Season 6 Episode 6
We look at the latest news surrounding Korean inter-country adoption, including the preliminary findings from Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission is investigating whether certain Korean inter-country adoptions were handled appropriately in response to questions filed by Korean adoptees.
LINKS:
South Korea's Adoption Reckoning (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + AssociatedPress [YouTube]
South Korea reveals new evidence of ‘violent and systemic’ forced adoption abroad [Guardian]
South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s [AP]
Adoptees from Korea left ‘stateless’, and searching for their roots [Hankyoreh]
Almost 10% of Korean adoptees may be stateless [The Korea Herald]
South Korean adoption fraud rocks Denmark as victims demand answers [Daily Sabah]
“We have a right to know our history”: Fraudulent records keep Korean adoptees from the truth [Hankyoreh]
All records must be unsealed for Korean adoptees who want it, argue experts [Hankyoreh]
Korean truth commission to investigate hundreds of possibly fraudulent overseas adoptions [Hankyoreh]
Adoption agency found liable for human rights abuses for first time in S. Korea [Hankyoreh]
Adam Crapser’s Bizarre Deportation Odyssey [The New York Times Magazine]
Adam Crapser vs. Republic of Korea [The Korea Times]
South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases [AP]
Seoul Searching [ABC]
Representatives Smith and Bacon and Senators Hirono and Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Close Loophole and Grant Citizenship to International Adoptees [AdamSmith.house.gov]
Congress Introduces the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024 [Adoptees United]
FAQ: Child Citizenship Act of 2000 [travel.state.gov]
Adam Crapser: Adoption to Deportation to living in Mexico [YouTube]
International adoption leads to family health mysteries for Minnesotans [Sahan Journal]