076 – What Would My Life Be Like In Korea?
Kim is a Korean born adoptee raised in an all-white community. She shared how she always pushed down her desire to search for her birth mother until the recent political climate brought out the true colors of her adoptive mother. I’ve heard stories of Asian adoptees having trouble making connections overseas, but Kim’s connection was quick and easy. But building a relationship through a translator, secrecy, and secondary rejection have left Kim with a broken heart. Read Full Transcript Kim: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wrwZIhSOdfssd9tgMoEoh1n9pvG9Z0DPwVv8msAPsvbj7qkSPHRG14B_hutTbadhe1JPrqU4X0Y7wGiWnzDW0cQSlds?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=6.24 (00:06) And we look very, very much like really? That was very emotional for me because growing up in a place where there weren’t a lot of other Asian people, I had no idea what I was going to look like when I grew up and now to see some existing in the world, he looks nearly exactly like me is wild. Voices: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wrwZIhSOdfssd9tgMoEoh1n9pvG9Z0DPwVv8msAPsvbj7qkSPHRG14B_hutTbadhe1JPrqU4X0Y7wGiWnzDW0cQSlds?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=35.89 (00:35) Who am I? Am I am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? New Speaker: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wrwZIhSOdfssd9tgMoEoh1n9pvG9Z0DPwVv8msAPsvbj7qkSPHRG14B_hutTbadhe1JPrqU4X0Y7wGiWnzDW0cQSlds?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=47.21 (00:47) This is who am I really a podcast about adoptees that have located and connected with their biological family members. I’m Damon Davis, and on today’s show is Kim. She called me from right here in silver spring, Maryland. Kim is a Korean born adoptee, raised in an all white community. She shared how she always pushed down her desire to search for her birth mother until the recent political climate brought out the true colors of her adoptive mother. I’ve heard stories of Asian adoptees having trouble making connections overseas, but Kim’s connection was quick and easy. But building a relationship through a translator, secrecy and secondary rejection have left Kim with a broken heart. This is Kim’s journey. Damon: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wrwZIhSOdfssd9tgMoEoh1n9pvG9Z0DPwVv8msAPsvbj7qkSPHRG14B_hutTbadhe1JPrqU4X0Y7wGiWnzDW0cQSlds?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=96.53 (01:36) Kim was adopted from South Korea when she was five months old. Kim: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/wrwZIhSOdfssd9tgMoEoh1n9pvG9Z0DPwVv8msAPsvbj7qkSPHRG14B_hutTbadhe1JPrqU4X0Y7wGiWnzDW0cQSlds?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=100.27 (01:40) I came on a plane to New York City with a military personnel who is carrying me. And so that day, um, my family celebrates as an airplane day I think and that I commentator his Gotcha day and so really celebrate that as like when I joined the family are like our family became complete.... Support this podcast
