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>> v Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Part I: Meeting the Birth Country 1. Shift in South Korean Policies toward Korean Adoptees, 21 1954–Today 2. Everyday Encounters 35 3. Holt International Summer School or Three-Week 52 Re-Koreanization, 1999–2004 4. Stratification and Homogeneity at the Korean 68 Broadcasting System, 2003 5. National Reunification and Family Meetings 87 Part II: Meeting the Birth Family 6. Stories behind History 103 7. Meetings’ Aftermaths 118 8. Evolving Relationship with My Birth Family 133 9. Management of Feelings 151 10. Meeting the Lost and the Dead 163 Conclusion 177 Notes 183 Bibliography 207 Index 219 About the Author 223 This page intentionally left blank ...

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