A woman’s search for a lost childhood in South Korea
Summary
Ju-rye Hwang, originally adopted from South Korea to North America, discovered through a journalist's investigation that she was not an orphan and that her adoption was illegal. She learned about her time at Brothers Home, a notorious institution involved in abuse and illegal adoptions. The journalist uncovered a list of adoptions linking Hwang to the institution during South Korea's past efforts to remove the poor and homeless from the streets.Key Facts
- Ju-rye Hwang was adopted from South Korea to North America, believing her parents were deceased.
- A journalist informed her that she was illegally adopted and had not been an orphan.
- The Brothers Home institution in South Korea was involved in abuse and illegal adoptions.
- Thousands of people, including children, suffered abuse at Brothers Home, including forced labor and beatings.
- South Korea's past government targeted poor and homeless people to project a modern image, especially before the 1988 Olympics.
- Police gained performance points for capturing "vagrants," leading to widespread abductions.
- The journalist uncovered files listing international adoptions linked to Brothers Home.
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