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Some users, including several adoptees, shared that their own experiences challenged the assumption that adoption is inherently traumatic or defined by biological disconnection.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Following one adoptee’s deeply personal search for her biological roots, the film uncovers the hidden history of Korean overseas adoption.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Growing up without the internet — without representation, without connection to others like me — meant that most Korean adoptees were isolated in their White families.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Rae-Venter, who also has a Ph.D. in biology, was volunteering as a search angel – a person who helps adoptees find their biological parents.
—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Following one adoptee’s deeply personal search for her biological roots, the film uncovers the hidden history of Korean overseas adoption.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Growing up without the internet — without representation, without connection to others like me — meant that most Korean adoptees were isolated in their White families.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Rae-Venter, who also has a Ph.D. in biology, was volunteering as a search angel – a person who helps adoptees find their biological parents.
—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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