To Save the Children of Korea: The Cold War Origins of International Adoption (Asian America)

Synopsis

The First Book About The Origins And History Of International Adoption. Although It Has Become A Commonplace Practice In The United States, We Know Very Little About How Or Why It Began, Or How Or Why It Developed Into The Practice That We See Today. International Adoption Began In The Aftermath Of The Korean War. First Established As An Emergency Measure Through Which To Evacuate Mixed-race Gi Babies, It Became A Mechanism Through Which The Korean Government Exported Its Unwanted Children: The Poor, The Disabled, Or Those Lacking Korean Fathers. Focusing On The Legal, Social, And Political Systems At Work, The Author Shows How The Growth Of Korean Adoption From The 1950s To The 1980s Occurred Within The Context Of The Neocolonial U.s.-korea Relationship, And Was Facilitated By Crucial Congruencies In American And Korean Racial Thought, Government Policies, And Nationalisms. Introduction : Legacies Of War -- Gis And Missionaries In The Land Of Orphans -- Solving The Gi Baby Problem -- Christian Americanism And The Adoption Of Gi Babies -- Making Families On A New Frontier -- The Contradictions Of Love And Commerce -- International Adoption In The Miracle On The Han -- Conclusion : The Korean Origins Of International Adoption. Arissa H. Oh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.