by REERA YOO | @reeraboo reera@iamkoream.co Travel Channel has announced that 36 Hours, a new series inspired by the popular New York Times column of the same name, will air […]
Tag: Korean adoptee
Chef Katianna Hong’s Journey to Meadowood
by SEUNG Y. LEE Katianna Hong showed a keen interest in cooking from an early age. As a young girl, she hung around the home of a neighbor who loved to cook […]
Baby of Mine
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK As young as age 8, I was envisioning my future child—namely, a daughter. I remember having such love for her and a strong curiosity about her. It wasn’t the typical stuff like, “What […]
Biracial Korean Adoptee Inducted Into AFL Hall of Fame
Pictured above: Australian footballer and Korean adoptee Peter Bell being carried by his fellow teammates. (Photo courtesy of Megan Lewis/Freemantle Dockers) by ADAM HARTZELL Australian footballer Peter Bell was […]
A Perpetual State of Searching
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK While genes alone aren’t the only building blocks to a person’s life narrative, they are a pretty good start, as they mark the beginnings to our story. Like so […]
Green Green Grass: What’s Wrong With You?
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK When I was young, I hated being different. Like most adolescent girls, struggling with identity and the awkwardness of puberty, I didn’t exactly exude confidence. I certainly never wanted to stand out, preferring instead to blend in with the crowd. […]
Hollywood Mamalogues: And In The End
by AMY ANDERSON All good things must come to an end. As schedules have gotten busier (this is a good thing), I’ve decided it’s time to wrap up The […]
#KeepAdamHome Sparks a Dialogue on the Deportation of Adult Adoptees
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The pending deportation of Adam Thomas Crapser, an undocumented Korean American adoptee and survivor of severe child abuse, has sparked a dialogue on […]
Homeland Tour for Biracial Adoptees
Hapa Mosaic Tour participants, including Katherine Kim (in hat), at Haemil School. story by KATHERINE KIM and DAWN TOMLINSON photographs by DENIS JEONG International adoption began in South Korea […]
[VIDEO] ‘Twinsters’ SXSW Trailer
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Feature documentary Twinsters, which tells the incredible true story of twin sisters reunited after 25 years of separation, will be making its world premiere at […]
Robert Refsnyder Making the Plays
Pictured above: Refsnyder makes a catch from his right field position during a College World Series game against South Carolina. (Photo courtesy of University of Arizona) by JAY YIM […]
Why a Generation of Adoptees is Returning to South Korea
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is excerpted from The New York Times Magazine article “Why a Generation of Adoptees is Returning to South Korea” by Maggie Jones. ___ by MAGGIE […]
Take a Bite out of Child Hunger
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK Following my adoption from a South Korean orphanage, I remember my amazement at how much food was readily accessible in my new home […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: In Your Face
by AMY ANDERSON Warning: This post is a little bit of a rant. Earlier this month, Aubrey and I took a trip to Minnesota to visit my family and […]
Anais & Sam: A Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited After 25 Years
by JULIE HA Painting each other’s nails, sleeping in the same bed, sometimes trying deliberately to annoy the other—these are the admittedly “cheesy” things that sisters Anais and Samantha like […]
