A damning investigation has revealed that the South Korean government played a central role in facilitating a decades-long system of adoption trafficking. This scheme, riddled with fraud and deception, resulted in the mass export of over 200,000 children, many of whom were stolen from their mothers and families under false pretenses or through outright coercion.

Marketed to the world as orphans countless babies were forcibly separated from their families and sent abroad to meet the growing demand for adoptable children, often to satisfy Western ideals of charity and salvation. These children, now adults, were stripped of their identities, birth records, and histories.

Today, adoptees like Chae, Kimberly, and Tamara are courageously piecing together their pasts, seeking truth, justice, and family—despite decades of cover-ups and institutional silence.

At Adoptionland, we stand with adoptees in the fight to expose the truth about adoption trafficking and demand accountability from the governments and agencies responsible.

This collection, compiled by Korean adoptees, is a tribute to transracially adopted people sent worldwide. It has been hailed as the first book to give Korean adoptees the opportunity to speak freely since the pioneering intercountry adoption after the Korean War. If you were adopted, you are not alone. These stories validate the experiences of all those who have been ridiculed or outright abused but have found the will to survive, thrive, and share their tale. Adopted people all over the world are reclaiming the right to truth and access to birth documents. This book is a living testament to why previous “orphans” do not endorse the profitable Evangelical Orphan Movement. Those who work in the human rights field, whistleblowers, or adopted, will see the value of this book. After years of forced “positivity” led by the profiteers, it is time to be real. These are real stories from individuals no longer serving the adoption pioneers’ fanciful wishes and advertising campaigns. Read this book before you pay adoption agency fees. These courageous narratives could save you tens of thousands of dollars or prevent you from obtaining a child unethically. Be the first to read these narratives and join the ever-expanding Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Network. It’s never too late to walk in awareness!