Resources
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Arizona
Korean Adult Adoptees of Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas Adult Korean Adoptees
California
Sacramento Korean Adoptees (SAK)
Association of Korean Adoptees – San Francisco (AKA-SF)
AKA-SF Facebook Group
Association of Korean Adoptees – Los Angeles (AKA-LA)
AKA-LA Facebook Group
Association of Korean Adoptees – San Diego (AKASD)
Colorado
Intercountry Adoptees of Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut Korean Adoptees
District of Columbia
Florida
Korean Adoptees Together, Inc. – Jacksonville
Georgia
Korean Adoptee Association of Georgia (KAAG)
Hawaii
Korean Adoptees of Hawaii (KAHI)
Illinois
Korean Adoptees of Chicago (KAtCH)
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Boston Korean Adoptees
Boston Korean Adoptees Facebook Group
Michigan
Michigan Korean Adoptees (MIKA)
Minnesota
Adopted Korean (AK) Connection
KAD Group for Women in Minnesota
Minnesota Arrowhead Region Transracial Adoptees
Missouri
Korean Adoptees of St. Louis (KASTL)
New Jersey
Korean Adoptees: Northern New Jersey Chapter
New Mexico
New Mexico (KADs) Korean Adoptees
New York
Also-Known-As (AKA)
Capital Region Korean Adoptees
Korean Adoptees of Long Island
Korean Adoptees of Western New York (KAWNY)
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Adult Korean Adoptees of Portland (AKAP)
Korean Adoptees in Eugene / Springfield, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Korean Adult Adoptees of Central Pennsylvania (KAACP)
Korean Adoptee Association of Philadelphia
South Carolina
Korean Adoptees Association of South Carolina
Tennessee
KAET: Korean Adoptees of East Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW)
Wisconsin
Multi-State
Korean Adoptees DMV Social (D.C., Maryland, Virginia)
Northern New England Korean Adoptees (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts)
Australia
Korean Adoptees in Australia Network (KAIAN)
Korean Adoptees from Newcastle, Australia (Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Hunter Regions)
Belgium
Korean Adoptees in Belgium (KAB)
Canada
Asian Adult Adoptees of British Columbia (AAABC)
Canada: Asian Adoptees of Canada
Korean Canadian Adoptee Association
Denmark
Korea Klubben
France
Racines Coréennes
Germany
Koreanische Adoptierte Deutschland e.V. (KAD e.V.)
Luxembourg
Mugunghwa
Italy
Associazone Culturale Koreani Italiani Adottivi (KOR.I.A)
Netherlands
Arierang
Sweden
Adopterade Koreaners Förening (AKF)
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Note: Many of these Facebook groups are private; please follow the guidelines to join and answer all required questions.
Wednesday Zoom Meet-Up (Hosts: Nathan Choi and Kirsten Mathis) – Search the KAA Group for latest post by Nathan for meeting time and link
Sunday Zoom Meet-Up (Host: Claire Magenheimer) – – Search the KAA Group for latest post by Claire for meeting time and link
In Person (U.S., Location in Parentheses)
A-Keep (Montgomery, AL) – Online also available
IYF Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL)
Jacksonville Korea Education Center (Jacksonville, FL)
Korea Center of Greenville (Greenville, SC)
Orlando Korean Culture Center (Orlando, FL)
San Antonio King Sejong Institute (San Antonio, TX)
Online Schools / Programs
King Sejong Institute Foundation (Korea-based)
King Sejong Institute Washington, D.C.
Korean Class for Korean Adoptees (Facebook Group)
Korean Cultural Center New York City
National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)
Sogang University Korean Language Education Center
University of Central Florida (Course audit for age 60+ is free)
With Us International (Native Korean Tutors with programs geared towards adoptees)
Note: Some camps are adoptee-specific; others offer a more general Korean heritage experience.
Camp Choson (Osceola, WI)
Camp Moo Gung Hwa (Raleigh, NC)
Camp Mujigae (Schnectady, NY)
Camp Naru (East Stroudsburg, PA)
Camp Rice (Reisterstown, MD)
Destination Korea Camp (Tulsa, OK) (Facebook Page)
Heritage Camps: Korean (Fraser, CO)
K.A.M.P. (Korean Adoption Means Pride) (Pella, IA)
Kamp Kimchee (Chanhassen, MN)
Sae Jong Camp (Roscommon, MI)
For Language:
Embassy and Consulates in the U.S. (Note: Check the “Notices” pages on all consulate websites as they do not uniformly post the same announcements for programs.)
Quick Links (From the ATL Consul General page, but applicable for all U.S.-based adoptees):
- Embassy (Washington, D.C., MD, VA, WV)
- Consulate Generals
- Atlanta (AL, GA, FL, NC, SC, TN; PR; USVI)
- Boston (NH, RI, ME, MA, VT)
- Chicago (IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)
- Dallas (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wise counties)
- Honolulu (HI, American Samoa, Guam, N Mariana Islands)
- Houston (AR, LA, OK, MS, TX)
- Los Angeles (AZ, CA, NV, NM)
- New York (CT, DE, NJ, NY, PA)
- San Francisco (Northern CA, CO, UT, WY)
- Seattle (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
- Consulate Agencies
National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)
- Brochure: Tracing Your Origin – Birth Family Search for Adoptees
- Notices of News and Programs
- List of facilites where records have already been scanned (as of 2024)
- Media Search Application (may require logging in)
- Request certificate for DNA Testing (may require logging in)
Korean Consulates in the U.S. (Click for info at the Atlanta Consulate website)
Korean National Police Agency’s Center for Missing Persons (DNA Testing may be conducted at certain major Korean police stations or through a “diplomatic mission abroad,” also known as your country’s embassy or regional consul general’s office.
To suggest a site or correction, please email us at koreanadopteestogether@gmail.com