“Somehow I will find a way to help you” - Many Lives Intertwined by Hyun Sook Han

Written By Mina R

Season 6 Episode 5

We cover the book Many Lives Intertwined by Hyun Sook Han

Mrs. Han was a strong-willed, very honest social worker in both Korea and the United States as well as an adoptive mother.

We will learn more about the Korean adoption process in the 1950s-1960s, including the adoption of mixed race Korean children, from the social worker perspective.

LINKS

• Hyun Sook Han, Korean Social Worker and Adoption Pioneer, Dies at 83 [New York Times]

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