tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post527752036131882292..comments2024-03-15T20:59:48.143+09:00Comments on Lee's Korea Blog: Remembering KoryoLee Farrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06405103217824096934noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-32904778029359530372012-01-17T18:06:39.719+09:002012-01-17T18:06:39.719+09:00Available ebook format
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0...Available ebook format<br />http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006XVD56G<br /><br /><br />Available in paperback format<br />http://www.bandinlunis.com/search/SearchBook.do?kwd=REMEMBERING+KORYO&tabCode=TOTAL&ad_urlkoreanairlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647509161375114419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-24117053780893981942011-08-18T12:40:55.463+09:002011-08-18T12:40:55.463+09:00I still can not find this book? Has anyone found a...I still can not find this book? Has anyone found an online store who sells it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-88220283937944871632010-11-09T08:51:09.965+09:002010-11-09T08:51:09.965+09:00I have to say I'm bummed I found this blog so ...I have to say I'm bummed I found this blog so late in it's life, but I'm so glad that I have. Not only is this such an informative blog about life in Korea, but it seems that throughout the blog's life it has taken on so many topics (many that seem very personal to Lee) in so many different directions. I know that my life has been enriched and my mind has been expanded. Thank you Lee for sharing so much of your life with so many people!Jason Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540596872464614316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-17120433978773927022010-08-31T16:01:34.176+09:002010-08-31T16:01:34.176+09:00Hi, I'm a new reader and just wanted to say ho...Hi, I'm a new reader and just wanted to say how interesting your post was. As a Korean-American adoptee, I've never really had much exposure to adoptees from other countries (except through Tobias Hûbinette, and it is safe to say that he leans toward the negative side)so I like to hear other's stories. I wish as a nation, there would be more dialogue about adoption that would reach the average citizen. I don't believe this book will be a hit because it's not an area of the nation's past that most people are ready to face (or even really know about), but wouldn't it be nice if it was so?Sohwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354739558302974680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-13497864973426576252010-08-24T15:47:34.674+09:002010-08-24T15:47:34.674+09:00Lee, it is not ridiculous at all to state that sex...Lee, it is not ridiculous at all to state that sexual and physical abuse happens more often to Korean adoptees than to non-adopted children. Perhaps because you are male, you don't hear of all the cases (people don't usually go around announcing that they were abused). But I've been part of several adoptee support groups, and believe me, abuse is rampant adoptive families. Most all of the adoptees I know experienced moderate to severe sexual and physical abuse in their adoptive families. <br /><br />Read about the Westermarck Effect, and you will understand why so many adopted Korean children have been molested by their adoptive families.AmieKimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-87824150143144264132010-08-07T09:08:39.848+09:002010-08-07T09:08:39.848+09:00Thanks NaniThanks NaniLee Farrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405103217824096934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-54978702390192775592010-08-07T02:50:28.324+09:002010-08-07T02:50:28.324+09:00Lee,
This article summed up a thousand complicate...Lee,<br /><br />This article summed up a thousand complicated issues in a intelligent and insightful way!<br /><br />I posted your article my fb wall-<br />"perfect pitch writing by Lee Ferrand- simple,concise,informative and equitable"<br /><br /> "many of us realise that not every problem has an ideal solution), it's a touching and powerful reminder of why we need to think carefully about the unjust elements of any system that affects the lives of the vulnerable." <br /><br />-loved this ending thought, and thank you for writing a narrative on adoption that really informs and focuses on the very obvious role of Korean society in their attitude towards international adoption,and not another diatribe of white parents and their failings. This goes beyond that to be informative and address where the root problem begins- in Korean society.난이noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-38609759309804850892010-08-03T12:53:51.888+09:002010-08-03T12:53:51.888+09:00Great post Lee!Great post Lee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-79700176188176199412010-08-03T09:40:09.907+09:002010-08-03T09:40:09.907+09:00Sanity Inspector, that sounds a little far-fetched...Sanity Inspector, that sounds a little far-fetched to me. Let's hope not.Lee Farrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405103217824096934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-79992958380065061982010-08-03T08:17:48.715+09:002010-08-03T08:17:48.715+09:00Thanks for the comments.
Yes, Moa I think that is...Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Yes, Moa I think that issues of racism in particular are getting better in most Western countries. When I was in Australia, I hardly knew any adoptees as an adult, and didn't think about it much. But having lived in Korea for a while now, I've met an unusually large number of adoptees who have legitimate grievances. The point made at the end of the book is that when humans are the subject, statistics are of no comfort to those who didn't have such a good life. And we as a community have a responsibility to look at all sides of the story.Lee Farrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405103217824096934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-6463903509922515562010-08-03T08:10:11.450+09:002010-08-03T08:10:11.450+09:00Is it true that some Korean parents give up their ...Is it true that some Korean parents give up their babies due to superstition? The fortune-teller says that the baby was born at an unlucky time, and so they give it to an adoption agency?The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-1851373112341737292010-08-03T05:53:24.270+09:002010-08-03T05:53:24.270+09:00Most adoptions in Korea comes from unwed mom mainl...Most adoptions in Korea comes from unwed mom mainly because there is very little help given to single mom. There is a bill in the congress to change this. Hope it pass.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143730092002481972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-73294400346134308802010-08-03T05:15:12.065+09:002010-08-03T05:15:12.065+09:00Wow, liked this post ^^
We Asian adoptees are sup...Wow, liked this post ^^<br /><br />We Asian adoptees are supposedly more accepted here ecause of our pale skin (and the yellow fever) compared to adoptees from other countries. <br />So Scandinavians my generation are generally acceptive of us as "Scandinavians".<br /><br />I don't know about the suicide survey though, since it's like 8 years old already. I think the kids who arrived during the middle 80s are the majority of Korean adoptees, and the ones who came during the 60s and 70s had it much tougher than us.<br />It seems like they did all the hard work and now my generation is reaping the fruit of their efforts (so to speak).<br /><br />Have you read anything by Tobias Hûbinette? He's very into all the "adoption conspiracy-theories" and over-all very knowledgable.Moahttp://nyfikengul.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31385473.post-90049030383474382702010-08-02T23:19:34.149+09:002010-08-02T23:19:34.149+09:00Thanks for a very insightful book-review which wen...Thanks for a very insightful book-review which went beyond the usual book-review. It's interesting to hear the adoptee's side that "all ain't great" because as a Korean who has not much connection when I express the view that "overseas adoption might not be the best solution for the babies" I usually get blasted by the non-Koreans and Koreans alike that it's the best choice for the babies who are without parents and also parents who desperately want children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com