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Geographies of Kinship | Abandoned, Adopted

The impact of Korea's global adoption program on its society and the 200,000 adoptees.

Aired 05/19/2022 | Rating TV-PG

America ReFramed

Geographies of Kinship | Abandoned, Adopted

Clip: Season 10 Episode 5 | 1m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

The impact of Korea's global adoption program on its society and the 200,000 adoptees.

How did adopted children from Korea find their forever family? Since the Korean War, the country's global adoption program has seen an estimated 200,000 adoptees like Estelle Cooke-Sampson move overseas. But what impact has this had on South Korea, its policies and society?

Aired 05/19/2022 | Rating TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

Geographies of Kinship | Belonging When Adopted

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How does transcultural adoption affect children's identity and sense of belonging? (2m 50s)

Geographies of Kinship | I Didn't Even Know My Name

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Black-Korean adoptee Estelle Cooke-Sampson's beginnings are marked with many questions. (1m 15s)

Geographies of Kinship | I Saw Myself As White

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Korean children adopted by parents of a different race struggle with identity. (3m 7s)

Geographies of Kinship | Preview

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The rise of Korea's global adoption program through the stories of four adoptees. (30s)

Geographies of Kinship | The "Babylift"

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Harry and Bertha Holt, and their mission to "save" mixed race Korean children. (2m 38s)

Geographies of Kinship | Trailer

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The rise of Korea's global adoption program through the stories of four adoptees. (1m 38s)

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Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

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