From the Ashes of War: Lessons from 50 Years of KoreanInternational Adoption

McGinnis, Hollee

doi:10.4135/9781412976633.n11

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“…During this time, a critical mass of transnational adoptees entered adulthood and technology allowed for a wider dissemination of adoptee‐authored works. Since then, adult adoptees have claimed their own voice, whether through their own academic research (Baden, ; Docan‐Morgan, , , ; Hübinette, , ; McGinnis, , , ; Park Nelson, , ; Raleigh, ), adult adoptee anthologies (Bishoff & Rankin, ; Christian & Gonzalez, ; Trenka, Oparah, & Shin, ), blogs (Lost Daughters, N.d.), or hashtag movements (Barcella, ). These outlets bring nuance and new approaches to adoption research with previously unexamined foci on adoptees claiming adulthood, dismantling the eternal orphan construct, and telling the adoptee story from the experience and perspectives of the adoptee.…”

Section: Adoptee‐authored Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Korean transracial adoptee identity formation

Laybourn

2017

Sociology Compass

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Despite nearly half a million transnational adoptions to the United States, most of which are also transracial, sociological research has given little attention to this phenomenon. This review demonstrates why more sociological attention on Korean transnational adoption in particular is warranted. I review one area with overwhelming sociological significance—identity formation, including the distinct dimensions of racial, ethnic, and adoptive identities. While the bulk of this research has taken place outside of sociology, in reviewing the findings, I argue the sociological significance of Korean transnational transracial adoption to examinations of race, racialization, and identity formation.

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Section: Adoptee‐authored Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Korean transracial adoptee identity formation

Laybourn

2017

Sociology Compass

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“…Domestically, in 1966, the South Korean government amended the Orphan Adoption Special Law, allowing only four government-licensed adoption agencies in Seoul to facilitate intercountry adoption (Mcginnis, 2007). This made it possible for the government to play a minimal role in social services, resulting in the least possible child welfare expenditures.…”

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Korean Intercountry Adoption History: Culture, Practice, and Implications

2017

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Large-scale intercountry adoption emerged in a humanitarian crisis following the Korean War. With the growing demand in the United States for, and a steady supply of, adoptable South Korean children, as well as the limited government regulations, it has become permanent practice. Over the years, concerns were raised about unethical adoption practices. To address this issue, limited attempts have been made to promote in-country adoption and include birth mothers' perspectives in reformed adoption policies. However, these efforts have failed to bring about significant changes. The purpose of this article is to examine factors that influence intercountry adoption between the United States and South Korea and to discuss the challenges faced by South Korean birth mothers. Practice implications are also elucidated.

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“…Transracial and international adoptions have been the subject of much controversy (McGinnis, 2007). The National Association of Black Social Workers referred to transracial adoption as "cultural genocide" (Batholet, 1993), and South Korea's adoption practices were once criticized by the media as "blatant trade in human beings" (Hubinette, 2004, p. 18).…”

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confidence: 99%