Talk:Korean adoptee

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Sunny Jo midnight.sun@canada.com sunny_jo888@yahoo.com

This should possibly be merged with International adoption of South Korean children. Saforrest 16:19, Sep 29, 2004 (UTC)

Although the article might need some NPOV work, the politics behind this writing is lovely. --Yonghokim 23:58, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I made some edits to this page because I felt that the conception of KAD identity that the page presented was artificially unitary and somewhat outdated. While the first generation of KADs certainly may have faced experiences of aggressive assimilation and strong feelings of isolation/inferiority, I do not feel that those experiences are uniformly characteristic of the KAD experience today, at least in the US. Emphasizing notions of "inferiority" risks mischaracterizing the adoption process as normatively "bad," and fails to capture the complexities of KADs' ongoing negotiation of issues of identity, culture, and belonging. It also fails to recognize the increasingly enthusiastic efforts that adoptive families today are making to embrace Korea and Korean culture in their lives. Furthermore, KADs today have very diverse experiences and feelings about Korea, Korean culture, and identity -- some strongly identify themselves as Korean, some as Korean-American (or whatever the appropriate post-hyphen adoptive country is), some as simply American (again, or whatever their adoptive country is), etc. GroupX 15:46, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Your comments are a perfect example of KADpropriation - the appropriation of KAD identity and issues by non-KADs who are using them for their own purposes and agendas. Also note how the article is NOT called US KADs or American KADs, so the use of "Korean Americans" is inappropriate. Instead, the point should come across by using terms such as "local Korean communities" or something similar. In short, your editions are both KADpropriation and Americentrism.

Assertions about Susanne Brink
I think there's reason for concern that the statements made about Susanne Brink in this article -- specifically the unsourced allegations, presented as fact, that "the accusations of abuse and racism in the movie to are false" {sic} and that Brink "has been neglecting and abusing her own daughter" -- might fall under Wikipedia's "Biographies of living persons" category (see Biographies_of_living_persons). Accusations of child abuse are a very serious matter. Can someone provide a specific source for these statements? Cactus Wren 11:31, 28 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Susanne Brink passed away on 23rd January 2009. Santoki (talk) 14:18, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Although the article could benefit from a 'make over' (e.g. adding of references), I agree that it is valuable in it's current form. I've taken the liberty of conducting some minor corrections and changing KAD (Korean Adoptee) into SKIAD (South Korean International Adoptee). Although 'Korean-American' is a recognized ethnic category in the US, I would refrain from involving North Korea in the large scale emigration of adoptee's from South Korea in the post Korean War era. One important distinction between North and South Korea is: (han'guk/South Korea) and (Choseon/North Korea). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kibeco (talk • contribs) 19:15, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't understand why you would just go ahead and change KAD to SKIAD. First at all KAD is an abbreviation that is being used by many Korean adoptees. Secondly there are no adoptees from North Korea, which means that it's automatically clear who you are referring to in case of using KAD. I will change back the abbreviation to KAD. Santoki (talk) 08:14, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

References are needed and NPOV
There are no references on this page in proper form. It also lacks some NPOV, so I think it needs an overhaul. How about replacing the clean up tag with those two tags? I'll give this a week. --Hitsuji Kinno 14:23, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Strongly Biased
This article is strongly biased and to say the least, misleading. It needs an overhaul. E.g. the use of Korean Adoptee, should be changed into Korean International Adoptee etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kibeco (talk • contribs) 16:36, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

While this article is extremely valuable and informative, I would agree that it reads somewhat biased. Many KAD's have never known a life outside of the one they were raised in. While I respect those who believe in "biological heritage," I personally find the notion incredulous and a bit offensive. The fact that I might "look Asian" means I must be from Asia, and be familiar with Asian culture? Nonsense.

Many people raised by adopted parents would not trade the life they have had for anything. The experiences we have growing up defines us as the people we are today. The article implies that accepting that, and being happy with our "fully assimilated" identities is somehow a "bad thing." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.156.53.217 (talk) 23:04, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Taking out PoV again
So I took out the PoV and another person couldn't understand why I took out the PoV statements because they were referenced. It's because not all KADs feel the same way. I also put in a global perspective and it was taken out. I bothered to reference that. Sorry, but this is NOT just international adoptions. There are also domestic KADs too. KAD does NOT just refer to international adoptees. So stop effing up the article and putting back PoV statements and taking out that the Korean government has been encouraging domestic adoption. Stop navelgazing. Because not all KADs feel the same way. So that's why I took those opinions out. Because I don't feel that way. Because others don't 100% feel that way. And maybe it's not about whiteness. Because you're ignoring people like GOWE, who is a Korean adopted to Chinese parents. Stop making sweeping statements that are untrue.--Hitsuji Kinno (talk) 18:43, 4 December 2015 (UTC)