International Korean Adoption

Exploring the long history of international transracial adoption, this text examines sociohistorical background, the forming of new families, reflections on Korean adoption, birthcountry perspectives, global perspectives, implications for practice, and archival and historical resources on Korean adoption.

About the Editors Contributors Foreword (Paull Shin) Preface PART I: SOCIOHISTORICAL BACKGROUND Chapter 1. A Country Divided: Contextualizing Adoption from a Korean Perspective (Dong Soo Kim) Historical and Cultural Background Korean Conflict and Its Impact on Families The Origin of Korean International Adoption International Adoption As a Permanent Institution Motivation for International Adoption Globalization of Korean International Adoption Questions and Issues Recent Developments Chapter 2. Institutionalizing International Adoption: The Historical Origins of Korean Adoption in the United States (Catherine Ceniza Choy) A World Vision From Rescue to Rivalry Independent Adoption Schemes: An Uneven Legacy PART II: FORMING NEW FAMILIES Chapter 3. A Long-Term Follow-Up of Transracially Adopted Children in Their Young Adult Years (William Feigelman) Methods Results Discussion Chapter 4. Choosing Korea: Marketing Multiculturalism to Choosy Adopters (Kristi Brian) The Trouble with Culture Themes of the Dominant Institutional Discourse Conclusion: Shifting the Practice Paradigm Toward a Problem-Oriented View of Adoption Culture Chapter 5. Korean Adopted Children's Ethic Identity Formation (Nam Soon Huh) Ethnic Identity Ethnic Identity Development and Adoption Methods Results Discussion Implications for Practice Chapter 6. Transracial Adoptive Parents' Thoughts About the Importance of Race and Culture in Parenting (M. Elizabeth Vonk, Sung Hyun Yun, Wansoo Park, and Richard R. Massatti) Methodology Results Discussion Implications PART III: REFLECTIONS ON KOREAN ADOPTION Chapter 7. Remembering Loss: The Koreanness of Overseas Adopted Koreans (Eleana Kim) Introduction Points of Reentry The Global Family of Korea Wedding Citizenship and Culture Conclusion Chapter 8. Mothers Without Mothering: Birth Mothers from South Korea Since the Korean War (Hosu Kim) Trauma and the Figure of the Birth Mother Intercountry Adoption and Korea Three Cohorts of Birth Mothers' Characteristics in Korea Affect Economy and the Figure of the Birth Mother The Child As Gift or Adoption As Gift Activating the Memory of Birth Mothers Chapter 9. A Sociological Approach to Race, Identity, and Asian Adoption (Jiannbin L. Shiao and Mia H. Tuan) Introduction The Asian Adoption Phenomenon The Desirability of Asian Adoptees Controversy Over Black-White Adoption Placements Asian Adoption As an Area of Sociological Investigations Research Clues from the Asian Immigrants in White Families: Korean Adoptees in American Study Conclusion: From Family Adjustment to Diverse Meaning and Contexts Chapter 10. Lifting the Shroud of Silence: A Korean Adoptee's Search for Truth, Legitimacy, and Justice (Rebecca Hurdis) Prologue Christianity and the Korean War Illegitimate Motherhood Daughters of the Ghost PART IV: BIRTH-COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES Chapter 11. Recent Trends in Child Welfare and Adoption in Korea: Challenges and Future Directions (Bong Joo Lee) Introduction A Brief History of Adoption in Korea Trends in Adoption Challenges and Future Directions of Adoption in Korea Conclusion Chapter 12. Korea's Overseas Adoption and Its Positive Impact on Domestic Adoption and Child Welfare in Korea (Tai Soon Bai) Introduction Domestic Adoption Practice in Korea Impact of International Adoption on the Development of Domestic Adoption and Child-Welfare Practices Conclusion Chapter 13. The Korean Adoption Issue and Representations of Adopted Koreans in Korean Popular Culture (Tobias H binette) The Importance of