Publishing Message - Hwawoo
Hwawoo Public Foundation (Yoon & Yang Pro Bono Foundation) has continuously sought ways to provide support for overseas adoptees who revisit the country during the course of understanding their difficulties and providing them with legal consultations. In this line, it has signed legal support agreements with the Korea Adoption Services (KAS) in May of 2017 and with 'Change Coalition,' an activist organization for the rights of overseas adoptees. The publishing of this Overseas Adoptees Guidebook is the outcome of close cooperation among the organizations and institutions.
There are still many overseas adoptees who go through difficulties in areas of nationality, identity confusion and settling in Korea. It is very fortunate that our society is not yet making a warm and stable fence for the adoptees. Only when we, including the adoptees, all feel as part of their inter-connected community, can we truly feel the affection of our home country.
While this guidebook cannot provide everything that overseas adoptees need, we sincerely hope that it can contribute to helping them find comfort during their stay in Korea. Hwawoo Public foundation and Yoon & Yang LLC will continue to supplement the details while proactively providing legal support and protecting the rights and interests of the overseas adoptees.
Our special thanks goes to everyone at CHANGE Coalition and Korea Adoption Services, lawyers Seol Ji-hye, Lim Hee-seong, Park Ji-ho, Park Eun-jung, Chae Hae-mi, Choi Kwang-seok, Kang Seung-wook, Jo Hyung-myung at Yoon & Yang LLC, international attorney Kim Jeong-hyun, lawyers Ham Bo-hyun and Hong Yoo-jin of Hwawoo Public Foundation who took part in the publication of the guidebook despite their busy schedules.
