Category: Beyond The Placement
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Chinese Adoption Research Project
My name is Ellie Logan, and I am a student at Wake Forest. I am currently completing my honors thesis in Anthropology, and I am focusing on family narratives and kinship surrounding Chinese transnational adoption. My sister is a Chinese adoptee. In growing up, her story became our story and how we identified our family.…
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Olivia Visits Korea
I came into the Korean Language and Culture Program with what I thought was a completely realized Korean American adoptive identity. If I had to choose one takeaway from my trip, it would be that there is always more I can do to discover myself and to get even more in touch with that identity.
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Korea’s Home to Home Program – Reunion of Triplets
As so many of our Korean adoptees are reaching adulthood, we see more and more who want to return to Korea and learn about their homeland and culture. Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS) and the Korean government recognize this need and know that resources are sometimes limited for young adults to afford such an expensive…