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South Korea has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions after an investigation sparked by hundreds of complaints from adoptees.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Many adoptees have returned to their birth country in recent years, campaigning tirelessly for South Korea to come to terms with one of the most shameful legacies of its modern history.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The adoptees hail from 11 different countries – and many believed their adoptions could have been the result of corruption and malpractice, suspicions that have swirled among the Korean adoptee community for years.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Hannah Cho Courtesy of Warner Media An Update On Our Family shines a light on the psychological issues transnational adoptees can experience.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Many adoptees have returned to their birth country in recent years, campaigning tirelessly for South Korea to come to terms with one of the most shameful legacies of its modern history.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The adoptees hail from 11 different countries – and many believed their adoptions could have been the result of corruption and malpractice, suspicions that have swirled among the Korean adoptee community for years.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Hannah Cho Courtesy of Warner Media An Update On Our Family shines a light on the psychological issues transnational adoptees can experience.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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