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· Bryan Ke
Hyun Sook Han, adoption trailblazer who helped connect Korean adoptees and families, dies at 83
A Korean social worker who dedicated her life to helping build families through international adoption has died at 83. What happened: Hyun Sook Han, affectionately known by friends and family as Mrs. Han, passed away from kidney cancer in her home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov.…
· Bryan Ke
Netherlands Stops Adoptions from South Asian Countries After 30 Years of Abuses Revealed
The Netherlands has suspended all international adoptions after a government investigation uncovered over three decades of abuses, including coercing or paying foreign mothers to give up their children. The investigation started after an increasing number of adoptees looked into…
· Ryan General
British Sikh Couple Told By Adoption Service That They Cannot Adopt a White Child
A British-born Sikh couple who were denied to adopt a White child due to their Indian heritage has taken the local Royal Borough council and its adoption service to court. Sandeep and Reena Mander have alleged that their local Berkshire adoption service told them that their…
· Ryan General
American Adoptee Deported by the U.S. Sues South Korean Government, Adoption Agency
Adam Crapser, the 43-year-old adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 after spending most of his life in the United States, is now suing the South Korean government and the agency which processed his adoption. Adopted by an abusive couple in 1979 when he was three…
· Bryan Ke
Heartbreaking Moment a Stray Dog Watches Her Puppy Taken Away for Adoption
A heartbreaking moment was recently caught on video in China where a mother stray dog says her farewell to her puppy as the little pooch gets taken away for adoption. The clip, which was shared through Chinese media sharing platform Pear Video, shows the mama pooch as she…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘We’re going to be there forever’: Texas couple adopts 7 Filipino siblings who have been separated for years
A North Texan couple went through an eight-month adoption process to reunite seven Filipino siblings who were separated for more than two years. Chris and Jessica Milam of Denton County are determined to raise the two brothers and five sisters, who are aged 5-12. “From the…
· Carl Samson
‘I get to be a big brother’: Veteran, 70, adopted as a child from Japan discovers his 7 siblings in Ohio
Seventy-year-old Michael Bennett, who was adopted as a child, met seven of his siblings for the first time after undergoing a DNA test in 2019. Bennett was born in Japan in 1951 to a Japanese woman and an American soldier who served in the country after World War II. Bennett’s…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese teen sold at birth plans to sue his parents who rejected him second time upon reunion
Liu Xuezhou, the Chinese teenager whose biological parents sold him at birth for adoption, has decided to sue them. The 17-year-old college student was left heartbroken after finally finding his biological parents and then being rejected by them recently. “I planned to let it go…
· Jiselle Lee
Same-sex married couple are first in Taiwan to legally adopt child
A married same-sex couple became the first LGBTQ couple to legally adopt a child together in Taiwan this week. Taiwan’s law on same-sex marriage, passed in 2019, allowed one of the spouses to adopt the other’s biological child or a non-biologically related child as an unmarried…
· Khier Casino
Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan announces birth of her first child on Instagram
Two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan announced on Wednesday that she gave birth to a baby girl after sharing that she has always wanted to be a mother. In an Instagram post, Kwan revealed Kalista Belle Kwan to the world and included a time-lapse montage of the last nine…
· Maina Chen
‘Blue Bayou’ director Justin Chon responds to accusations he appropriated Korean adoptee Adam Crapser’s story
Director, actor and writer Justin Chon is facing accusations from Korean adoptees and an adoptee advocacy group that claim he appropriated Korean adoptee Adam Crapser’s story. Crapser’s statement: On Sept. 17, Chon’s film “Blue Bayou” hit theaters across the country after it…
· Carl Samson
Over 100 kittens, puppies rescued from ‘blind boxes’ in latest bust of China’s ‘mystery box’ craze
Over 100 cats and dogs being sold in “mystery boxes” were rescued in Shanghai on Monday, igniting new discussions on animal welfare and postal regulations in China. Where they were found: The animals, which were mostly kittens, were found in front of a residential community in…
· Maina Chen
‘My heart bled for them’: Director Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’ aims to change the fate of American adoptees facing deportation
In a shotgun home in the Louisiana bayou, a Korean adoptee’s small-town world is rocked when he finds out that in the 30 years he’s lived in America, he is not considered a citizen and is at risk of deportation. Justin Chon, the writer, director and star behind “Blue Bayou”…
· Bryan Ke
Asian stars pour support for Justin Chon’s deportation tearjerker ‘Blue Bayou’ at LA Premiere
Many Asian celebrities showed up on Tuesday to support the Los Angeles premiere of Justin Chon’s deportation drama “Blue Bayou” at the DGA Theater Complex. What the film is about: The movie follows the story of Louisiana bayou-raised character Anthony LeBlanc, a Korean American…
· Ryan General
Haven Shepherd, Team USA’s teen swimmer and suicide bombing survivor, is ready for the Paralympic Games
Haven Shepherd, a suicide bombing survivor, is ready to take on the world. On Friday, the 18-year-old swimmer will be representing Team USA during the Tokyo Paralympic Games for the first time. According to the Associated Press, a debut on the global stage has been a long-time…
· Carl Samson
South Korea’s MBC sparks outrage over ‘inappropriate’ images for each country in Olympic opening
South Korean broadcaster MBC has apologized for its use of “inappropriate” images and captions to represent countries in its live coverage of the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony. What happened: In its hours-long livestream that started on Thursday (local time), MBC used…
· Carl Samson
California Dedicates Jan. 30 to Fred Korematsu Who Defied Japanese American Concentration Camps
California dedicated Jan. 30 to the memory of Fred Korematsu, a shipyard welder who legally objected to Japanese American “internment” in World War II. The state holiday, officially the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, was signed into law by former…
· Carl Samson
Americans Who Trust Trump are More Likely to Discriminate Asian Americans Over COVID-19, Study Shows
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, U.S. adults who have greater trust in President Donald Trump are more likely to engage in discriminatory behavior against Asian Americans, a new study revealed. Trump, who has referred to SARS-CoV-2 as the “Chinese virus” and “Kung Flu,” routinely…
· Ryan General
Korean Adoptee Sues to Become Part of Family and Learn Her Origins in Landmark Ruling
A Korean-born adoptee was officially recognized as the daughter of her biological father after a local court ruled that her name be entered in the man’s family registry. The landmark ruling, made by the Seoul Family Court on Friday, could set a legal precedent for many returning…
· Carl Samson
Autistic Chinese Boy ‘Rehomed’ By Adoptive YouTuber Parents is NOT Missing
A Chinese boy allegedly “rehomed” by his adoptive parents from Ohio is now in the process of finding a new family, authorities in Delaware said. Speculations into the whereabouts of Huxley Stauffer, 5, began to circulate after his parents’ announcement that he no longer lives…