Meeting Once More : : The Korean Side of Transnational Adoption / / Elise M. Prébin.
A greatmobilization began in South Korea in the 1990s: adult transnational adopteesbegan to return to their birth country and meet for the first time with theirbirth parents-sometimes in televised encounters which garnered high ratings. What makes the case of South Korea remarkable is the sheerscale...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Meeting the Birth Country
- 1. Shift in South Korean Policies toward Korean Adoptees (1954–Today)
- 2. Everyday Encounters
- 3. Holt International Summer School or Three-Week Re-Koreanization (1999–2004)
- 4. Stratification and Homogeneity at the Korean Broadcasting System (2003)
- 5. National Reunification and Family Meetings
- Part II: Meeting the Birth Family
- 6. Stories behind History
- 7. Meetings’ Aftermaths
- 8. Evolving Relationship with My Birth Family
- 9. Management of Feelings
- 10. Meeting the Lost and the Dead
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author