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Following one adoptee’s deeply personal search for her biological roots, the film uncovers the hidden history of Korean overseas adoption.
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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
Feature Afro-Latinx voices, Asian adoptees, Indigenous creators and multiracial families.
—Maria Alonso, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Both adoptees, the Little House on the Prairie alums bonded over their similar experiences and the role their time on the beloved series played in connecting with their biological families.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 July 2025
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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
Feature Afro-Latinx voices, Asian adoptees, Indigenous creators and multiracial families.
—Maria Alonso, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Both adoptees, the Little House on the Prairie alums bonded over their similar experiences and the role their time on the beloved series played in connecting with their biological families.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 8 July 2025
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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