Comments by "HKim0072" (@HKim0072) on "Mother of 3 kills 2 newborns, keeps remains in fridge" video.

  1. Don't conflate the past with the present. Korea was extremely poor in the 1960-70s. Still economically struggling in the 80s. Wasn't until 1990-00s until Korea got on really solid footing. Korea has some of the strictest international adoption laws out there now. Restrictions on age, spouse age gap, weight, income, current amount of kids, education, health.
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  2.  @someguyik  I'm literally a Korean adoptee and I volunteered in an orphanage in Korea. Quick internet research shows 142 international adoptions in '22. That's down -98% from the peak. And, I betcha some of those adoptions are special needs which are extremely hard to place.
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  3.  @0xyGen_2.p0  Yeap, East Coast. No idea about the "grumpy" commenter.
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  4.  @0xyGen_2.p0  Lots of us were adopted when there were very few Asian communities in the US. And, somehow we went to the whitest neighborhoods. Minnesota nickname is the 10,000 Lakes, but also is the Land of 10,000 adoptees. No idea why so many KADs were adopted there. Generally speaking, we were adopted into white families and white neighborhoods. Kinda screws with your brain a bit and identity. I'm pretty sure if the internet was around back then or adopted into LA, SF or Hawaii, things wouldn't have been as tough for us culturally. I never cared about finding my Korean family, but near college age started to hang out with Korean people. Long story short, my Korean family contacted me after college. Sidetracked my life for a bit (not emotionally), but it was something else to "deal" with instead of just working after college and hanging out with friends. Not sure if it was a net positive. I had real confidence issues growing up because I was obviously different. Didn't change until I moved way west and was just another ethnic Asian person that blended in. And, yes. Adoptions in Korea aren't prevalent. Also, orphanages in Korea act like foster homes and orphanages combined. Some of the kids get "dumped" there, but the parents don't relinquish their parental rights (meaning they can't get adopted). Kids can stay there until they finish high school. Then, they are on their own. Edit: Being Korean back then wasn't "cool" like it is today. Was born a generation too early.
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