Korean Adoptees Use DNA to Find Families
Katie Orr hosts a discussion about the legacy of South Korea's adoption policies, and adoptee's efforts to find their birth families.
March 29, 2021
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Summary
Once known as the “land of orphans,” South Korea has placed nearly 200,000 children in foreign adoptions since the 1950’s. Until 1995, it was the world leader in sending children for adoption in the United States. Frustrated by incomplete and sometimes falsified records, many of those adoptees are now turning to DNA technology to find their birth families -- a process that is sometimes seamless, but more often fraught with challenges. We talk about the legacy of Korea’s adoption policies and speak with some adoptees about their efforts to connect with their families.
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