥚
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Quebec halts most international adoptions amid human trafficking concerns | CBC News The Quebec government has suspended most new international adoption applications because of human rights and trafficking concerns.

The Quebec government has suspended most new international adoption applications because of human rights and trafficking concerns. #InternationalAdoption #HumanTrafficking www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Being adopted means navigating the world as a 2nd class citizen. Fighting for information that non-adoptees take for granted. Here’s looking forward to a world where adoption no longer exists.
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#TransracialAdoption
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Adopting a Dog Internationally: Meet Mimi from Peru!

🐶 Ever thought about adopting a dog internationally? Meet Mimi, a sweet, smart rescue pup from Peru, and how she came to live in the US: https://buff.ly/2WmeW2e #AdoptDontShop #InternationalAdoption #RescueDog

www.alisonnoyce.com/theyreallmyown/2015/4/28... You were loved. You were not forgotten. You are still loved. #internationaladoption #openadoption

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What fresh hell is this, America? www.reuters.com/investigates/adoption/ #internationaladoption