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Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Some adoptees hope the commission’s findings will provide legal grounds for damages lawsuits against the government or their adoption agencies.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Bardy said that Paws in the Park is a welcome chance to see familiar faces — gathering together past adoptees in once place.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Anna and Emily are the Korean adoptees of white parents.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Some adoptees hope the commission’s findings will provide legal grounds for damages lawsuits against the government or their adoption agencies.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Bardy said that Paws in the Park is a welcome chance to see familiar faces — gathering together past adoptees in once place.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Anna and Emily are the Korean adoptees of white parents.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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