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The latter stars Sargent’s sister Anna Sargent as a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability who is struggling to care for her aging adoptive parents.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
If interested adoptees head to KCK Animal Services and tell them Beverly sent them, the bar will cover the adoption fee.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Meredith Seung Mee Buse is a Korean American transracial adoptee.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Now the eldest of the Sully kids, Lo’ak (Britain Dalton) sulks with survivor’s guilt, while teenage adoptee Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) questions her seemingly immaculate conception while deepening her connection to the all-knowing nature goddess Eywa.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
If interested adoptees head to KCK Animal Services and tell them Beverly sent them, the bar will cover the adoption fee.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Meredith Seung Mee Buse is a Korean American transracial adoptee.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Now the eldest of the Sully kids, Lo’ak (Britain Dalton) sulks with survivor’s guilt, while teenage adoptee Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) questions her seemingly immaculate conception while deepening her connection to the all-knowing nature goddess Eywa.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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