Talk:Korean adoptee

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

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

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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page because I felt that the conception of KAD identity that the page presented was artificially unitary and somewhat outdated.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.

[edit] 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 Wikipedia: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)