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200,000+ Adoptees in 15 Countries.
Since the 1950s, over 200,000 Korean children have been sent overseas for adoption. In recent years, adult adoptees have started to return to Korea in increasingly large numbers to search for their Korean birth families, seek connection to Korean identity, and learn about the language and culture.
Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A.’L.) was founded in 1998 by overseas Korean adoptees who returned to Korea. It soon became, and remains today, the only adoptee-led non-profit and NGO in Korea.
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Kara Rickmers
Adoptee | Eng, Kor
sg@goal.or.kr
Community Relations
Jake Bailey
Adoptee | Eng
gcr@goal.or.kr
Dual Citizenship & F4 Visa
Imshil Yoo
Korean | Kor, Eng
kic@goal.or.kr
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