{"id":8339,"date":"2011-04-14T04:04:22","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T04:04:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-04-14T04:04:22","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T04:04:22","slug":"Korean-Adoptee-Brings-Identity-Issues-to-Stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8339","title":{"rendered":"Korean Adoptee Brings Identity Issues to Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most sensitive topics in South Korean society is international adoption, a topic that is bound up in conflicting ideals of nationalism, development and what constitutes a \u201cnormal family.\u201d The matter is sensitive for Korean adoptees on a different level. Many wind up in North American and European countries where, while usually raised in loving families, they must cope with issues of race and tolerance they wouldn\u2019t have encountered in the same way had they grown up in Korea.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, a young Korean-American adoptee, Amy Ginther, has been performing a play in Seoul that deals with the identity issues she faced. Called \u201cBetween: Growing Up (Adopted),\u201d the play is about what happens during an adoptee\u2019s trip to find her birth family back in South Korea. It\u2019s based on Ms. Ginther\u2019s real life. \u201cI play about six, seven different characters, ranging from a young 8-year-old adoptee girl to an unwed Korean mother, and a few other characters,\u201d Ms. Ginther said in an interview. \u201cIt\u2019s both funny and sad. It\u2019s meant to encapsulate different aspects of Korean-American adoption and to illustrate its complexities.\u201d <\/p>\n

The play opens with a portrayal of a letter Ms. Ginther wrote to her birth mother, who she met seven years ago with help from a Korean friend. \u201cI cannot imagine the difficulty of giving up a child because of circumstances you cannot control. What you did made it possible for me to have a wonderful life in America. Even though you could not raise me, you still continue to be a part of my life,\u201d she wrote in the letter. Ms. Ginther said she invited her birth mother to attend the show this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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