Resources

Last updated: September 27, 2025 at 01:29 AM UTC

Table of Contents

• Korean American Adoptee Organizations

• International Korean Adoptee Organizations

• Other Facebook Groups

• Live Discussion & Support Groups

• General Korean Adoptee Organizations

• Korean Adoptee Conferences

• Language Learning

• Birthland Tours

• Korean American Organizations

• Korean Culture Camps

• Korean Government Websites

• DNA Testing Companies

• Resource Hubs

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Korean American Adoptee Organizations

Arizona

• Korean Adult Adoptees of Arizona

Arkansas

• Arkansas Adult Korean Adoptees

California

• AKA-LA Facebook Group

• AKA-SF Facebook Group

• AKASD Facebook Group

• Association of Korean Adoptees – Los Angeles(AKA-LA)

• Association of Korean Adoptees – San Diego(AKASD)

• Association of Korean Adoptees – San Francisco (AKA-SF)

• Sacramento Korean Adoptees (SAK)

• South Bay KADs

Colorado

• Intercountry Adoptees of Colorado

Connecticut

• Connecticut Korean Adoptees

District of Columbia

• Adoption Links D.C.

Florida

• Florida Korean Adoptees

• Jax KADs

• Korean Adoptees Together, Inc

Georgia

• Atlanta KADS

• Korean Adoptee Association of Georgia(KAAG)

Hawaii

• Korean Adoptees of Hawaii (KAHI)

Illinois

• KAtCH Facebook Group

• Korean Adoptees of Chicago (KAtCH)

Indiana

• Asian Adoptees of Indiana

• Indy Asian Adoptee Connection

Iowa

• Iowa Korean Adoptees

Kentucky

• KAD Louisville

Maryland

• Ellicott City KADs

• Korean Adoptees of MD

Massachusetts

• Boston Korean Adoptees

• Boston Korean Adoptees (Facebook Group)

• Western MA Korean Adoptees

Michigan

• Michigan Korean Adoptees (MIKA)

Minnesota

• Adopted Korean (AK) Connection

• AK Connection Facebook Group

• KAD Group for Women in MN

• Minnesota Arrowhead Region Transracial Adoptees

• Minnesota Korean Adoptees

Missouri

• Kansas City KADs

• Korean Adoptees of St. Louis (KASTL)

New Jersey

• Korean Adoptees of New Jersey

• Korean Adoptees: Northern New Jersey Chapter

• 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

• Ohio KADs

Oregon

• Adult Korean Adoptees of Portland(AKAP)

• Korean Adoptees in Eugene / Springfield, Oregon

Pennsylvania

• Korean Adoptee Association of Philadelphia

• Korean Adult Adoptees of Central Pennsylvania (KAACP)

South Carolina

• Korean Adoptees Association of South Carolina

Tennessee

• KAET: Korean Adoptees of East Tennessee

Texas

• Austin Korean Adoptee Network

• DFW KADs

• Houston KADS

• San Antonio Korean Adoptees

Utah

• Utah Korean Adoptees

Vermont

• Vermont Korean Adoptees

Virginia

• Korean Adoptees of Virginia

Washington

• Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW)

• Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW) Facebook Group

• Seattle Area Korean Adoptees

Wisconsin

• Adult Adoptee Network - Milwaukee Area

• Madison Area Korean Adoptees

Regional

• Karolina KADs (NC, SC)

• Northern New England Korean Adoptees (MA, ME, NH, VT)

• Korean Adoptees DMV Social (DC, MD, VA)

International Korean Adoptee Organizations

Canada

• Asian Adult Adoptees of British Columbia (AAABC) – Canada

• Canada: Asian Adoptees of Canada

Australia

• Korean Adoptees in Australia Network (KAIAN)

• Korean Adoptees in Australia (Facebook Group)

• Korean Adoptees from Newcastle, Australia (Facebook Group)

Belgium

• Korean Adoptees in Belgium (KAB)

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)

• AKF Gotenburg

Switzerland

• Dongari

United Kingdom

• BritKads UK Members Group

Regional

• Scandinavian Korean Adoptees

Other Facebook Groups

• Adoptees Living in Korea

• Adult Adoptees of Holt

• Banet

• Children of Korean Adoptees

• Descendants of Korean Adoptees (DoKAD)

• DNA tested Korean Adoptees and Korean War Veterans and their children

• ESWS (Eastern Social Welfare Society)

• Hapa (Half) Korean Adoptees

• Holt Korean Adoption Babies

• I was adopted through Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS)

• K-Number Via Holt

• Korea Social Service (KSS) Adoptees Searching For Birth Family - 한국사회봉사회

• Korea Social Service (KSS) Adoptees Verified

• Korean Adoptee (KAD) Korean Language Learners

• Korean Adoptee Cooking Group

• Korean Adoptee Jews

• Korean Adoptees

• Korean Adoptees and Families Emerging Together

• Korean Adoptees from Daegu and Daegu Area

• Korean Adoptees searching for their birth families

• Korean Adoptees Traveling in Korea

• Korean Adoptees x BTS Army

• Korean Adoptess of Korea Welfare Services (formerly Social Welfare Society)

• Korean American Adoptees

• Korean Food Dining-Out & Home-Cooking by and for Korean Adoptees

• KSS Cribmates

Live Discussion & Support Groups

• We Are Omija

• Wednesday Zoom Meet-Up (Hosts: Nathan Choi and Kirsten Mathis) - Search the KAA Group for latest post by Kirsten 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

General Korean Adoptee Organizations

• 325 KAMRA

• AdopteeHub

• Adoptees for Justice

• Banet Newsletter

• Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A.’L.)

• I Am Adoptee

• Korean Adoptee Family Foundation (KORAFF)

• Korean Adoptee Ministry Center

• Korean Adoptees Together

• Koroot

• paperslip

Korean Adoptee Conferences

• Bay to L.A.

• International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) (2026: Seoul, South Korea)

• KAAN (2026: Denver, CO)

• Korean Adoptees Together, Inc (2026: TBD, Florida)

Language Learning

In Person

• IYF Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL)

• Jacksonville Korea Education Center (Jacksonville, FL)

• Korea Center of Greenville (Greenville, SC)

• Nest Korea (Korea)

• Orlando Korean Culture Center (Orlando, FL)

• San Antonio King Sejong Institute (San Antonio, TX)

• Tampa Language Center (Tampa, FL) – Online also available

• University of Florida (Course audit available)

Online

• A-Keep (Montgomery, AL)

• Aigoo Korean School

• Coursera

• King Sejong Institute Foundation (Korea-based)

• King Sejong Institute Washington, D.C.

• Korean Class for Korean Adoptees (Facebook Group)

• Korea Center, Inc

• Korean Cultural Center New York City

• Korean with Ina

• Me & Korea

• 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)

Apps

• Aigoo Korean School

• Drops

• Duolingo

• HelloTalk

• LingoDeer

• Papago (Translation)

• Pimsleur

• Rocket Korean

• Talk to Me in Korean (TTMIK)

• Teuida

Birthland Tours

• Adoptee Bridge

• Adoptee Hub

• Asia Families

• Chicago Arirang Lions Club

• Children’s Home Society of Minnesota Tour Korea

• G.O.A.’L. Sotdae

• Holt Heritage Tours

• International Korean Adoption Service (InKAS) Korea Tour

• Me and Korea

• NEST Korea

• Overseas Korean Agency (OKA) Gathering

• Sejong USA

• Seoul Sisters Tour and Travel

• The Ties Program

Korean American Organizations

Atlanta, GA

• Atlanta Korean Cultural Center

• Korean Education Center in Atlanta

Greenville, NC

• Korea Center of Greenville

Jacksonville, FL

• The Korean Association of North Florida

Montgomery, AL

• Alabama-Korea Education and Economic Partnership (A-KEEP)

New York, NY

• Korean American Story

• The Korea Society

Orlando, FL

• Orlando Korean Culture Center

Tampa, FL

• Korean Association of West Florida

Washington, DC

• Council of Korean Americans

Korean Culture Camps

Bemidji, MN

• Concordia Language Villages: Korean

Chanhassen, MN

• Kamp Kimchee

East Stroudsburg, PA

• Camp Naru

Fraser, CO

• Heritage Camps: Korean

Osceola, WI

• Camp Choson

Pella, IA

• K.A.M.P. (Korean Adoption Means Pride)

Raleigh, NC

• Camp Moo Gung Hwa

Reisterstown, MD

• Camp Rice (Asia Families)

Roscommon, MI

• Sae Jong Camp

Schnectady, NY

• Camp Mujigae

Tulsa, OK

• Destination Korea Camp

Korean Government Websites

Quick Link

• Reinstatement of Korean Nationality for Korean Adoptees 2024-01-02

• Adoption DNA Test and Birth Family Search Notice 2020-10-21;

• F4 Visa 2022-03-26

Embassy

• Embassy (Washington, D.C., MD, VA, WV)

Consulate

• 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 Agency

• Anchorage (AK)

• Philadelphia (PA, DE)

National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)

• National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC)

• Application for Adoption Verification Certificate (for F4 Visa / Restoration of Korean Citizenship) (21 July 2025)

• Adoption Information Disclosure Request Manual (16 Sept 2025)

• Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations (15 Sept 2025)

• Notices of News and Programs

• DNA Request Guide

• Translation and Reunion Service Support via Nest Korea

Overseas Korean Agency (OKA)

• Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA)

• Latest Overseas Korean Adoptee Gathering Program (Nov 2025)

• Scholarships

DNA Testing Companies

• 23andMe

• 325Kamra (Korean adoptee-led nonprofit)

• Ancestry

• Family Tree DNA (FTDNA)

• 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)

• MyHeritage

Resource Hubs

• KAD Resource Hub

• Korean Focus of Metro D.C.

• AK Connection (Minnesota)

• Personal Facebook Post

• KAD Community

• List of Korean Orphanages

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