As an actress, Joy Osmanski has seen her fair share of science fiction plots. But even being well-versed in apocalyptic scenarios couldn’t have prepped her for parenting during the […]
Tag: Korean American Adoptee
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 […]
A Family Portrait Triggers Adoptee Nathan Nowack’s Life-Changing Journey
FOR much of his life, Nathan Nowack defined his nuclear family as a clan of four. As a 5-month-old, he was adopted from Korea by Caroline and Gerhard Nowack, […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: Mother-Daughter Pilot Season
by AMY ANDERSON Now that awards season is underway—and done for those of us not invited to the Oscars—let’s talk about pilot season. Pilot season traditionally runs from January […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: Money in the Bank Part 2
by AMY ANDERSON As promised in my last blog entry, I’d like to bust some myths about the earnings of child actors. People tend to make a lot of […]
April 2014 Issue: After Terrible Tragedy, This Adoptee Asks: ‘What Is a Korean Child Worth?’ (Commentary 1 of 2)
What Is a Korean Child Worth? The debate over intercountry adoption from Korea was reignited recently by news of the death of Hyunsu O’Callaghan, a 3-year-old special needs child adopted […]
Infinite Seeker
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK While looking at the Detroit skyline from my tiny studio apartment, I made the impetuous decision to visit Korea. This would be my first time back in […]
Living Against Fear
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK Parents always say things like, “You’re one in a million!” In fact, I literally am. My name is Kam, and a warm welcome to all of […]
