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November 16, 2016: Adam Crapser deported, Holt International held 60th anniversary gala

November 24, 2016
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[Adam’s] life story highlights the failings of an adoption system that put him in the homes of one set of parents who abandoned him and another that physically abused him and other adopted children… 41-year-old Crapser arrived in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday morning aboard a commercial airline flight escorted by ICE deportation officers. A sad, horrible moment that creates an permanent, ugly mark in the history of international adoption.  More here. Meanwhile, Holt International commenced […]

Emotional reactions to Kristen Kish win on Top Chef

November 5, 2016
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It was a long time ago that she won, but still found it amazing the emotional connection that TV can create, even in a cooking show. http://mykoreanadopteestory.tumblr.com/search/kish http://www.blogher.com/top-surpise-top-chef-does-adoption-right The second post explores several aspects of Kristen’s background in an honest and sympathetic way.  This quote is so on point: Well, for me, I don’t know how authentic things can be, but I know what tastes good…. I hope I’m not offending any Asian people. But…I […]

Adam Crapser to be deported for his parents’ failures

November 4, 2016
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Is there bigger news this year for KADs then Adam Crapser being deported, punished because his parents failed to get him naturalized?  Yes, he had some run-ins with the law in the past, but he served his time – and most fundamentally, he would not be deported if his parents (2 sets of them!) had not failed in their parental responsibility to naturalize their adopted son. On Monday, October 24, 2016, Immigration Judge John C. […]

Capturing kad history, one Kaomi Goetz work at a time

October 8, 2016
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Reunions are considered a dream come true, but in reality they can come with lots of complications.  Here’s one story. http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/30/mn-korean-adoptees-family-search-emotional-quest From Kaomi Goetz, who is doing amazing work while on her Fulbright in Korea.  Here’s her personal site of her reporting articles.  But that’s not her current blog, this is.  And none of that is her big current project, this is.  As part of the audio project, you can hear more from Meghan Arnesen, […]

KAD podcasts

August 17, 2016
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history / news

With mostly korean adoptee-related content or hosted by a korean adoptee. Adapted: Korean-American Adoptees Living in Korea http://adapted.libsyn.com/rss The Rambler (all the same episodes, putting all in case of link breakages / different phones) http://therambleradhd.podbean.com/ https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ifrzrfn3tybmxongaj6bypbv3xm https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rambler/id1073467214?mt=2 Infinite Positivities Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/infinite-positivities-jenna/id1076441563

Support adoptees by supporting family-based care, not orphanages

July 24, 2016
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amazing speech. interesting details: * approx 80% of children in orphanages are not orphans * children raised in orphanages are 500x more likely to commit suicide, and 40x more likely to have a criminal record. * even assuming the very best orphanage, these children re-experience the cycle of abandonment every 8 hours when workers go off-shift With a happy ending involving family-based care. Cambodia won’t be faced with the false dilemma of leaving kids in […]

12 Years in Death of Adopted Special-Needs Son

July 21, 2016
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The death is a tragedy.  The light sentence is a farce (at the bottom of the sentencing guidelines, potentially 4 years with “good behavior”). But what makes you want to punch someone is how many people involved in the adoption failed, because the child was the least important part of the entire transaction. his military doctor suggesting that he go off his ptsd meds so that he can pass the drug test.  “Helping” someone with […]