12/06/2018
We will always stand tall and out shine where ever we are.... Happy Holidays Fellow Seoul Searchers!
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Koreans have been scattered throughout the world, but have adapted to many environments, life styles, and foreign cultures. Korean adoptees, in particular, have grown up living as a non-Koreans with little or no awareness of their native land. Their lives have been changed dramatically, but each has carried with them the courage and will to follow their dreams, passions, and happiness. They can be
12/06/2018
Dear Seoulsearching.org family and friends. Starting February 1st. 2017 our website will be shutdown for maintenance and further discussion of where the site will be heading. I want to thank you all for being avid followers and wearing your seoulsearching.org wrist bands with pride. Thank you all for your pics and ideas and those that were chosen for Adoptee of the month for opening yourselves up to the rest of the world. "Keep connecting Adoptee's one Seoul at a time"
01/06/2017
Kicking off the new year we go to Sweden to find our next Adoptee of the Month. Please welcome LiMarie Andersson here on Seoulsearching.org!!!
http://seoulsearching.org/limarie-andersson/
Seoul Searching.ORG – LiMarie Andersson My name is LiMarie Andersson. My Korean name is Eunmi Oh ( 오은미 ). I was born, March 5th 1980 in a small city called Gimje, it is located in the southwest part of South Korea. I was 11 month old when I was adopted by Swedish parents. When I was 4 years old, my younger sister came to us. She was 3 yea...
12/07/2016
Bringing in the holiday spirit from Hawaii is where our December Adoptee resides. Welcome Emily Torres to Seoulsearching,org!!!
http://seoulsearching.org/emily-torres/
Seoul Searching.ORG – Emily Torres 1. What do you do for fun? I love to compete in and facilitate Scholarship Pageants. It is exciting to see so many young women grow in confidence, fundraising skills, and community service.
11/06/2016
Teaching English in Korea from Pennsylvania, Is where we found our November Adoptee of the Month. Please welcome Keith Doubman here on Seoulsearching.org!!!
http://seoulsearching.org/keith-doubman/
10/27/2016
:'(
Adoptee Adam Crapser denied relief, expected to be deported Crapser was adopted from Korea at age three, but because his adoptive parents never applied for naturalization, he does not have U.S. citizenship.
10/04/2016
From Michigan and teaching in Seoul Korea, Kara Waggoner is our October Adoptee of the Month here on Seoulsearching,org!
http://seoulsearching.org/kara-waggoner/
09/23/2016
As KADs learning Korean can be very difficult but there are possibilities.
There are many resources that can help. Books, tapes, private tutor, classes and translation apps!
I came across an app my good friend (she is Korean not a KAD) she works for this company!
LISAA is an app you can use anywhere you go for your translation needs!
The founder is a Korean American.
Check out http://lisaa.net! :)
LISAA - Call Lisaa for Help ! LISAA, Inc. was founded in 2015 with a vision to offer the high-quality yet affordable interpretation services to anyone in need. Our founding company is currently headquartered within the heart of Los Angeles, California, where the main command center of our system research, development, and mainte...
Came across this article. It was written a year ago but it's a good read about a man who wasn't adopted and stayed in an orphanage til he was 18 years of age! :)
Adoption, EP, and Court Status in Korea as 2015 Closes I realize that I haven't shared for a long time the current adoption happenings in Korea. I apologize for the delay in providing the latest...
09/09/2016
Finally a solution for Korean Adoptees that aren't a citizen!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-solution-for-us-adoptees-who-arent-citizens/2016/09/07/75c785f2-744d-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html?postshare=1311473377790628&tid=ss_fb-bottom
A solution for U.S. adoptees who aren’t citizens The Sept. 3 front-page article “Growing up American, only to learn you’re not” accurately expressed the issue of early American adoption services. Systemic flaws that led to uninformed adoptiv...
If you or you want to nominate someone for Korean Adoptee of the month please contact the Seoulsearching staff and we would love to show case you or someone that you nominated! Don't be shy. It is awesome to read and learn of other KADs (Korean Adoptees) and their past and present life!!
Thank you!
09/03/2016
Story about Korean Adoptees who grew up American but learned they were not citizen!
https://www.thenation.com/article/these-korean-adoptees-grew-up-like-typical-american-kids-then-they-learned-they-werent-citizens/
These Korean Adoptees Grew Up Like Typical American Kids. Then They Learned They Weren’t Citizens. On a warm summer afternoon, the central Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon was buzzing with the chaotic energy of an international city. Neon storefront lights flashed across the sidewalks, mixing with the Korean pop music that wafted from the local shops.
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