Follow the link below to read a letter from one of the first Korean adoptees in the 1950s.

http://www.holtintl.org/adoptees/cox.shtml

Recently, I read an article about a Korean adoptee. It’s short, but it’s positive. I’m always trying to find positive stories and negative stories – for the balance. For the most part, I found myself nodding my head to this one as I read.

http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=27136

I liked this article for two reasons:

First, it is a an article that is not written as if the adoption world is all roses and sunshine, but it also shows that overall the adoptees (in this case) are happy with... more

If you are a fan of horror movies and you have the Sundance Channel...here's a great opportunity. The Sundance channel is showcasing Korean horror/thriller movies in their Asian Extreme line up.

(http://www.sundancechannel.com/asiaextreme/)

Since my overactive imagination and horror movies tend to collide, I'm thinking I'll probably avoid these movies. If horror is your genre...enjoy!

I’m not a football fan (American football). Until I went to college and met my husband, I had never watched a game from start to finish (which is pretty bad because I was in the marching band in high school). So, lucky for me, my husband showed me an article about Hines Ward (football star) who happens to be half Korean.

Here’s the interesting part. Not only is he half Korean, but he has made a big production about of embracing his culture and Korea has embraced his quest. This is very very interesting because Korea has not generally had favorable policies towards mixed... more

In the May 2006 issue of Parents magazine, there is an article called “Let’s Talk About Race.” The author, Lisa Armstrong, gives seven ways that you can help teach positive race relations.

1. Acknowledge differences. 2. Be a positive role model. 3. Talk about bigotry. 4. Encourage empathy. 5. Expose your child to diversity. 6. Foster a strong sense of identity. 7. Don’t tolerate prejudice of any kind.

I thought this article was great. (You’ll be able to see the full article online around May 15th at ... more

Kimchi was picked as one of the world’s healthiest foods. See the article and my past post:

http://www.korea.net/news/news/newsview.asp?serial_no=20060326010

http://korea.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/kimchi

Also, here is a website on Asian foods that is complete with kimchi receipes:

http://www.asiafood.org/kimchi.cfm

No, I’m not trying to tie Korea to the U.S. underground railroad. I’ve been hearing a lot about a documentary called “Seoul Train” lately. I was sorry that I missed it when it was shown on PBS, but I’ve ordered it so I should get it soon. In the mean time, I thought I’d check out their website. It’s fascinating.

“In the riveting documentary SEOUL TRAIN, filmmakers Jim Butterworth, Lisa Sleeth and Aaron Lubarsky expose the life-and-death struggle faced by North Koreans who attempt to flee their homeland through China, a country... more

Have you heard the news? On March 24, 2006, Roh Moo-hyun (South Korean president) nominated a woman to be the first female prime minister. Her name is Han Myung-sook.

The news just about bowled me over. How exciting. Not just any woman either, Han Myung-sook has a pretty impressive women’s rights background. Check out this link to an article and a picture.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200603/200603240018.html

I’ve read about it in four different places in the last twenty-four hours so I decided that this was definitely time for a post. It’s about the American Girl historical dolls – a phenomenon that has enchanted children for many years now, but there is still not an Asian American Girl doll. In her article Not Quite a Rainbow on the sacbee.com website (The Sacramento Bee), Anita Creamer writes, “Families and activists say American Girl dolls are missing a vital part of history: Where are the Asian American faces?”

She goes on to write about the different races that are already represented by the American Girls collection:

“With its characteristic emphasis... more

I am huge fan of ABC’s “Lost”. I was hooked from day one and long before I realized that the two Asian characters were not only recurring, but also main characters. It was a bonus. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because the last episode really focused on their characters.

Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Jin, and Yunjin Kim, who plays Sun, are a regular part of the weird group of people stuck on the mysterious island. But best of all, they are Korean and they play a Korean couple on the screen.

"A versatile actor who moves... more