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A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within South Korea Who Chose To Be Featured
811. AngelChaTenorio : My name is Angel. I am daughter to Inyoung Chang and James Cha. My grandmother Hwa Jin Chang took my mother to Korea in hopes to find a better alternative to the baby’s life. My parents were 15 and 16 at the time and were very reckless. Both were affiliated with gang activity and drug use. My grandparents felt it was necessary to put the baby up for adoption. Unfortunately they kept my mom in the dark about the whereabouts of the baby and I am seeking this website to see if I can find her. I don’t know the hospital‚ year‚ or date of birth. I am hoping I can find a match and possibly do a DNA test. I am hoping to find my sister so she can be reunited with her birth family and so she can seek some type of clarity. Both my parents are still together and have 3 other children aside from myself.
812. Choyboy3269 : I was born in Taegu‚ South Korea in 1993. My Korean name was Young Ho Choy (not sure if I spelled that right). I was told that my dad was entering into the military and that my mom was still in high school. Her parents owned a restaurant where she worked after school. That’s why I was given up for adoption. (I’m not sure if that’s true‚ that’s just what I was told.) I’m not sure of either of my parents‚ hospital/doctor‚ orphanage‚ or adoption agency names.
813. JooHeeWon : Hello! Don1t know exactly how this works‚ but I have searched and looked for years without finding any of my siblings/parents/family‚ so I thought it would be in my best interest to post my adoption information here and see where it may lead. Thank you to all of you who might help me!
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Name: Joo Hee Won
Birthplace: Seoul
Birthdate: 10/7/73
Case No: K-4248
Orphan background: «The child was relinquished by an unmarried mother after counseling» List of locations of child as fatback as known: «4/2/74: To Holt from Unmarried mother» BIRTH PARENTS BACKGROUND‚ ACCORDING TO PAPERS FROM HOLT:
Birth Mother: Sir name was «Joo»‚ 26yrs (unmarried)
Graduated high school
Lived at Seoul City
White skin
Birth father: sir name was «Shin»‚ 32 yrs
Graduated high school‚ was an engineer
- According to Holt Office they have my birth mothers full name‚ old address and former ID number. When I visited them in person‚ they told me she had changed her ID number and that they couldn’t do anything more.
«The Minor Orphan»
Permanent adress: # 382-14‚ Hap Jung Dong‚ Ma Po Ku‚ Seoul‚ Korea
THE GUARDIAN
Name: Chung Ha Boo
Date of birth: Sept 1. 1943
Organization: Holt Children’s Services
MEDICAL HISTORY
«Child is normal in physical growth and development. Needs tender loving care to bloom beautifully to her potential should be placed at a loving home as soon possible». By. Lee Hee Koo 4/9 Tr. Cho Chung Soon 4/9 yyb
814. Pernille123 : Birth place: Dae Gu City. Unwed birth mother (20 years old) and birth father‚ married with a daughter‚ 36 years old. Both worked at a plantation‚ her as a plant worker‚ he as a driver. They separated before the birth of the baby.
I was giving the name of Ae Hee with a surname of Choi by the social worker.
816. Eunjungkimblackburn : // ENGLISH
Looking for my mother and maternal family. I have already found my father.
I am KIM‚ Eun Jung
Born October 5‚ 1980
Yesan-gun‚ Chungcheongnam-do‚ South-Korea.
MUM‚ you are:
Lee‚ Jung In‚ born in 1965 or maybe later. You took care of me till november 1981. You lived with me and my paternal grandmother Gap Hee in Yesan-gun.
Your whereabouts are unknown since november 1981.
Important dates:
Registered at K.S.S. Receiving home‚ relinquished for adoption by my father on February 5‚ 1982
Approved for adoption‚ March 2‚ 1982
Arrived at airport Schiphol in The Netherlands‚ on April 25‚ 1982.
You can contact me.
You can find my DNA if you want to test at:
23andme
Myheritage
GEDMatch
FTDNA
817. Gevalia : My mother‚ Ok Hee Choi was born 1969 in Kyungju (Gyeongju) to a farming family and was the youngest of 3 (she has a sister and a brother) When she was in her 3rd year of "commercial girls high school"‚ she come to know my birthfather. He was studying for the entrance examination of college.
Ok Hee did not even know that she was pregnant until she felt movement in her belly and asked her own mother. I was then secretly born 23 april 1987 in Daegu by induced labor (originally expected in early may) because she had urgent school matters to resolve. I was later adopted to Sweden by the adoption angency Social welfare society (SWS).
820. Rebecca005 : I was born with a cleft palate and lip. My birthdate was made up. Unknown of the actual date I was born. Adopted by American parents.
821. HaeJin1987 : I was left in Seoul I believe as a baby on a woman’s doorstep with my name and birthday attached to my blanket.
She kept me for a week and then handed me over to the adoption agency.
I came to America in early 1989 and have been here ever since.
Hoping to find some sort of answers honestly.
822. Aburres84 : Jun Sun-Hee born April 24‚1984
Born at a women’s cliic in Cheungju Citym outside Seoul.
Adopted on December 14th 1984 ‚ flown to adopted family at Boston Logan Airport.
Closed Adoption. Mom was in early 20’s not married.
823. BonnieMDavison : My Korean name is Kim Kyung Nam. My birthdate is an estimation‚ December 20‚ 1973. I was found on the steps of a local police station in Seoul. I was taken in by Holt International (K76-1085) and placed in the Green Meadow Baby Home until I was adopted by a US family in 1976.
824. Handapanda : My given Korean name was "Choi Joo Yeong" and I was apparently born in Gyeonggi-do/Kyonggi-do.
Adopted through the Dillon Southwest agency.
825. Handapanda : Apparently‚ my father was called a "chola" [unsure of spelling] bastard.
My given Korean name was "Choi Joo Yeong" and I was apparently born in Gyeonggi-do/Kyonggi-do.
Adopted through Dillon Southwest agency.
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San Diego, California
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Wadesboro, North Carolina
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Tracy, California
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Northampton, Massachusetts
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Springfield, Missouri
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