Story about a young couple who decides to adopt a Korean baby. We follow them down to Atlanta to pick the baby up. What’s most interesting is that the mom-to-be was also adopted from Korea through the same agency.
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Korean Adoption
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November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
i really hope …
i really hope korean adoptees will stay in korea…
…so they can grow up in their culture, know their language, know who they are and where they’re from…
growing up in a white family, etc…they will always feel different…they will never truly belong…
…or at least, same-race adoption!…
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
The reason is very …
The reason is very different in the two countries. In Korea, because single mothers are shunned, so they give up their newborns even if they are wealthy, and Koreans tend not to adopt.
In China, because of the one-child policy and the desire for sons. So if a girl is born, it is often given up.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Stupid. When ur …
Stupid. When ur adopting an orphan, it iS ur own child, I am adopted and ofc my adoptive parents sees me as their own child and not my fellow adopted Korean friend. They love their adopted Korean children and don’t give a about me. Why? caus’ I am not their child, but their adopted children are.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
You’re on CRACK …
You’re on CRACK Lady. Actually, all of you who think this adoption is the most wonderful thing in the world ARE ON CRACK. Coming from a REAL adoptee.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I think it’s also …
I think it’s also good that he now has a mother who was herself adopted and raised in a predominantly white society. At least he’ll have someone else who’s gone through what he’s experienced.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
its hard to love? …
its hard to love? haha
never heard that before…
especially for you’re own child
just my opinion tho…its an ideal situation
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Good idea but from …
Good idea but from my experience…… it’s hard to love someone’s child…it’s hard enough to love your own….ahhaha
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
the baby is cute!
the baby is cute!
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I think many …
I think many adoptees ARE well adjusted. You just never hear about them. I liken it to the horror stories people tell about pregnancy and delivery. You never hear about the painless ones, really.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I support adoption …
I support adoption because if you adopt a baby girl, especially from asia, then you can train her and raise her however you want, and then when she’s 18 you have home trained home and since it’s not blood related there’s nothing morally wrong with it
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
i agree! sometimes …
i agree! sometimes i even think that the there should be law that says all families who want to have a child have to adopt the first one! it would help so many orphan kids out there! hahaha. but of course, that law exists in the perfect little world in my mind
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
wow. My husband was …
wow. My husband was adopted from Korea through Holt international 32 years ago. My husband and I are now adopting a daughter through Holt. My husband is a wounderful man and is very thankful that his bio family gave him to his adoptive family.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
please Google the …
please Google the phrase >
adoption is a complex and sensitive issue
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
KateLove21 – The …
KateLove21 – The orphanage culture/language might be different than that of the birth parents and the birth parents might each be different. For example, a child might be raised to speak Singhalese and be in a Colombo orphanage but his birth mother might be Tamil and his birth father might be Middle Eastern. The mother could have gotten pregnant when working as a migrant worker. The issue of culture can be quite complex.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
KateLove21 – Your …
KateLove21 – Your issues are not “international adoption” focused but are specifically related to children being adopted into families who are dissimilar to them (e.g., language, race, culture, background). This can happen domestically and even internationally when an immigrant family adopts from home country. The other issue is that some children are living differently than their birth parents (e.g., language, culture). The birth father might also have a different culture than birth mother.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
KateLove21 – Being …
KateLove21 – Being adopted domestically does not guarantee that the child will know his/her culture as many societies are multi-cultural/diverse even with regards to language. In addition, one of the major groups of people adopting internationally are immigrant groups adopting from their countries of origin. Another FYI – Many non-Americans are also adopting internationally including Asians, Australians, Canadians, and Europeans.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I hope to adopt …
I hope to adopt someday.
I feel that there are so many kids in the world without parents. So why put more on the earth?
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Sorry
The baby …
Sorry
The baby adopted from Korea is there own as well – I know you meant no harm – but I just had to say it
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
That is a total …
That is a total misconception. We aopted our daughter from Korea when she was 5 months old. (She is now 22). There is an intense program prior to adopting (once you have been approved) to help you understand the culture. Not only that but once the kids are in kindergarten they can attend a camp for Korean Adoptees followed by a family day – When my daughter went there were nearly 300 kids – an awesome experience. Google Camp Mu Ji Gae -and by the way our daughter is very well adjusted
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Good for the baby …
Good for the baby boy. At least when he grows up, he could share the loss of birth parents with his adoptive mom who has exprienced the same sadness
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I agree with you …
I agree with you Katelove . I don’t understand why you got thumbs down
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
i dont think this …
i dont think this person knows much about her coulture she was probably adopted by americans.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
No it’s not narrow …
No it’s not narrow minded. You are if you won’t teach your children about THEIR own culture. It doesn’t mean they have to embrace it 100% but at least they know who they are and have that choice.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Thats a little …
Thats a little narrow-minded. My grandparents are from Poland…is there something wrong with not knowing everything about Polish culture?? An American family who adopts a baby from any country makes that baby American…and did you ever consider that the child would only want to be American. Read “How it Feels to Be Adopted.” And lastly, the mother is AMERICAN, she is adopted from Korea and knows no more about Korea than any other American.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
That’s good that at …
That’s good that at least the baby will get some Korean cultural knowledge from her mother … I dislike these Americans who adopt who have no knowledge of the baby’s own culture … Then the kid grows up not knowing anything about where they’re from : ( …So Sad.