Building Bridges with Books for Future Generations.


Our mission is to create a space for truth-telling and personal testimony - especially from those whose experiences have been overlooked or silenced.

  • Korean Adoptees Worldwide is dedicated to sharing the stories of Korean adoptees and fostering healing through meaningful connection with our birth country.

  • We honor the unique experiences of adopted individuals, offering understanding and validation.

  • We believe in the inherent human rights, dignity, and worth of every person.


Check out the highlight video to experience the excitement of the event!

The Overseas Koreans Agency hosted the World Korean Adoptee Conference in May 2026 to strengthen ties between adoptees and their motherland and to foster greater interaction among Korean Adoptees Worldwide.
Jenette Moon Ja, co-founder of Korean Adoptee Worldwide and co-compiler of The Unknown Culture Club: Korean Adoptees, Then and Now, spoke as one of the leaders who contributed to the development of policies affecting the Korean adoptee community through the Overseas Koreans Agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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"We honor the unique experiences of adopted individuals, offering understanding and validation."
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 International Adoption: A Global Scandal


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이 새로운 이야기 모음집은 미래 세대가 같은 고통을 겪지 않고 가족이 다시는 부당하게 헤어지는 일이 없도록 진실을 기록합니다. 입양 산업에 아이를 맡긴 한국인 부모이신가요? 익명으로 공유해 주세요. 이야기를 공유하거나 더 자세한 정보를 원하시면 다음 주소로 연락해 주세요.
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"이 책은 모든 이에게 강력하고 중요한 울림을 줍니다. 입양인의 목소리는 너무나 자주 묻혀버리곤 하지만, 자신의 목소리를 내고 존재를 인정받는 일은 어떤 이들에게는 말 그대로 생사가 걸린 문제일 수 있습니다." — 아마존 독자
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Read Adam Crapser and Monte Haines's Adoption Story Here.

"This is a powerful and important read for all. The adoptee's voice is all too often silenced, and it can literally be life or death for some to be heard and seen." Amazon Review
Editor, Co-Compiler, and Book Cover Design
   AUTHOR & Historian,  Janine Myung Ja (재닌 명자)
Cover Art
Artists & Activist, Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom (정울림)

It's never too late to walk in awareness!

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Korean Adoptees Worldwide

Adoption: What You Should Know (An Orphan's Research)

Adoptee’s Adoption Research Into Child Trafficking reveals the often overlooked perspectives of the people most impacted by adoption: adoptees.

Adoption: What You Should Know


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International Adoption
How it Started

A Gripping Memoir of Adoption and the Twin Sisters' Search for Their Roots...

 A Peek Inside International Adoption

"The narrative voice is powerful and clear, and the prose is good. The Search for Mother Missing: A Peek Inside International Adoption asks important questions related to the rights of children adopted internationally, explores the challenges they face, and the anguish of being disconnected from one's true parents. It is poignant, insightful, and gripping, filled with humanity." - Christian Sia


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