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South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

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WRITTEN, PRODUCED and DIRECTED BY
Lora Moftah

REPORTED BY
Kim Tong-hyung
Claire Galofaro

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Nina Chaudry

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Fanny Lee

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HyunShin Ahn
JinHyung Kim
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Katie Sadler
Brandon Yadegari
On Yeom
Sam Bradley

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GyeongBok Jang
KiNam Gwak
Elijah Sutton
YoungHwan Shin
Laura Cunningham

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Kim Tong-hyung

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