I think you meant to ask why so many South Koreans are adopted in the US. The reason is multi-fold. read more
I think you meant to ask why so many South Koreans are adopted in the US. The reason is multi-fold. It’s to do with having poor kids up for adoption, and the fact that the Korean society doesn’t accept the idea of adoption, so overseas adoptions took place. read more
A 2014 article in NPR said that Koreans in South Korea were prejudiced against Korean adoptees, and the 2014 news article said that Korean adoptees who were adopted domestically by other Koreans in South Korea often became outcasted and bullied by other Koreans at their South Korean school. read more
Fewer Adoptive Families Come Forward in the U.S. At the same time the number of Korean children matched with U.S. families increased until 2013, there was an unpredicted decrease in the number of emigration permissions made available to children by the Korean government for the purposes of adoption. read more