ASIA AM 20 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hard Power, International Adoption, North Korea
11 Aug 2018
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Zhou part 7 mapping multiple histories of korean american adoption. First generation of korean adoptees consisted mainly of war orphans sent to us after korean war. Transnational adoption program--direct consequences of american military actions in korea: war orphans called "refugees," mixed-race offspring stigmatized. Belief that children would be better in us than korea "war-torn, culturally backward, poor" Harry holt: adopted 8 korean children and helped others adopt from korea: option for those who couldn"t adopt domestically. Korean transnational adoption was rst sustained adoption program in history (others were temporary due to emergencies) Increase in transnational adoption in 60s/70s--less adoptable white infants, civil rights movement encouraged whites to become comfortable with sharing their lives w/ other races, baby boom generation reached adulthood & want children. Transracial adoptees would have problems with psychological adjustment and racial identity. Asian ams were not very visible due to small population, so ppl believed they weren"t discriminated against.
