I did not and I deserve to have my real identity back. And all adoptees need their medical histories back and real birth certificates and identities back. I lost all of my heritage and I am defended from the mayflower and the Onondaga
But even if the family that buys the kid is good to them and can actually afford to deal with the consequences of the adoption process and is able to actually help the kid with the adoption trauma it doesn't make these people parents it makes them care takers. And the kids history and identity should never be erased
In my religion, lineage is very important. So much so that everyone has the name of a parent even after marriage. We aren't supposed to change our last names to fit with men. We are to keep our last names to show our lineage.
@@songoftheblackunicorn666Wow, so all the people who step in to adopt, love and nurture and spend all their resources to raise a child for 18 or more years, are nothing but caretakers? Wow. I guess it would be better to let such children grow up in a care system in their home country. The specific topic of South Korean adoption(and international adoptions) being discussed here is very sad and complex, but to make a blanket statement trivialising all adoptive parents is equally sad.
Even at 50+ this man is still that hurt little boy that was ripped away from his mother. That’s a horrible way to journey through life and I hope he and all the other children that were born into that unfortunate situation find peace and healing.
@@fabriannnaa6788 so do I. Many of us were in this man’s situation. Lucky for me, I was adopted into a wonderful family. But it is only natural that adopted children want to know about their families. Especially those of us who remember them.
@@keepitreal335 when the society will blame the victim, isolate them, shun them for being a victim, people tend to lie and say they weren't assaulted, trafficked, or had children out of wedlock or with a different race.
Treating women as commodities to be offered up to soldiers and then stripping them of their children YEARS later because they don’t fit into your idealized country is truly evil. International adoption is a trauma to most children when it happens as an infant an is necessary, but when it’s not and these kids know and miss their mothers and families is inhumane.
@@JessieBanana Korea was fresh out of a war and in shambles. Many poor families gave up their kids for adoption, pure Koreans . Not mixed only. So to blame it all on his race isnt right. His mum was so poor she went into prostitution so even if he had been half white or pure Korean this might have happened.
@@P.90.603 not at this point in time. Korea went through Jap occupation in world war 2. Then the Korean war. We need to understand the context. At that time they were very poor and life was uncertain with North Korean communism threatening them. Now they are advanced and wealthy adoption abroad isnt a thing. In fact now they have a declining birth rate. Ethiopia sent a lot of adoptees abroad too and so did China and Russia at one point in time.
Who hurt you, Jessie? Where are you getting this false narrative that you made up in your head. You have no clue what transpired between his mother and father, yet you made up this misandrist fairytale.
This is my mother’s story too - adopted from Korea at 4 years old b/c her father was a Black US soldier. She went back to find her family too but then COVID hit S Korea and she came back to the US. Watching this reminded me of my roots and that I have ancestors who I may never know, but who may still love me deeply
@@pearlsrevealed no. as the story goes, her father returned to the US (with his wife) and they adopted her as soon as he became aware that he had a child. So my mom was raised with her father and his wife. Although, back then, everyone was fond of secrets, so her dad and mom would often deny this fact (ie that she was his). Definitely created more trauma/mixed feelings.
Not only black children but all mixed children back then. They didn't accept any mixed culture back then. Sad. More because the soldiers left and did not take their child.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Absolutely horrific story of man’s inhumanity to man, but worse, bc the US government did this to women and little kids. ❤️🩹🧍🏽♀️💗💗👭❤️🩹😩👿👎💔👭😖👹❤️🩹❤️🩹🧍♂️🧍🏽🧍🏽♀️❤️🩹👎😭😶🌫️👎👹🤯❤️🩹👭👭❤️🩹☹️❤️🩹👎🥺👬🏾👎❤️🩹😡👺👎❤️🩹❤️🩹👫❤️🩹💔
Simon's story is really sad, I cannot imagine the attachment issues he developed from being adopted abroad at the age of 4 years. I hope he can find his mother, or a sense of peace with his life.
Agree. I left my family at 12 to study and work somewhere too far from home and it created a void in me. So i can imagine the depth of his emptiness from detaching with his family at age 4. no one deserves that pain.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
@@Marilynspook I was 6 years old. It was devastating because I was old enough to have an deep attachment. But I was also adopted by a wonderful family. However children never forget their family. It’s only natural.
Oh as a half Korean half Black girl, I feel for him. I didn't get adopted. So I grew up knowing both cultures and the love of a Korean Mom, and her side of tge family, and the love of my Daddys family and being a daddy's girl. I can honestly say that all Korean people don't hate mixed children or foreigners but many or most do. I was fortunate that my great granny, granny, and mother loved me dearly and so does my Aunty! And to see the ajumma feed him is so very normal of what a Korean Ajumma does, at 46 even i do something like that but I think i get it from both sides, because i always have cakes or a pie or something in my house! But to see that his heart healed a bit was touching to see. Korea can do that. Being there is amazing hurtful uplifting beautiful, spiritual amazing all at the same time. I hope that he visits a few more times because each time is different.
What's really sad is when people become a product of the state rather than loving feeling beings. I'm glad your family could see past that and love each other.
My brother was in Vietnam in the 60s, and it wasn't just the fact that the men were going to the prostitutes, but he was freaked out that they were obsessively going over and over and over.
This whole thing was the US army’s fault to begin with. What they allowed and encouraged never should have happened. And now we see the outcome of this. Remove the US bases from foreign lands and this would never even become a thing.
Can you imagine that, your father leaves the country and doesn’t come back, your mum puts you up for adoption, and you’re not a citizen in your own country. We need to count our blessings
It would have been hard for him and hismum for him to grow up in South Korea with no black people around. Maybe the US would have been easier with black people around. Not sure about Netherlands in his time.
@@leilaleila4874 the father just had a one night stand and left. Probably didnt care that he made a baby. This wasnt a kid either parent planned to have. But both should take responsibility
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
That Lady who has cancer, my heart aches for her she’s in so much pain. I hope she can forgive herself, she made the best decision at that time in her life 💜 I hope she sees her son soon earth or heaven
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
my father was from this era but his mother moved to america. koreans always seemed shock when i talk about the fact that there are a LOT of mixed koreans from the 50s-60s
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
@@yimveerasak3543 Exactly this. People forget that mixed/biracial Koreans are Korean people too because they're too focused on the non-Korean side that they entirely ignore the Korean side at all.
I saw someone post their 23andme results on TikTok and they were a quarter black and three quarters Vietnamese and it was interesting that their mother had no idea her whole life that she was half black and anything but Vietnamese because she was adopted. I just imagine that must be so difficult to find out so late in life. And she immigrated to the US as an adult and come to find out that was where half of her biological family were the whole time.
Watching this makes me cry my dad was an American soldier he was in Korea and I know for a fact I'm 47 years old now and I believe that I've got a couple brothers and sisters over there watching this brings teals to my eyes knowing that I probably have brothers and sisters over there
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
?@@lilmamagc That man, like so many others, may not even know he fathered a child. Even if he did - and had wanted to care for his child - the US military/government would have made it impossible for him.
@@lashay1187Not all have access to the DNA testing kits (I'm talking about Asia). I know my nephew took the test only because he was then living in UK (and ordered it online)
Almost 😢 when he took out his sweater and talked about his mom. I really wanna give this man a hug. Thanks for sharing and we hope u find peace 💓 u deserve it
@@fermanrekica4766 Maybe most of the orphans are full Koreans because *gasp* they are the hyper-majority of the population and mixed Koreans make up a very small minority??
My dad had twin daughters born in Korea. I want to find them and be united with them (if they would be willing). It’s been over 50 years but I still have hope 🙏🏾
travel to Korea has never been easier. Tourism at an all-time high. LA, Calif has a Korean Cultural Center that might be able to help you make travel and or contact arrangements.
This makes me teary and my heart hurts for him and his mother. Korean and American authorities should pay for everything he needs to find his mother It can't erase his pain, but it can help him in whatever he wants to accomplish.
It’s called reparation, reconciliation, compensation… So many lives destroyed, shattered, bruised and abused. History erasing herstory and family stories over and over. DNA, family tracing, family searches should all be free for all the families whose lives were disrupted for no valid reason but greed and power.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Definitely. People should have way more caution in what comes to international adoption. If adoption is needed i think you should look into domestic adoption.
remember the African adoption trend in the 2000s (I don't know if it stopped only that it stopped popping up for me in the news). also the exact same trend.
My partner's father is an adoptee from the 50s. His mother is/was from Seoul. He was sold to American parents when he was around 2 years old. His father was a black service men also, according to his adoption records (no names listed) We got him an Ancestry test and actually found some of his biological relatives (likely a niece- his mother's sister's daughter) Unfortunately, she was unwilling to gather more information for us. She claimed her grandmother didn't have any other children which is obviously not true because DNA doesn't lie. There may be various reasons why she doesn't know or won't accept the truth. But with her doing so, it has prevented my partner's father from connecting with the one piece of biological family that was found. We reached out to the adoption agency as well and they were of no help.
Simon, thank you for sharing your story with the world. You are an inspiration to so many people who have survived childhood trauma. I wish you the most luck in your search for your mother. Keep going!
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
They're just not in touch with their souls. It's very sad for those of us whose lives would benefit from interacting with more spiritually developed older family members. Nevertheless, we all develop at our own individual pace and I guess that's life. Thanks be to God that our soul's complete journey doesn't end with death. This is just Simon life story. May you find true peace and love before this journey's end, my brother. That's all that matters. P. S. I send you some of mine - you can find true peace and love in Jesus Christ. 🙏🏿❤️
@@tigerx22 a man who most likely doesn't even know he fathered a child. Even if he knew and wanted to take responsibility. The USA government and the military have stopped him.
@@notsureiLhe was out to have fun with no regard for consequences. But these men, especially if black Should know their kids will be rejected in Asia.
2:03 This. This was such an important and eye opening part. He had been so angry. So angry at the place that tore him away from his mother and put his mother in that situation in the first place. Thinking that Korea hated him and his existence. But then he was there. He met people and they gave him kindness and went out of their way to help him. It really goes to show that an entire country can not be defined by their government. Or the system that is meant to divide them. I’m so happy he realized that you can’t judge a person by the collective they belong to and that everyone holds the capacity for empathy and acceptance. (I was tearing up the whole time when he was interacting with that lady. He was so happy to be accepted.)
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Yes, America was responsible for my home country experiencing genocide for 5 years leading to millions of people getting killed. Along with lives lost, some of our history and culture were lost too. Those are some things you can't get back. I can't imagine how more countries were negatively affected by America's past decisions.
America isn’t always the “bad guy.” Other countries treated these biracial children and continue to with much worse circumstances. Please consider the slant here because there is ALOT of bad bad things that are NOT revealed regarding many other countries.
I agree many children is outcome of barbaric behaviour called and disrespect of the feminine divine and their free will and choices by all Goverments on this Globe .That is why I ask do humanity needs Goverments.
Everyone he met was so kind and understanding. Back in those days a child born to an unweb girl was considered shameful. And some families forced them to give up their children. A friend of mine met her birth mom. And the first thing she asked my friend was to forgive her. 😭😭😭 Her family made her give her child up. They were able to get to know each other. I want that for him and everyone
South Koreas leader being an authoritarian fascist appointed by the US should tell y'all everything you need to know about the nature of politics in the US (it's fascist)
Sounds like the indonesian Soeharto .. he is chosen out of nowhere right after usa tampered with our country politics. They succesfully getting rid Soekarno our first president.. too close to usa.. and it is not hidden at all and there's always 2 white men who followed him on every picture
Well, it was the easiest way to control a country, no so different to what other empires or CCCP had done through history: put a leader controlled by themselves, establish an authoritarian regime and their own soldiers to control (giving "special" rights)...for example what the Japanese did a few years before
This is so sad, but unfortunately, the world we have always lived in. I am biracial, and I couldn’t imagine being ripped away from my mother and sent to a different country. My heart goes out to you.
Koreans can be incredibly racist and hateful towards Black people especially, but let me tell you: Koreans can also be some of the kindest and warmest people---towards Black people. I was there for 6 years, and though I sometimes witnessed ignorant racism, I often witnessed some of the most heartwarming gestures of humanity. What an intriguing land.
@@leonfrancis3418your comment needs to become a master class on how to treat everyone with the same level of respect. And at the same time a master class on self worth
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Omg he still has the shirt his mother made 😢 this is heartbreaking. The governments of many countries did this. I just watched a 60 minutes about thousands of babies from Italy and Belgium who were taken from unwed mothers in the 1950’s. They were shipping the babies to the U.S. to be adopted. The CATHOLIC CHURCH shamed these women, and told them they could reunite with the their babies . They lied and sent the infants away with new names and forged paperwork. The mothers would return for their babies and be told the babies had died. 😢😢😢 It’s so sick and cruel how women have been treated. These poor people with their lost sense of identity.
One of my sisters was born in Korea. My parents adopted her in 1957. She was two. To me something stinks about the story of her being found abandoned. Too many holes in the story. We've all encouraged her to research her roots but she's never been interested. She ignores the subject. Now she's almost 70 so it probably won't be possible to find her real mother anymore. Her kids have some interest but are focused on their careers and family. I think it's a shame. I think there's a story that she needs to discover. Even our mother always encouraged her to do a research tour in Korea. She always thought of the birth mother and how she would want to know that her child had a good life.
@@mirandastephens4586 I think you didn't read my post correctly. I said we always ENCOURAGED her to do a research tour in Korea. My dear, there is a huge difference between ENCOURAGING someone and PRESSURING someone. If you're not familiar with the difference, look the two words up. 😉
I don't think you should bring this up to your sister. If she doesn't want to know, she doesn't have to find out. I think it's cruel to keep "encouraging" her.
@@pcbassoon3892 Please read my text again more carefully. I didn't say that I am "continuing" to encourage her. I was speaking of the past and made it clear that now that my sister is almost 70 it doesn't make sense anymore for her to find her biological mother anymore as she is probably no longer alive.
As a South Korean, I will never forgive the SK & the US government for selling our young women & our babies like this. Rhee Syngman being our first president is a huge source of shame to me.
@@baha3alshamari152 yes and no, it’s not Koreans, it’s mostly Filipinas and Eastern European women being used as sex workers for U.S. troops stationed in Korea. S Korea has risen from the ashes.
I hope Simon finds his mother and that he finds peace. This man has been through the darkest times and it is amazing and inspirational to see that he is well today. Some people in his position would have fallen into darkness to never come out from it. I knew of one man who was also half Black and half Korean, and was given to Holt for adoption. He was adopted into a US family that lived in a very white neighborhood and the guy was bullied relentlessly. He turned to drugs and alcohol during his teen years and has been in and out of the system for decades. The man I knew is around Simon’s age.
I empathise and understand. My dear Mother who was 70 years old when she died never knew her Father. This caused her a lot of pain throughout her life. It impacts deeply a child all the way through life.
I need y’all in the comments to stop acting like these men don’t know they have all these abandoned babies. Some of them feel guilty and go searching but a majority of them moved on with their lives without a single thought.
They probably did not know. Some were s. workers and had multiple partners and potential fathers. The women may not have known who the fathers were. Additionally, since they were there for different spans of time, the women may not have even known they were pregnant before the soldiers left.
They would not have cared had they known, most of them. It is not like they wanted a kid when they did what they did. Even now in the US there are lots of deadbeat dads. These men were not in stable relationships even mostly.
Thank you so much for telling the truth. I am a black woman and this is the question. I’ve been asking these men damn well what they were engaging in how comes they didn’t see fit to care for the women or have any concerns about the children? this was happening over years the same thing happened in Vietnam, there’s literally whole communities of these children and you to tell me that they had no idea what was going on We need to stop making excuses for these men specifically Blck men !! I’m pointing it out by race because the same thing happens in our community where the women are abandoned and left to be single mothers
@@truthtelling1195 I am not a black woman and I admire you for facing the truth, speaking up. Unfortunately most black women and men call it Racism when others say something along the same lines. As an Asian, I will just say whether black or white, these men should be called out and the US Govt too for allowing this to happen, even encouraging it. Why just blame the Asian women and governments? But it is also a fact that the black kids end up suffering more, something I am sure these men would not have been unaware of. You are also right about what goes on in your community but again many see it as “;Racism “ when this is brought up. I believe things can only change when denial stops.
@@nesadcruz7840 100% agree with you the lack of accountability is astounding. You can’t call the people out in my community for nothing and don’t get me wrong. I’m fully aware that races and exist but I also believe that we have to admit to wrong and the way we treat each other. The only thing I disagree with you on is the knowledge about what happens to the children unfortunately I do believe they were fully aware of the potential. They simply didn’t care which is the reason why they chose to not use protection with these women and release their seed in them, the issue is they simply didn’t care because they knew they did not have to deal with the consequence if these women are halfway across the world the same thing happened in Ukraine. They discovered an orphanage of a abandoned biracial children who was a product of Ukrainian white women and African black fathers. It is a huge issue with the abandonment of children in our community and the even bigger issue with accountability and responsibility, but that’s a story for another day. Thank you for seeing my viewpoint
God i hope he finds her. On the bright side if he doesnt at least he connected with some of the ladies who are missing their family maybe they will adopt eachother
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
My father and uncle were in the army during that time. For years, I have wondered if they fathered children in Korea, Cambodia, or Vietnam. A DNA database would be great...
The grandma trying her hardest to help and then giving him snacks was such a warm grandma thing to do. She changed his life even though she didn’t have the answers
So sad. Im in a black women in an interracial marriage with a Korean man and his parents still refuse to see me and told him that if we have black children they want nothing to do with them.
Well it sounds like a win to me, no racism near my children is what I would want. You married right, clearly you love each other. So you do you boo ❤️.
I spoke with a veteran and he informed me he may have many many children overseas like up to 50....He didn't have any desire to find out who they were or anything. I was so shocked.
Being a mixed race half black half german adopted at 3 years old who is now 56 years old this hit home and deep. The trauma from separation and abandonment leaves a deep hole that only lingers until you find your birth mother and family. For those that do, there is a feeling of closure and knowing your roots and your place in this world. Reconnecting with your biological family brings up so many emotions and questions. I am still processing my adoption and will write about my story someday. Every time we share our story there is healing. My book will be called "German Chocolate." Aufweidersehn.
My du'a for him. "Bismillah, ya Allah, my Rabb, help him find his mother, unite them on e again ya Rabb, aamiin ya mujibasa'ilin" 🤲🏻 as a mom my self, I couldn't imagine how his mom felt the day she must parted from her beloved son.
May God bless Simon Hokverda and his biological mother. War and politic are really heartless. Simon is truly honest of his story. Others tell lie and secret. It takes great courage to be honest
@@nueat6 And the Japanese economy is falling every time the yen depreciates. Now Japan has been pushed out by Korea in both per capita national income and PPP per capita income. Now, all that Japan has left is its total GDP population. Half of that population is elderly. If Japan's elderly people die in the future, Japan's total GDP will decline again. The same goes for Korea, but Korea still has the task of unification with North Korea. If South and North Korea unify, they can integrate North Korea's 25 million population. If that happens, it will solve the low birth rate and help economic growth.
All this does, is show the systemic racism and misogyny of both the United States and Korea. To this day, Korea still holds so much anti-blackness, even though K-pop was literally born from African-American musical cultures. It’s horrible, but true.
My husband is Korean and we have a biracial son together. This episode gutted me. I can’t imagine having my child taken away from me. I hope these families are reunited.
My brother Simon .. thank you 🙏🏽 for your courage brother … you have no learning disorders , you just needing your roots stabilized mother.. your sensitivity knew something was missing so self destruction was inevitable….. your story is power full & encouraging u have a friend in me spiritually… I empathize with your struggles not knowing your families & having your own family thank you for shining the light on this shadow… that ppl of color or none whites had to face for decades by the false power structures of governments … trafficking ppl , babies, & women …. My hearts goes out to the women , who I assume was forced into those lifestyles because of their needs to take care of themselves .. you will find closure Simon … divine love , divine strength, divine favors , divine victories , divine restoration of health & wealth is upon u Simon 🙏🏽
That lady was just a kind person and understanding, Koreans till this day don’t like anyone darker than them not just biracial people, even Thai, Filipino people
From my experiences, colorism associates people with darker skin as low-class laborers who work outside while lighter skin is a sign of wealth and having a "good" job. As a kid you get called things like monkeyboy or brownboy to discourage you from going out in the sun. I know someone who was teased for being pulled out of the trash because of his darker skin color. I am very grateful to live in a place where a tan isn't frowned upon.
@@oh_k8 colorism is a big thing in Korea, some koreans even admit they dont allow koreans in certain jobs even though they have experience just because they are dark skinned, or if they dont have plastic surgery.
@@nico.salcedo and that stuff is really outdated because most of the koreans now they have bleached pale skin but not one of them have enough money to being considered "wealthy".
Every Korean knows Holt Children's Service. Holt is a huge orphan export company own by an American family in Korea. Founder: Harry Hold and his wife Bertha Holt They charged average of $50,000 per child.
This was actual quite common. My former pastor was placed up for adoption in Seoul Korea because he was black. His dad was a GI and his mom was a young Korean girl. Got adopted by a loving black family in Detroit.
Im sure theres way more like him with similar stories. These people should get together and sue both nations for this horrible horrific torture shame on u guys and your familys and governments.
They did try suing and so far South Korea has only agreed to pay 1 thousand dollars for the women being forcibly medicated... and nothing else. The comfort women still have yet to receive their payment from Japan as well...
"Just because I was raised in a good family doesn't mean I don't deserve and yearn to know my beginning story.😭😢
Everybody wants to know where they are from, the adoptees who dispute this, it is like a cover up for them, because it hurts so much.
I did not and I deserve to have my real identity back. And all adoptees need their medical histories back and real birth certificates and identities back. I lost all of my heritage and I am defended from the mayflower and the Onondaga
But even if the family that buys the kid is good to them and can actually afford to deal with the consequences of the adoption process and is able to actually help the kid with the adoption trauma it doesn't make these people parents it makes them care takers. And the kids history and identity should never be erased
In my religion, lineage is very important. So much so that everyone has the name of a parent even after marriage. We aren't supposed to change our last names to fit with men. We are to keep our last names to show our lineage.
@@songoftheblackunicorn666Wow, so all the people who step in to adopt, love and nurture and spend all their resources to raise a child for 18 or more years, are nothing but caretakers? Wow.
I guess it would be better to let such children grow up in a care system in their home country.
The specific topic of South Korean adoption(and international adoptions) being discussed here is very sad and complex, but to make a blanket statement trivialising all adoptive parents is equally sad.
Even at 50+ this man is still that hurt little boy that was ripped away from his mother. That’s a horrible way to journey through life and I hope he and all the other children that were born into that unfortunate situation find peace and healing.
@@fabriannnaa6788 so do I. Many of us were in this man’s situation. Lucky for me, I was adopted into a wonderful family. But it is only natural that adopted children want to know about their families. Especially those of us who remember them.
Amen
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Fear not! He carries royal blood! One of the lost sheep mentioned in Matthew 15:24
Forced into prostitution then forcing to give away their children 😢. The sad reality of women
Do you not know the power of shame that consums such victims? @@keepitreal335
Remind me of japan
@@keepitreal335 when the society will blame the victim, isolate them, shun them for being a victim, people tend to lie and say they weren't assaulted, trafficked, or had children out of wedlock or with a different race.
Tragic😢
@@keepitreal335Victims were ostracized in Korea. Don't act like you know severely patriarchal society.
Treating women as commodities to be offered up to soldiers and then stripping them of their children YEARS later because they don’t fit into your idealized country is truly evil. International adoption is a trauma to most children when it happens as an infant an is necessary, but when it’s not and these kids know and miss their mothers and families is inhumane.
@@P.90.603 you are right . In this period of time many full blooded Koreans were sent abroad to be adopted too.as it was soon after the war.
@@JessieBanana Korea was fresh out of a war and in shambles. Many poor families gave up their kids for adoption, pure Koreans . Not mixed only. So to blame it all on his race isnt right. His mum was so poor she went into prostitution so even if he had been half white or pure Korean this might have happened.
@@P.90.603 not at this point in time. Korea went through Jap occupation in world war 2. Then the Korean war. We need to understand the context. At that time they were very poor and life was uncertain with North Korean communism threatening them. Now they are advanced and wealthy adoption abroad isnt a thing. In fact now they have a declining birth rate. Ethiopia sent a lot of adoptees abroad too and so did China and Russia at one point in time.
Disgusting society
Who hurt you, Jessie? Where are you getting this false narrative that you made up in your head. You have no clue what transpired between his mother and father, yet you made up this misandrist fairytale.
This is my mother’s story too - adopted from Korea at 4 years old b/c her father was a Black US soldier. She went back to find her family too but then COVID hit S Korea and she came back to the US. Watching this reminded me of my roots and that I have ancestors who I may never know, but who may still love me deeply
Your mother's story is heart-wrenching. Hines Ward's story would've been similar, except she refused to give him up.
I am so sorry 😢
Did your mom use DNA test to find her American father?
@@pearlsrevealed no. as the story goes, her father returned to the US (with his wife) and they adopted her as soon as he became aware that he had a child. So my mom was raised with her father and his wife. Although, back then, everyone was fond of secrets, so her dad and mom would often deny this fact (ie that she was his). Definitely created more trauma/mixed feelings.
@@haarpvalencia thank you 💕 At least we have each other now and we just build family amongst each other.
I am half Black American and South Korean and the way this made me cry and feel for this man. I pray he and the other woman find their loved ones.
Not only black children but all mixed children back then. They didn't accept any mixed culture back then. Sad. More because the soldiers left and did not take their child.
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Stay strong with love
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Absolutely horrific story of man’s inhumanity to man, but worse, bc the US government did this to women and little kids.
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Simon's story is really sad, I cannot imagine the attachment issues he developed from being adopted abroad at the age of 4 years. I hope he can find his mother, or a sense of peace with his life.
Agree.
I left my family at 12 to study and work somewhere too far from home and it created a void in me. So i can imagine the depth of his emptiness from detaching with his family at age 4. no one deserves that pain.
What I hate for these women is that some of them loved these kids deeply and wanted to keep them but the social pressure was enormous.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
@@Marilynspook I was 6 years old. It was devastating because I was old enough to have an deep attachment. But I was also adopted by a wonderful family. However children never forget their family. It’s only natural.
Oh as a half Korean half Black girl, I feel for him. I didn't get adopted. So I grew up knowing both cultures and the love of a Korean Mom, and her side of tge family, and the love of my Daddys family and being a daddy's girl. I can honestly say that all Korean people don't hate mixed children or foreigners but many or most do. I was fortunate that my great granny, granny, and mother loved me dearly and so does my Aunty! And to see the ajumma feed him is so very normal of what a Korean Ajumma does, at 46 even i do something like that but I think i get it from both sides, because i always have cakes or a pie or something in my house! But to see that his heart healed a bit was touching to see. Korea can do that. Being there is amazing hurtful uplifting beautiful, spiritual amazing all at the same time. I hope that he visits a few more times because each time is different.
If that's you in your picture...you are beautiful!!!! ❤
What's really sad is when people become a product of the state rather than loving feeling beings. I'm glad your family could see past that and love each other.
Thanks Lord for bible study class
@@blunt3862 why thank you! And you are as well!
@ack153 yes, I agree especially when it comes to innocent children.
Being half black and Korea and looking for my mom, this brought back so many feelings and emotions. 😢
😢
Have you found her?
Have you found your mother?
"State orchestrated prostitution for US soldiers" might be the most unhinged sentence ive heard
Very common during wartime.
The truth is a hard pill to swallow
My brother was in Vietnam in the 60s, and it wasn't just the fact that the men were going to the prostitutes, but he was freaked out that they were obsessively going over and over and over.
r&r was needed bro
This whole thing was the US army’s fault to begin with. What they allowed and encouraged never should have happened. And now we see the outcome of this. Remove the US bases from foreign lands and this would never even become a thing.
Can you imagine that, your father leaves the country and doesn’t come back, your mum puts you up for adoption, and you’re not a citizen in your own country. We need to count our blessings
It would have been hard for him and hismum for him to grow up in South Korea with no black people around. Maybe the US would have been easier with black people around. Not sure about Netherlands in his time.
It wouldn’t have been easy or allowed for his father to stay so I can’t blame the father.
@@leilaleila4874
Really? 😢😮
Blacks and no father? Usual
@@leilaleila4874 the father just had a one night stand and left. Probably didnt care that he made a baby. This wasnt a kid either parent planned to have. But both should take responsibility
I want to see an update. I wanna know if he found his mother. He deserves to find his mother.
The truth of the matter is that she may well be dead by now, given the circumstances at the time.😢
Heartbreaking. I hope he finds his mother or in the least, some peace of mind.
I don't see many comments blaming the US government
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Or his Dad's bloodline family.
@@fermanrekica4766.. enough stop repeating the same thing over under different people’s comments!
Poor fella he seems like a nice person I hope he finds his mother everyone deserves to know they're heritage and it brings him comfort
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
@@fermanrekica4766 who tf cares... you're just spamming at this point
This guy is so sweet. I hope he finds his peace. He deserves it
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
@@fermanrekica4766no kne asked that but ok
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That Lady who has cancer, my heart aches for her she’s in so much pain. I hope she can forgive herself, she made the best decision at that time in her life 💜 I hope she sees her son soon earth or heaven
May be you can trace your father in the US . Some news can come from the US archives .
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
American always fight in a country and leave a mess behind....they still haven't learnt one thing
MAGA 2024!
@@stevenmcgillivray9283 gross
Their divide and rule policy is so sinful.
@@SSeah-b2m Who's policy?
@@nunyadambusiness3530 Thanks for the compliment.
my father was from this era but his mother moved to america. koreans always seemed shock when i talk about the fact that there are a LOT of mixed koreans from the 50s-60s
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Korea is facing the lack of population. Their mixed people are actually part of them that they had rejected 😢
@@yimveerasak3543 Exactly this. People forget that mixed/biracial Koreans are Korean people too because they're too focused on the non-Korean side that they entirely ignore the Korean side at all.
I was born in Seoul. I’m half Korean half White. I know my mother but I don’t know who my father is. 1:22
@@artSFCAinteresting because certain people will have you believe it’s only black men that were abandoning these women.
Something very similar happened in Vietnam. It’s infuriating what those children went through. They were homeless, starving and abused.
I saw someone post their 23andme results on TikTok and they were a quarter black and three quarters Vietnamese and it was interesting that their mother had no idea her whole life that she was half black and anything but Vietnamese because she was adopted. I just imagine that must be so difficult to find out so late in life. And she immigrated to the US as an adult and come to find out that was where half of her biological family were the whole time.
The United States needs to answer for these crimes
Watching this makes me cry my dad was an American soldier he was in Korea and I know for a fact I'm 47 years old now and I believe that I've got a couple brothers and sisters over there watching this brings teals to my eyes knowing that I probably have brothers and sisters over there
How adorable is that Korean grandma?
Very ❤❤❤❤❤
she's so sweet ❤
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
So much! I’m so happy they randomly bumped into her. She knew a lot of information and was super nice to him
한국인의 정이지
omg When that lady offered the vitamin c drink my heart snapped
Me too. I was tearing!
That is so typical in Korea..! They would even ask you if you had been fed and if the answer is no, they will offer you food.
Simon could take a DNA .His biological parents could've had other children also.
I thought the same thing! AncestryDNA, 23 and me, etc
Imagine if he started looking up his bio father's side. IF that jerk is still alive
?@@lilmamagc That man, like so many others, may not even know he fathered a child. Even if he did - and had wanted to care for his child - the US military/government would have made it impossible for him.
@@lashay1187Not all have access to the DNA testing kits (I'm talking about Asia). I know my nephew took the test only because he was then living in UK (and ordered it online)
Exactly!
What a kind man. Devastates me to see the hurt in his eyes like that. I hope he finds peace.
Almost 😢 when he took out his sweater and talked about his mom. I really wanna give this man a hug. Thanks for sharing and we hope u find peace 💓 u deserve it
Belgium did the same thing in Congo. That’s disgusting
Belgium also did it in neighboring Burundi and Rwanda.
Yes, it is very disgusting 🫤
@@fermanrekica4766 Maybe most of the orphans are full Koreans because *gasp* they are the hyper-majority of the population and mixed Koreans make up a very small minority??
It’s a west thing
British soldiers did this in Kenya.
This is so sad. Wishing strength and courage to these souls!
Amen 🙏🏽 💜💜💜
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Wishing Simon peace and love...
We also need to take Americans who fathered those kids accountable.
My dad had twin daughters born in Korea. I want to find them and be united with them (if they would be willing). It’s been over 50 years but I still have hope 🙏🏾
They always want to know their heritage.
That's wonderful for you! Hope you find your sisters ❤. I have a sister from my father's 1st marriage, we love each dearly.
@@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc that is a blessing 🥰
travel to Korea has never been easier. Tourism at an all-time high. LA, Calif has a Korean Cultural Center that might be able to help you make travel and or contact arrangements.
@@toodie535 thank you for the information, I appreciate it 😊
This makes me teary and my heart hurts for him and his mother.
Korean and American authorities should pay for everything he needs to find his mother
It can't erase his pain, but it can help him in whatever he wants to accomplish.
It’s called reparation, reconciliation, compensation… So many lives destroyed, shattered, bruised and abused. History erasing herstory and family stories over and over. DNA, family tracing, family searches should all be free for all the families whose lives were disrupted for no valid reason but greed and power.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
I love how the two, who each were missing their familial ties, adopted each other at the end 😢
That would be so beautiful ❤
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
I hope the Korean moms have a chance to reunite with their children.
Their children are Biracial not black she’s(his mother) not black
I imagine most of them are dead now. The Korean war was a long time ago.
“Wayne” I don’t know where you’re at, maybe you are in heaven and I’ll see you soon.” Heartbreaking.
I hope this gentleman finds some answers and finds peace.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
I wish the very best for Simon
a 'legal' term/way of human trade/trafficking...
Definitely. People should have way more caution in what comes to international adoption. If adoption is needed i think you should look into domestic adoption.
Yes brilliant comment
remember the African adoption trend in the 2000s (I don't know if it stopped only that it stopped popping up for me in the news). also the exact same trend.
Those two agencies should be SHUT DOWN!
My partner's father is an adoptee from the 50s. His mother is/was from Seoul. He was sold to American parents when he was around 2 years old. His father was a black service men also, according to his adoption records (no names listed)
We got him an Ancestry test and actually found some of his biological relatives (likely a niece- his mother's sister's daughter) Unfortunately, she was unwilling to gather more information for us. She claimed her grandmother didn't have any other children which is obviously not true because DNA doesn't lie. There may be various reasons why she doesn't know or won't accept the truth. But with her doing so, it has prevented my partner's father from connecting with the one piece of biological family that was found.
We reached out to the adoption agency as well and they were of no help.
Simon, thank you for sharing your story with the world. You are an inspiration to so many people who have survived childhood trauma. I wish you the most luck in your search for your mother. Keep going!
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
How sad! My heart aches for these mothers and children. I hope they all find peace.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Shame on the family members who do not stand with her but feel uncomfortable due to inferiorities.
They should be proud they have such a strong woman in their family who endured so much yet still keeps fighting for her son.
They're just not in touch with their souls.
It's very sad for those of us whose lives would benefit from interacting with more spiritually developed older family members. Nevertheless, we all develop at our own individual pace and I guess that's life. Thanks be to God that our soul's complete journey doesn't end with death.
This is just Simon life story.
May you find true peace and love before this journey's end, my brother. That's all that matters.
P. S. I send you some of mine - you can find true peace and love in Jesus Christ. 🙏🏿❤️
More shame on the father who never gave a dam
@@tigerx22 a man who most likely doesn't even know he fathered a child. Even if he knew and wanted to take responsibility. The USA government and the military have stopped him.
@@notsureiLhe was out to have fun with no regard for consequences. But these men, especially if black Should know their kids will be rejected in Asia.
2:03 This. This was such an important and eye opening part.
He had been so angry. So angry at the place that tore him away from his mother and put his mother in that situation in the first place. Thinking that Korea hated him and his existence.
But then he was there. He met people and they gave him kindness and went out of their way to help him.
It really goes to show that an entire country can not be defined by their government. Or the system that is meant to divide them. I’m so happy he realized that you can’t judge a person by the collective they belong to and that everyone holds the capacity for empathy and acceptance.
(I was tearing up the whole time when he was interacting with that lady. He was so happy to be accepted.)
Some of these woman gave up their babies then ended their own lives. So I’m wondering if that’s what happened? I pray that’s not what happened
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
It’s so sad that in the future there will still be stories like these as war and acts against humanity still exist
That is so sad😢
Feel sad for Simon and many children adopted in such circumstances. America has done a lot of damage and hasn't learnt. Still doing a lot of damages
Yes, America was responsible for my home country experiencing genocide for 5 years leading to millions of people getting killed. Along with lives lost, some of our history and culture were lost too. Those are some things you can't get back. I can't imagine how more countries were negatively affected by America's past decisions.
@@koolpebblewhat is your country?
America isn’t always the “bad guy.” Other countries treated these biracial children and continue to with much worse circumstances. Please consider the slant here because there is ALOT of bad bad things that are NOT revealed regarding many other countries.
I agree many children is outcome of barbaric behaviour called and disrespect of the feminine divine and their free will and choices by all Goverments on this Globe .That is why I ask do humanity needs Goverments.
America isn't the only one who damaged them.
Everyone he met was so kind and understanding. Back in those days a child born to an unweb girl was considered shameful. And some families forced them to give up their children. A friend of mine met her birth mom. And the first thing she asked my friend was to forgive her. 😭😭😭 Her family made her give her child up. They were able to get to know each other. I want that for him and everyone
Not just in Korea. Even in the US. This guy was born in the early 60s?
South Koreas leader being an authoritarian fascist appointed by the US should tell y'all everything you need to know about the nature of politics in the US (it's fascist)
Facts
So disgusting.
It's especially felt in the American South.
Sounds like the indonesian Soeharto .. he is chosen out of nowhere right after usa tampered with our country politics. They succesfully getting rid Soekarno our first president..
too close to usa.. and it is not hidden at all and there's always 2 white men who followed him on every picture
Well, it was the easiest way to control a country, no so different to what other empires or CCCP had done through history: put a leader controlled by themselves, establish an authoritarian regime and their own soldiers to control (giving "special" rights)...for example what the Japanese did a few years before
This is unbelievably sad. Those poor kids..
This is so sad, but unfortunately, the world we have always lived in. I am biracial, and I couldn’t imagine being ripped away from my mother and sent to a different country. My heart goes out to you.
That was not always the world- that was the result of imperialist nations and their capitalism
Koreans can be incredibly racist and hateful towards Black people especially, but let me tell you: Koreans can also be some of the kindest and warmest people---towards Black people. I was there for 6 years, and though I sometimes witnessed ignorant racism, I often witnessed some of the most heartwarming gestures of humanity. What an intriguing land.
We're so conditioned to being treated poorly that we'll brag on a nation that can treat us as humans in between treating us like dogs.
They love and copy the music though.
@@leonfrancis3418your comment needs to become a master class on how to treat everyone with the same level of respect. And at the same time a master class on self worth
You just described... *People* .
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
A very sad story I feel sorry for a lot of these adoptees
He was such a cute child!
He is a beautiful man as well
Omg he still has the shirt his mother made 😢 this is heartbreaking. The governments of many countries did this. I just watched a 60 minutes about thousands of babies from Italy and Belgium who were taken from unwed mothers in the 1950’s. They were shipping the babies to the U.S. to be adopted. The CATHOLIC CHURCH shamed these women, and told them they could reunite with the their babies . They lied and sent the infants away with new names and forged paperwork. The mothers would return for their babies and be told the babies had died. 😢😢😢 It’s so sick and cruel how women have been treated. These poor people with their lost sense of identity.
One of my sisters was born in Korea. My parents adopted her in 1957. She was two. To me something stinks about the story of her being found abandoned. Too many holes in the story.
We've all encouraged her to research her roots but she's never been interested. She ignores the subject. Now she's almost 70 so it probably won't be possible to find her real mother anymore. Her kids have some interest but are focused on their careers and family.
I think it's a shame. I think there's a story that she needs to discover. Even our mother always encouraged her to do a research tour in Korea. She always thought of the birth mother and how she would want to know that her child had a good life.
It's actually cruel to pressure your sister to do this if she has no desire. Leave her alone.
@@mirandastephens4586 I think you didn't read my post correctly. I said we always ENCOURAGED her to do a research tour in Korea. My dear, there is a huge difference between ENCOURAGING someone and PRESSURING someone. If you're not familiar with the difference, look the two words up. 😉
I don't think you should bring this up to your sister. If she doesn't want to know, she doesn't have to find out. I think it's cruel to keep "encouraging" her.
@@pcbassoon3892 Please read my text again more carefully. I didn't say that I am "continuing" to encourage her. I was speaking of the past and made it clear that now that my sister is almost 70 it doesn't make sense anymore for her to find her biological mother anymore as she is probably no longer alive.
Hugs.
From a Korean adoptee
As a South Korean, I will never forgive the SK & the US government for selling our young women & our babies like this.
Rhee Syngman being our first president is a huge source of shame to me.
His descendants are just as shameless and brazen. I met his grandchildren, who are Korean-Americans. I went to the same church as them.
@@szszszsz95395 he didn't have any biological children.
He adopted descendants of the Joseon royals
SK has come a long way since then. You can take pride in the fact that you are not like that anymore.
This is still ongoing
@@baha3alshamari152 yes and no, it’s not Koreans, it’s mostly Filipinas and Eastern European women being used as sex workers for U.S. troops stationed in Korea. S Korea has risen from the ashes.
This is so sad. 😢 thank u for sharing this story. And bringing light to the darkness. 🙏🏽
I hope Simon finds his mother and that he finds peace. This man has been through the darkest times and it is amazing and inspirational to see that he is well today. Some people in his position would have fallen into darkness to never come out from it.
I knew of one man who was also half Black and half Korean, and was given to Holt for adoption. He was adopted into a US family that lived in a very white neighborhood and the guy was bullied relentlessly. He turned to drugs and alcohol during his teen years and has been in and out of the system for decades. The man I knew is around Simon’s age.
😢😢😢😢
I empathise and understand. My dear Mother who was 70 years old when she died never knew her Father. This caused her a lot of pain throughout her life. It impacts deeply a child all the way through life.
Dear Simon, wishing you peace. Thank you for sharing your story. You arean inspiration who has survived childhood trauma.❤
I need y’all in the comments to stop acting like these men don’t know they have all these abandoned babies. Some of them feel guilty and go searching but a majority of them moved on with their lives without a single thought.
They probably did not know. Some were s. workers and had multiple partners and potential fathers. The women may not have known who the fathers were. Additionally, since they were there for different spans of time, the women may not have even known they were pregnant before the soldiers left.
They would not have cared had they known, most of them. It is not like they wanted a kid when they did what they did. Even now in the US there are lots of deadbeat dads. These men were not in stable relationships even mostly.
Thank you so much for telling the truth. I am a black woman and this is the question. I’ve been asking these men damn well what they were engaging in how comes they didn’t see fit to care for the women or have any concerns about the children? this was happening over years the same thing happened in Vietnam, there’s literally whole communities of these children and you to tell me that they had no idea what was going on
We need to stop making excuses for these men specifically Blck men !! I’m pointing it out by race because the same thing happens in our community where the women are abandoned and left to be single mothers
@@truthtelling1195 I am not a black woman and I admire you for facing the truth, speaking up. Unfortunately most black women and men call it Racism when others say something along the same lines. As an Asian, I will just say whether black or white, these men should be called out and the US Govt too for allowing this to happen, even encouraging it. Why just blame the Asian women and governments? But it is also a fact that the black kids end up suffering more, something I am sure these men would not have been unaware of. You are also right about what goes on in your community but again many see it as “;Racism “ when this is brought up. I believe things can only change when denial stops.
@@nesadcruz7840 100% agree with you the lack of accountability is astounding. You can’t call the people out in my community for nothing and don’t get me wrong. I’m fully aware that races and exist but I also believe that we have to admit to wrong and the way we treat each other.
The only thing I disagree with you on is the knowledge about what happens to the children unfortunately I do believe they were fully aware of the potential. They simply didn’t care which is the reason why they chose to not use protection with these women and release their seed in them, the issue is they simply didn’t care because they knew they did not have to deal with the consequence if these women are halfway across the world the same thing happened in Ukraine.
They discovered an orphanage of a abandoned biracial children who was a product of Ukrainian white women and African black fathers. It is a huge issue with the abandonment of children in our community and the even bigger issue with accountability and responsibility, but that’s a story for another day.
Thank you for seeing my viewpoint
I FEEL BAD . . . . HOPE THAT RACISM AND IGNORANCE MUST BE STOP. . . LOTS OF HEARTBREAK
God i hope he finds her. On the bright side if he doesnt at least he connected with some of the ladies who are missing their family maybe they will adopt eachother
“It’s horrific to be a product that people can sell and buy”
Another horrible thing our USA govt has done.
man if shes turning 79 she might not be around still... maybe better chance of finding any siblings he may have there
Some may not want to be found on either side. But DNA searches can help.
Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.
Hopefully they start DNA testing asap.
My father and uncle were in the army during that time. For years, I have wondered if they fathered children in Korea, Cambodia, or Vietnam. A DNA database would be great...
@@paratroopergirl4064 You could very well have relatives over there.
@@paratroopergirl4064 yeah my dad was army and i wonder how many half siblings i have in asia lol
I made it 2 mins before starting to cryyy. I’m glad he’s healing.
Wow 😢 Thank you for this video. I wish him well in his journey.
The grandma trying her hardest to help and then giving him snacks was such a warm grandma thing to do. She changed his life even though she didn’t have the answers
War’s create not only death… but stories like these. Where there is war…there is heartbreak.
So sad. Im in a black women in an interracial marriage with a Korean man and his parents still refuse to see me and told him that if we have black children they want nothing to do with them.
I was dating a South Korean man. I broke up with him because he wanted children.
Well it sounds like a win to me, no racism near my children is what I would want. You married right, clearly you love each other. So you do you boo ❤️.
You shouldn’t have married him! Marriage is hard and having is family dislike you will make it harder
I dated a Korean man, and his parents hated me. I broke up with him. So much racism. I am Chinese American
@@Szahra87it's don't if you stay away from them.
I spoke with a veteran and he informed me he may have many many children overseas like up to 50....He didn't have any desire to find out who they were or anything. I was so shocked.
I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing I might have children on the other side of the world.
@@Eye-Elq some people built different
Not a soul left in his body. They could be sick or starving and not one emotion. Evil.
3:32 despicable both from South Korea and US side. Shameful, those poor children and women.
Being a mixed race half black half german adopted at 3 years old who is now 56 years old this hit home and deep. The trauma from separation and abandonment leaves a deep hole that only lingers until you find your birth mother and family. For those that do, there is a feeling of closure and knowing your roots and your place in this world. Reconnecting with your biological family brings up so many emotions and questions. I am still processing my adoption and will write about my story someday. Every time we share our story there is healing. My book will be called "German Chocolate." Aufweidersehn.
My du'a for him. "Bismillah, ya Allah, my Rabb, help him find his mother, unite them on e again ya Rabb, aamiin ya mujibasa'ilin" 🤲🏻 as a mom my self, I couldn't imagine how his mom felt the day she must parted from her beloved son.
May God bless Simon Hokverda and his biological mother. War and politic are really heartless. Simon is truly honest of his story. Others tell lie and secret. It takes great courage to be honest
Terrible. Terribly sad for the South Koreans. The U.S. is so irresponsible, and totally disrespectful of others.
This is so sad. The state arranged prostitutes for the soldiers.
Don't forget comfort women also served Japan.
@@nueat6 so sad.
@@nueat6 And the Japanese economy is falling every time the yen depreciates. Now Japan has been pushed out by Korea in both per capita national income and PPP per capita income. Now, all that Japan has left is its total GDP population. Half of that population is elderly. If Japan's elderly people die in the future, Japan's total GDP will decline again. The same goes for Korea, but Korea still has the task of unification with North Korea. If South and North Korea unify, they can integrate North Korea's 25 million population. If that happens, it will solve the low birth rate and help economic growth.
south koreans don't even wanted biracial children. so both south koreans and US are irreponsible towards biracial children because of racism.
All this does, is show the systemic racism and misogyny of both the United States and Korea. To this day, Korea still holds so much anti-blackness, even though K-pop was literally born from African-American musical cultures. It’s horrible, but true.
Wish we could find a way to ban western culture influence in Korea like china does with it's VPNs etc.
There are half white kids in this situation too but they blended in more easily in Korea. Still it isnt the same as just being Korean.
100% truth!
African American sound + Japanese idol culture = Kpop
My husband is Korean and we have a biracial son together. This episode gutted me. I can’t imagine having my child taken away from me. I hope these families are reunited.
My brother Simon .. thank you 🙏🏽 for your courage brother … you have no learning disorders , you just needing your roots stabilized mother.. your sensitivity knew something was missing so self destruction was inevitable….. your story is power full & encouraging u have a friend in me spiritually… I empathize with your struggles not knowing your families & having your own family thank you for shining the light on this shadow… that ppl of color or none whites had to face for decades by the false power structures of governments … trafficking ppl , babies, & women …. My hearts goes out to the women , who I assume was forced into those lifestyles because of their needs to take care of themselves .. you will find closure Simon … divine love , divine strength, divine favors , divine victories , divine restoration of health & wealth is upon u Simon 🙏🏽
I am not involved. I'm not in this position, but I grew up with lies and secrets. This situation exposed here pains me terribly.
Such a sad story, I hope the mothers and their children can reunite before it is too late.
Sweetest man. Wishing him the best.
When he showed his childhood clothes, how carefully he preserved it, tells it all. I really hope he will find what he is looking for.🙏
This is so sad. I have seen these type stories before but had no idea that both governments participated in this horrible practice. 😢😢😢
Hi Simon👍🏽. Just showing you some✊🏽. We met at the adoptee get together in Korea with my husband and son. Either way, if you read this. Sterkte
That lady was just a kind person and understanding, Koreans till this day don’t like anyone darker than them not just biracial people, even Thai, Filipino people
Basically the whole southwest/southeast. 😅
It's not because the Thai, Filipinos are darker than them. It's because they have different ancestry.
From my experiences, colorism associates people with darker skin as low-class laborers who work outside while lighter skin is a sign of wealth and having a "good" job. As a kid you get called things like monkeyboy or brownboy to discourage you from going out in the sun. I know someone who was teased for being pulled out of the trash because of his darker skin color.
I am very grateful to live in a place where a tan isn't frowned upon.
@@oh_k8 colorism is a big thing in Korea, some koreans even admit they dont allow koreans in certain jobs even though they have experience just because they are dark skinned, or if they dont have plastic surgery.
@@nico.salcedo and that stuff is really outdated because most of the koreans now they have bleached pale skin but not one of them have enough money to being considered "wealthy".
Wow, this is quite eye-openung. Thank you.
I am an Indian. I don't know why this is gut and heart wrenching and it made me cry a lot! We lost humanity to authorities long back 🥺
Every Korean knows Holt Children's Service.
Holt is a huge orphan export company own by an American family in Korea.
Founder: Harry Hold and his wife Bertha Holt
They charged average of $50,000 per child.
This sickening me to no end. I couldn't watch it all the way through the first time, because I was so angry and hurt.
Gosh, this broke my heart 😢
No one is talking about the Xenophobia/ racism that was enforced by the US and carried out by the Korean government.
This was actual quite common. My former pastor was placed up for adoption in Seoul Korea because he was black. His dad was a GI and his mom was a young Korean girl. Got adopted by a loving black family in Detroit.
Omg is there a second part to this??! I need to know if he reunites with his mum!
Im sure theres way more like him with similar stories. These people should get together and sue both nations for this horrible horrific torture shame on u guys and your familys and governments.
They did try suing and so far South Korea has only agreed to pay 1 thousand dollars for the women being forcibly medicated... and nothing else. The comfort women still have yet to receive their payment from Japan as well...
Cryingggg at the vitamin C and cookie
I love this man's forgiving attitude and feel how sad that could be
The lady that's Waynes mother just completely broke my heart.
OMG! I considered using Holt International when doing research for adoption. This is shocking, to say the least.