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Some adoptees hope to use the commission’s findings to file damages suits against the South Korean government or their adoption agencies, which would otherwise be difficult because South Korean law places the burden of proof entirely on plaintiffs in civil cases.
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Bardy said that Paws in the Park is a welcome chance to see familiar faces — gathering together past adoptees in once place.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Anna and Emily are the Korean adoptees of white parents.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Anna plays a Korean adoptee living with disability who has to take care of both of her older, adoptive parents, one of whom dies and the other of whom is suffering memory loss.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Bardy said that Paws in the Park is a welcome chance to see familiar faces — gathering together past adoptees in once place.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Anna and Emily are the Korean adoptees of white parents.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Anna plays a Korean adoptee living with disability who has to take care of both of her older, adoptive parents, one of whom dies and the other of whom is suffering memory loss.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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