- She would later end up in the care of her adoptive American parents who brought her to the United States months later.
- During a visit to South Korea in 2016, Sang-ae registered her DNA information in a bid to find her family.
- The following year, her biological mother also registered her DNA.
- The National Forensic Service would later discover the biological connection between the two and organized a way to confirm the results.
- A South Korean mission in Boston helped her with a second DNA test, making the reunion possible.
- The emotional video call reunited Sang-hae with her 78-year-old biological mother, Lee Eung-soon.
- She also got to meet her twin sister, Yoon Sang-hee, and brother, Yoon Sang-myung, for the first time.
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