num_pages: 200
description: A testament to the more than 100000 Korean adoptees who have come to the United States since the 1950s this collection of oral histories features the stories of nine Korean Americans who were adopted as children and the struggles theyve shared as foreigners in their native lands. From their early confrontations with racism and xenophobia to their later-in-life trips back to Korea to find their roots (with mixed results) these narratives illustrate the wide variety of ways in which all adoptive parents and adopteesnot just those from Koreamust struggle with issues of identity alienation and family.
language: English
title: Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys Toward Identity
publisher: Tamarisk Books