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President Moon Jae-in, We Are #NotAThing!!! Please sign, share, and spread the word: www.change.org/wearenotathing "On Monday, January 18, South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a press conference in which he unveiled a new set of guidelines to protect adopted children from abuse. During the conference, the President declared: 'Even after adoption, the adoptive parents need to check if the adoption is working out for them. So there should be complementary measures allowing them to cancel the adoption or if they still want to adopt a child, they should be able to change the child.' President Moon Jae-in's sentiments do not ensure or promote the safety of the children whose very lives the country’s adoption agencies have been entrusted to protect. In response to the recent, dehumanizing remarks about adoptees made by President Moon Jae-in, we, a group of Korean adoptee advocates, demand from President Moon an apology to the adoptee community and a meeting with all involved parties to collaborate and ensure the safety of current and future adoptee’s lives. The President must accept and understand the gravity of his words— Adopted children are human beings who should not be viewed as commodities." #NotAThing #물건아니야 Translation credit: @julliekwon Videographer: @seoulfulgirl Sarah Monroe More context: www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210119000798 ... See MoreSee Less

President Moon Jae-in, We Are #NotAThing!

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A baby's death casts shadow on South Korea's adoption industry

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Prosecutors raise charges to murder for mother suspected of abuse
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Recently some of adoptees started a research network for Korean adoption studies. They have a website here:kaarn.orgNETWORK COORDINATORSRyan GustafssonPostdoctoral FellowAsia InstituteUniversity of MelbourneBoonyoung HanPh.D. student in Social WelfareSeoul National UniversityNikolaj Jang Lee Linding PedersenProfessor of PhilosophyUnderwood International CollegeYonsei UniversityThey will have first seminar series in January and February. The poster is attached here. Please read and share it with anyone might be interested in this events! ... See MoreSee Less

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Hello, all! I have a box of Korean children's books now in Seoul I originally was going to ship to the US where we now live, but it doesn't really make sense anymore given the shipping costs. Would KUMFA be interested in the books? If so, I can ask a friend in Korea deliver them (they are currently at her house).Shannon Doona (I'm sorry if you're not the correct person to tag!) ... See MoreSee Less
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(LEAD) Adoption agency takes heat in abuse death case | Yonhap News Agency

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[ List of KUMFA donors in 2020 ]This is the list of people who donated to KUMFA through PayPal and KUMFA Kookmin Bank sponsorship accounts this year.KUMFA couldn't pass this year without your help. Thank you very much♡♡올한해 페이팔과 쿰파 국민은행 후원계좌로 쿰파에 기부해주신 분들 명단입니다. 여러분들의 도움없이는 올해를 지나올 수 없었습니다. 정말 정말 감사드립니다. For those who need income deductions in Korea, we can issue donation receipts, and for those who are overseas, we can issue donation certificates. If you need it, please contact : missmommamia@naver.com한국에서 소득공제가 필요한분들은 기부영수증을 발급해드리고 해외에 계신분들은 기부증서를 발급해 드릴 수 있습니다. 필요하신분들은 missmommamia@naver.com 으로 문의주세요~If you don't have a name on the list, please contact me.♧ Paypal donation A : Adam Rex/ adolfo oyarzabal/ allen majors/ Allison Spooner/ Amanda Ciervo/ Amanda Lee Greenhoe/ Amanda Mendat/ Amina Qureshi/ Amy Partain/ Amy Turner/ Anaïs Selepec/ André Ung/ Andrea Bednarczyk/ Andrea Marra/ Angelo Dalida/ Annette Taugbøl/ Avery SchwartzB : BELINDA TAN/ Betina Hsieh/ Bianca Kuijper/ Bradley Wassink/ Brett GabbyC : Caitlin Foran/ Calum Eikenberry/ CARLOS RODRIGUEZ/ Cathrine Toft/ Charlotta Eriksson/ Chhanda Barman/ Christina Majaski/ Christina Sumprer/ Christine Kondrasuk/ Collin Stroud/ Cynthia LandesbergD : daevid yoon/ Daniel Maiuri/ David O'Connell/ debbi wagner-johnson/ Diane Faust/ Dianne Buchholz/ DONGJAE KIM/ Dora WuytsE : Edward Hong/ Elizabeth Burt/ Elizabeth Hui Lin Pang/ Ellisha Lee/ Emilee van Norden/ Emily Barrett/ Emily Hansen/ Emily Kincaid/ Erik Kvalseth/ Essyl GhimF : Face It For Me, LLC/ Fanny Tjäder/ Frances MarshG : Gail Bloom/ Gazillion Strong/ Gina LeeH : hala ahmed/ Hanna Sofia Johansson/ Harrison Braun/ Hilary Disch/ Hye yeong SeongI : IM Professional/ Isabel Maireles DonaireJ : Jennifer Amos/ Jennifer Comegna/ Jennifer Connelly/Jennifer Gerrish-Lampe /Jennifer Young/ Jennifer Yuenger / Jessica Locicero/ Jessica Rerri-Bekibele/ Ji Chung/ Joanne Yi/ Johan Ståhl/ Joseph Croner/ Juhwan Seo/ Jung KimK : Kala Sharp/ Kaomi Goetz/ Kara Bedell/ Katherine Bradtke/ Katherine Putes/ Katherine Yun/ Katie Anderson/ Kelli Knepprath/ Ken Earley/ Kevin O'Brien/ KIM OKL : Laurent Menard/ Leslie Maes/ Linda Quick/Lindsey Rieder/ Lisa Sjöblom M : Margaret M Carney/ Margaret M Perscheid/Margie Majaski/ Marian Hieda/ Marion Just/ Martin Lennartsson/ Mary Miscally/ Meliss Natter/ Melissa Washeck/ Michael Dolan/ Michael Malloy/ Michael Mullen/ Michael Welch/ Michelle Brown/ Miguel Gonzalez/ Milan Wamsteker/ Miriam Sicherman/ Mounira Ould-amerN : Nakyung Kim/ Natalie Asumeng/ Nathan Lindberg/ Nel Sung/ noori chaiP : Pat Hnizda/ Patrick Armstrong/ patrick McCauley/ Paul Jeon/ Paul Kösterke/ Paul Lai/ Peter Johansson/ Pseudo Pompous, LLCR : Rachel Edwards/ Rebecca Gieske/ Rebecca Seung/ Rebecca Seung-Bickley/ Rikke Fürbringer/ Ron Pante/ Rose Merakis/ Ruby Lloyd/ Ruth KellerS : Sara Hulthen/ Sara Ochs/ Sarah Dahlen/ Sarah Just/ Sean Levitas/ Seung Ahn/ Seung Flikweert/ Seung Lee/ Shana Kaufman/ Shannon Bae/ Shannon Gibney/ S'pionage, LLC/ Suzanne AxelbankT : Tania Bello/ ted kang/ theila smith/ Theresa Kimm/ Therese Vercellone/ Traci GirouxV : Viyanca BennettW : What Ho! Studio/ william bolen/ William CorleyY : Yop KimZ : Zetta Elliott♧ Kookmin bank donation변화순, 두쉐어요가, 신필식, 김조셉, BENJAMINAN, RODRIGUEZ, KIMHEATHE, WESLEYMITCHELL, CHRISTINA, PERSAUDARANJER, WOLFCHRIST, ALBERTYN G, MIN LYDIA, 이범, 박상미, PAKANDREY, JAN(GERT), DEUTSCHLE, DE MOL FOD, LAZUR ELIZ, ROSS PAULA, MASOFIA, RICHARDMOL, 프라셀호그, YI JUNBOM, LITEMINT, WREN JOHN, BRENNANSAMANTHAJA, LAM LIH YU, KOENIG BRI. ♧ Benevity donation : Maya Haerting ... See MoreSee Less

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Happy New Year!For those of you who have spent a year where 'Hello' is not an empty word.They're all passing through a long tunnel called Corona 19.Thank you for the love you sent to KUMFA despite the difficulties.Best of all, I hope you stay safe and healthy from the Corona in the new year and wish you all the best in 2021.KUMFAPresident DoKyung Kim(Megy Kim) ... See MoreSee Less

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