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The Dark Side of International Adoption and Barbie’s Past Involvement

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Barbieland’s Controversial Partnership with International Adoption In a bid to expand its global reach, toy manufacturing giant Mattel (HK) joined forces with the Chinese-owned White Swan Hotel back in the day when international adoption was at its height. The hotel was also known as the “White Stork Inn” or the “Baby Selling Hotel.” This partnership was aimed at welcoming adoptive …

Harry Holt the Godfather of Holt International Adoption Agency

The History of Harry Holt & International Adoption Program

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Learn how Harry Holt started the overseas adoption program in South Korea, which now serves as the foundation of international adoption worldwide. Publisher’s Summary Has the global manmade market for children exploited mothers, fathers, families, and communities? Gain a bird’s-eye view of the hidden side of the practice here. How would you like to be given a new identity to …

Holt International Adoption Agency in Seoul Korea

Court Orders Holt to Compensate Crapser for Overseas Adoption

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A local court has ordered Holt Children’s Services to pay compensation to a South Korean adoptee who was illegally sent overseas despite having biological parents in the country. The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday sided with the plaintiff, 48-year-old Adam Crapser, born Shin Song-hyuk, ordering the agency to pay 100 million won, or 75-thousand U.S. dollars, plus delayed interest. …

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South Korea National Assembly Conference on International Adoption

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National Assembly Debate to Seek the Current Status of International Adoptees’ Human Rights and Ways to Guarantee Human Rights Survey results https://www.youtube.com/live/TuzWJzl5YhA?feature=share LEARN HOW HARRY HOLT STARTED THE OVERSEAS ADOPTION PROGRAM IN SOUTH KOREA, WHICH NOW SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION OF IA WORLDWIDE. Publisher’s Summary Has the global manmade market for children exploited mothers, fathers, families, and communities? Gain a …

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Korean Adopted People to Norway Demand Justice and Truth

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Prosecute illegal and human rights violations in the adoption process. The Norwegian Korean Rights Group (NKRG) is an ad-hoc committee of adult Korean adoptees established to investigate the degree to which adoptees’ human rights are protected before, during, and after adoption. NKRG was formed voluntarily when all of us filed the case of the 2nd Truth and Reconciliation Committee through …