💔 An ongoing AP investigative report has found that widespread adoption fraud has separated generations of South Korean adoptees from their families.
“South Korea’s transnational adoption system evolved out of the devastation of the Korean War in the 1950s,” AP and Frontline (PBS) report. “To the South Korean government, foreign adoptions became a way to reduce social welfare spending and export children it saw as socially undesirable — whether that was biracial babies, children of unmarried mothers or those born to poor families needing support.”
In this report, AP and Frontline found dozens of cases where children were kidnapped or parents were told their newborns were too sick to survive or already dead — in actuality, these children were shipped abroad for adoption.
But this wasn’t adoption — these were stolen babies.
The South Korean government and any other responsible party should absolutely be held accountable.
It’s important to note that not all (or even most) adoptions were the result of nefarious actions but this report highlights the many that were and those who profited off of them. It is unknown how many of the 200k+ South Korean transnational adoptions were because of foul play.
Click the full report (By Kim Tong-Hyung and Clair Galofaro) https://bit.ly/3TEoBvR
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17-year-old Quan Hongchan before and after winning gold at the Paris Olympics during the women’s 10m platform diving competition. Casually cool. Effortlessly excellent. What a boss! https://bit.ly/3Ap26Ez
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Everyone's been asking for it -- Suni Lee just dropped the deets for her lip routine. I've linked everything here for you https://bit.ly/3LYve88
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🤧 She did it! Defying all odds against her, Suni Lee has made a stunning comeback and qualified to compete for Team USA at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Suni and her doctors thought she may never be able to return to gymnastics. “It feels absolutely insane,” Suni said to TODAY Show. “It was just such a hard, incredible journey. There were so many times where I thought about quitting and just giving up because I was so sick, and it was just so hard to stay motivated. Watching everybody get better and I can’t even get back into the gym. Constantly self-doubting myself. But once I had those people around me, who lifted me up and supported me, I knew this is something I wanted.”
During the Olympic trials, Suni earned the second-highest all-around score of 111.675. She had the top score on uneven bars with a score of 29.275.
Click here to watch her performances that earned her a spot at the Olympics https://bit.ly/4buCvqB
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Audrey Doering and Gracie Rainsberry are twins who were separated at 15-months-old when they were both adopted from China by two separate American families. The twins initially reunited for the first time seven years ago when they met on ‘Good Morning America’ (GMA) in 2017 (pictured in the first few seconds of this video).
Audrey’s mom, Jennifer Doering, said that she became curious about her daughter’s past when she discovered an old picture of Audrey with who appeared to be an identical twin. Working with a Chinese researcher, Jennifer confirmed that Audrey did indeed have a twin, Gracie. Jennifer was eventually able to find Gracie’s mother on Facebook.
Since the twins first met on ‘GMA,’ they’ve been able to see one another about twice a year to celebrate birthdays and to go on trips together.
"Obviously our situation is not like other twins ... but we've just had so many amazing opportunities. We've been able to travel together and experience so many firsts, which has been special," Audrey said on ‘GMA.’ "I think just the best part is spending time with each other ... and just seeing how we’ve matured but how we’re still very similar."
Now, ‘GMA’ has brought the twins back together again to celebrate both of them graduating from their respective high school with the distinction of valedictorian! Soon, Audrey will attend Vanderbilt University and Gracie is headed to Eastern Oregon University, where she was recruited to play on the women's soccer team. Both received full scholarships.
Click here to see more of Audrey and Gracie’s remarkable story https://bit.ly/3wNY3jO
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Watch the official trailer for ‘DÌDI ( 弟弟)’, written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang (also known for ‘NǍI NAI AND WÀI PÓ’). “In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom,” the film’s logline reads.
Read more about the film here https://bit.ly/3UyPGQI
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⚠️ RuPaul’s Drag Race spoiler ahead/below ⚠️
✨ Nymphia Wind has made history! ✨
🇹🇼 Nymphia Wind has been crowned the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16, making history as the first Taiwanese contestant and winner! She makes me so proud to be Taiwanese American! 🇹🇼
Click here to see her history-making performances and win https://bit.ly/3UotKZY
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Happy Cambodian New Year!
🇰🇭✨ Élodie Yung is here to wish everyone a Happy Khmer New Year! If you’re celebrating Cambodian New Year, let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear about your traditions and plans!
You can catch Élodie starring in #TheCleaningLady Season 3 on Tuesdays at 8/7c on @foxtv and the next day on @hulu.
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As Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in at least 25 years struck on Wednesday morning, video footage captured nurses in a maternity ward risking their own lives to ensure the safety of many newborn babies.
Imagine feeling the floor beneath you shake and still being quick and compassionate enough to put others before yourself. These nurses are real heroes.
“Hopefully, our actions can inspire other people to act with kindness, said Elaine, a Head Nurse, in an interview with Focus Taiwan. “I hope those babies spread this love to others when they grow up.”
According to a recent update from Taiwan's National Fire Agency, 10 people have died, over one thousand were injured, and more than 700 people are still stranded.
https://bit.ly/49mxjEg
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🇹🇼 Taiwan was hit by a 7.2 magnitude (some report 7.4) earthquake on Wednesday morning during rush hour, the strongest earthquake to strike the island in at least 25 years. According to multiple reports, the disaster was centered around Hualien County. At least 9 have been killed, more than a thousand injured, and more than 87k people left without power.
Tsunami warnings were issued for Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines but were subsequently downgraded to advisories.
“Disaster response is underway following this morning’s 7.2 earthquake and aftershocks. I’m deeply grateful for the messages of support we have received from around the world, and to our first responders for their life-saving work,” said Taiwan’s President Tsai. “My heart is with everyone affected. Please keep in touch with loved ones, and stay safe.”
Rescue efforts are underway and the damage is still being assessed. If you have family or loved ones in the area, I hope they are safe and in good spirits.
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After 20 seasons, ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ has finally cast its very first Asian American leading lady, Jenn Tran. Jenn is a 26-year-old bilingual Vietnamese American who lives in Miami. She’s a graduate student studying to become a physician assistant.
"I feel so so grateful and so honored to be the first Asian bachelorette in this franchise," Jenn said after it was announced she would be the new Bachelorette. "Growing up, I've always wanted to see Asian representation on TV. And I feel like it was really sparse. Any time Asians were in the media, it was to fill a supporting character role, to fulfill some sort of stereotype, and I felt really boxed in by that because I was like, 'I don't see myself on screen. I don't see myself as a main character.'"
While Jenn was on ‘The Bachelor,’ she opened up about her mother. "She is the woman I want to be when I grow up. She came here from Vietnam, and she left medical school to give my brother and I a better life. And when my dad left, she took on the role of two parents and never complained once."
Even if reality dating shows aren’t your thing, I see this sort of Asian representation to be positive. Seeing someone like Jenn, the child of immigrants, on such a notable TV show, can help normalize Asian stories, culture, and love.
Season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ starts filming soon and is expected to air later this summer.
I’ll be honest, I’ve seen exactly zero episodes/seasons of ‘The Bachelorette’ or ‘The Bachelor,’ so I’m not sure what I’m getting into but I will be tuning in.
Will you be watching?
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Sandra Oh became a household name after playing Cristina Yang, the iconic character on ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ But Sandra was initially considered for the role of Miranda Bailey.
In this interview from 2020, Sandra recalls telling the casting team she wanted to audition for Cristina, instead. She also explains why she walked away from the final audition.
“The point being is I was practicing asking for what I wanted, and I was willing to walk away from it,” Sandra said. “That was definitely, for me, a changing point where I can say for points in my career when I’ve made an active decision. I’m only going to audition for parts that are essential to the plot.”
Takeaways:
👏 Ask for what you want.
👏 Know your worth and purpose.
👏 Remember: you are the plot.
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Watch the teaser trailer for the new HBO original limited series ‘The Sympathizer,’ starring Hoa Xuande, Sandra Oh, Robert Downey Jr., Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, and more.
Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, HBO describes ‘The Sympathizer’ as “an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.”
“Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong,” the show summary reads.
‘The Sympathizer’ premieres April 14 on Max.
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EXCLUSIVE — Michelle Yeoh is in her villain era, and you’re getting a first look at her introduction in ‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ as Loo, the evil and power-hungry enchantress.
But first, let’s set the scene. This is the moment when Tom (Brandon Soo Hoo) is welcomed to the world of Zodiacs and sees his Grandmother’s (Kheng Hua Tan) magical powers. In this moment, she urges Hu (Henry Golding) to get Tom to safety as she is confronted by Loo.
The all-star cast also features Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Bowen Yang, Leah Lewis, Sherry Cola, Deborah S. Craig, Jo Koy, Greta Lee, Diana Lee Inosanto, Patrick Gallagher, and Poppy Liu.
The animated film arrives just in time for Lunar New Year and will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ on Friday, February 2 in the U.S. (and on Saturday, February 3 in the U.K.).
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