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From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Katie Orr. Once known as the land of orphans,

South Korea has placed nearly 200,000 children in foreign adoptions since the 1950s. Until 1995, it was the world leader in

sending children for adoption in the United States. Frustrated by incomplete and sometimes

falsified records, many of those adoptees are now turning to DNA technology to find their

birth families, a process that is often fraught with challenges.

We talk about the legacy of Korea's adoption policies and speak with some adoptees about

their efforts to connect with their families. That's next on Forum right after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Katie Orr. Since the 1950s, nearly 200,000 Korean children have been placed in foreign adoptions, and the number of children put up for adoption was once so extensive, the country was accused of exporting

babies. In an attempt to rectify this troubled history, in 2020, the South Korean government

announced a plan to collect DNA from Korean adoptees living abroad so they could find their

biological family. This hour, we'll talk about the

complicated legacy of South Korea's adoption system and discuss how adoptees are using DNA to find

birth families. Joining us are Bella Siegel Dalton, co-founder of 325 Camera, a nonprofit organization

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