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· Michelle De Pacina
Investigation revealing corruption in Korean adoptions sparks global reassessment
An investigation by the Associated Press and Frontline has uncovered that Western governments facilitated and encouraged the adoption of South Korean children for many years even amid evidence that adoption agencies were competing fiercely for children, pressuring birth mothers…
· Michelle De Pacina
China ends foreign adoptions
China is ending most foreign adoptions, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in uncertainty. Driving the news: The Chinese government announced the termination of its international adoption program on Thursday, citing alignment with…
· Rebecca Moon
Nearly 300 Korean adoptees demand S. Korea investigate falsified adoption documents
Nearly 300 Korean adoptees have called for the South Korean government to investigate falsified adoption documents that mask their real identities. The 283 complaints that were filed have pointed out lost or distorted information. Some adoptees found that their identities were…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Nearly half of Americans don’t know what the nation’s 250th anniversary commemorates: survey
With the U.S. marking its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, nearly half of Americans do not know what the milestone commemorates, according to a new national survey. The Cato Institute poll found that 46% of respondents failed to identify the anniversary as the adoption…
· Ryan General
Asian Americans more optimistic than pessimistic about AI, survey finds
Asian Americans are embracing artificial intelligence at higher rates than any other major racial group in the United States and remain the only group whose positive views of AI outweigh negative ones, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The study found that 70% of…
· Ryan General
Ronny Chieng says what everyone’s thinking about AI at Harvard
Ronny Chieng used Harvard College’s Class Day ceremony this week to openly mock the pro-AI message that has shaped many commencement speeches across the U.S. The comedian and “Daily Show” correspondent drew loud applause Tuesday after repeatedly saying “fuck AI” and telling…
· Ryan General
Half of peer reviewers now use AI: survey
Half of scientific peer reviewers now rely on artificial intelligence to evaluate manuscripts, yet 75% of researchers report they cannot tell if journals use the technology themselves. A survey of 1,600 academics recently conducted by the open-access publisher Frontiers found…
· Ryan General
AI-written articles surpass human output online for the 1st time, study finds
AI-generated articles officially outnumbered human-written ones across the web in November 2024, according to new data from Five Percent. Researchers analyzed 65,000 English-language pages from the Common Crawl web archive to determine when automated writing systems overtook…
· Ryan General
AI is altering the legal profession as record number of Asian Americans enter law school
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal careers just as Asian American enrollment in U.S. law schools has reached an all-time high. Raising the alarm on AI: In an X post on July 26, lawyer and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang cited a law firm partner who told him,…
· Ryan General
How your parents’ tech habits could help protect their brain
A comprehensive meta-analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour indicates that regular use of digital technology is associated with a significantly reduced risk of cognitive decline in adults aged 50 and older. The study, conducted by researchers from Baylor University and the…
· Ryan General
VinFast opens 1st California dealership after dropping direct sales model
VinFast has opened its first California dealership in San Diego, expanding its retail presence in the U.S. after ending its direct-to-consumer sales model. Dealership operations: The location, operated by Sunroad Automotive Group, will offer sales, leasing, test drives and…
· Ryan General
Did the ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake forget what ‘ohana’ means?
Disney’s 2025 live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” has sparked backlash for altering the original film’s ending, with critics arguing it undermines the story’s core message of family. Spoiler alert: This story contains major plot details from the ending of the “Lilo & Stitch”…
· Ryan General
JD Vance accuses universities of racial bias against whites and Asians
Vice President JD Vance accused U.S. universities of racially discriminating against white and Asian students and alleged widespread scientific failures, obstructive bureaucracies and political bias among faculty in a post on X on Saturday. Allegations of racial bias: “There is…
· Ryan General
Hate group numbers dipped because their beliefs became mainstream, new report warns
While the number of hate and extremist groups in the U.S. decreased slightly in 2024, a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claims the decline reflects the growing mainstreaming of their ideologies — not a reduction in their influence. According to the SPLC’s…
· Bryan Ke
Puppy filmed being abused on Buddhist pilgrimage site in China gets adopted
A puppy abused by a man on a Buddhist pilgrimage site in China has been adopted after a video of the incident ignited outrage on local social media earlier this month. What happened: The abuse occurred at Dailuo Peak in Mount Wutai in Shanxi province. In the video, the puppy can…