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The Take: The children abandoned by South Korea’s adoption policy

The story of Simon, a bi-racial South Korean adoptee, reveals the hidden history behind South Korea’s adoption system.

The world’s largest diaspora of international adoptees comes from South Korea. Among them are mixed-race children who were forcibly sent for adoption due to the country’s racist laws. One Black adoptee’s search for a home reflects hard truths about the past of hundreds of thousands of international adoptees.

In this episode:

Anna Kook (@annakook), AJ+ Reporter

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