Opinion piece by second generation Korean adoptee
A friend sent me this opinion piece from the Korea Times, “The second generation: A story of Korean adoptees’ child,” written by Bastiaan Flikweert (Shin Seo-vin). Flikweert was born in the Netherlands, the biological son of two Korean adoptees who grew up in the Netherlands, married, and later moved with Bastiaan and the rest of […]
Blue Bayou, film about Korean American adoptee
I’m posting here the NPR review of Blue Bayou, the story of a Korean American adoptee who faces deportation. Filmmaker Justin Chon, who is not himself adopted, has said he was inspired by the case of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee who had run-ins with the law, lacked legal citizenship papers and was deported. […]
“American Baby” book in NY Times
I’m posting a link to a recent NY Times review of a new nonfiction book about adoption: American Baby: A Mother, a Baby, and a Shadow History of Adoption by journalist Gabrielle Glaser. While American Baby focuses on harsh practices of the past–secrecy, shame, coercion–the reviewer notes that “[T]he shadows of the past cannot be […]
Essay in Grown and Flown
“Grown and Flown” published my essay, “We Found Our Children’s Birth Mothers” back in November, but so much was going on then, I think I forgot to post the link. The piece explores the evolution of my thinking on the subject of reunion. The first few paragraphs: “When we began the process to adopt my […]
Mateo is 16!
Our beautiful son, Mateo, is 16. He has brought so much joy into our lives, and for me, in addition, so much insight and inspiration. He’s a deep thinker, this one, and I’m grateful every minute to be his mother. Happy birthday, Mateo!