'I Was Forced Into Adoption Because I'm Black'

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@TheOrionOracle 3 ай бұрын

"Just because I was raised in a good family doesn't mean I don't deserve and yearn to know my beginning story.😭😢

@deidradahl2802 3 ай бұрын

Everybody wants to know where they are from, the adoptees who dispute this, it is like a cover up for them, because it hurts so much.

@songoftheblackunicorn666 3 ай бұрын

I did not and I deserve to have my real identity back. And all adoptees need their medical histories back and real birth certificates and identities back. I lost all of my heritage and I am defended from the mayflower and the Onondaga

@songoftheblackunicorn666 3 ай бұрын

But even if the family that buys the kid is good to them and can actually afford to deal with the consequences of the adoption process and is able to actually help the kid with the adoption trauma it doesn't make these people parents it makes them care takers. And the kids history and identity should never be erased

@hanaayr 3 ай бұрын

In my religion, lineage is very important. So much so that everyone has the name of a parent even after marriage. We aren't supposed to change our last names to fit with men. We are to keep our last names to show our lineage.

@aoc092 3 ай бұрын

@@songoftheblackunicorn666Wow, so all the people who step in to adopt, love and nurture and spend all their resources to raise a child for 18 or more years, are nothing but caretakers? Wow. I guess it would be better to let such children grow up in a care system in their home country. The specific topic of South Korean adoption(and international adoptions) being discussed here is very sad and complex, but to make a blanket statement trivialising all adoptive parents is equally sad.

@fabriannnaa6788 2 ай бұрын

Even at 50+ this man is still that hurt little boy that was ripped away from his mother. That’s a horrible way to journey through life and I hope he and all the other children that were born into that unfortunate situation find peace and healing.

@tonisumblin2719 2 ай бұрын

@@fabriannnaa6788 so do I. Many of us were in this man’s situation. Lucky for me, I was adopted into a wonderful family. But it is only natural that adopted children want to know about their families. Especially those of us who remember them.

@AkissiTano 2 ай бұрын

Amen

@diginandpitchin Ай бұрын

🙏🏾

@bruvone54 27 күн бұрын

Fear not! He carries royal blood! One of the lost sheep mentioned in Matthew 15:24

@ThatGirl551 16 күн бұрын

OMG. Some things in life we really take for granted. I always had my parents in my life & never even considered there was any other option. This is terrible. I hope he finds his mum.

@JessieBanana 3 ай бұрын

Treating women as commodities to be offered up to soldiers and then stripping them of their children YEARS later because they don’t fit into your idealized country is truly evil. International adoption is a trauma to most children when it happens as an infant an is necessary, but when it’s not and these kids know and miss their mothers and families is inhumane.

@lindc1070 2 ай бұрын

@@P.90.603 you are right . In this period of time many full blooded Koreans were sent abroad to be adopted too.as it was soon after the war.

@lindc1070 2 ай бұрын

@@JessieBanana Korea was fresh out of a war and in shambles. Many poor families gave up their kids for adoption, pure Koreans . Not mixed only. So to blame it all on his race isnt right. His mum was so poor she went into prostitution so even if he had been half white or pure Korean this might have happened.

@lindc1070 2 ай бұрын

@@P.90.603 not at this point in time. Korea went through Jap occupation in world war 2. Then the Korean war. We need to understand the context. At that time they were very poor and life was uncertain with North Korean communism threatening them. Now they are advanced and wealthy adoption abroad isnt a thing. In fact now they have a declining birth rate. Ethiopia sent a lot of adoptees abroad too and so did China and Russia at one point in time.

@justbdsd4569 2 ай бұрын

Disgusting society

@finalcountdown7658 2 ай бұрын

Who hurt you, Jessie? Where are you getting this false narrative that you made up in your head. You have no clue what transpired between his mother and father, yet you made up this misandrist fairytale.

@marino5652 2 ай бұрын

We also need to take Americans who fathered those kids accountable.

@jazihughey8161 9 күн бұрын

It would be a pain to try to find them. I’m sure these women weren’t exclusive to a single man, and many probably never knew who got them pregnant. The men probably didn’t know they got someone pregnant either. Added to that if the woman are in their late 70’s the fathers are probably mostly dead. Dna testing might help them find extended family; but don’t blame the men too much.

@ktl1959 9 күн бұрын

Maybe they should have all the children and mothers who are searching.....do a DNA test and match them up that way.....Ancestry DNA or a reputable company.

@xisnothappy 8 күн бұрын

@@ktl1959this would definitely work to find the American parents. So many Americans have submitted DNA to ancestry that they could at least find a cousin. Then using a cousin chart they could figure out the identity of the American parent. I just don’t think that Koreans do DNA tests like that as much as much, so it probably wouldn’t work for finding them :/

@julina7959 8 күн бұрын

Why ask the Americans for accountability! Do you think that these young soldiers were deliberately arranging to get these girls pregnant at the time? There were also some who were in love among these couples. There were also one-night stands after a dance or somewhere in the countryside. Some, in my opinion, would have liked to take their girlfriends to the USA, but it was not easy at that time. And others were not even informed that they had left a pregnancy behind or a birth.

@kriptoniteXD 4 күн бұрын

No condoms back in the Korean War?

@HireAhkesha Ай бұрын

This is my mother’s story too - adopted from Korea at 4 years old b/c her father was a Black US soldier. She went back to find her family too but then COVID hit S Korea and she came back to the US. Watching this reminded me of my roots and that I have ancestors who I may never know, but who may still love me deeply

@BruteStrength99 29 күн бұрын

Your mother's story is heart-wrenching. Hines Ward's story would've been similar, except she refused to give him up.

@haarpvalencia 29 күн бұрын

I am so sorry 😢

@pearlsrevealed 27 күн бұрын

Did your mom use DNA test to find her American father?

@HireAhkesha 27 күн бұрын

@@pearlsrevealed no. as the story goes, her father returned to the US (with his wife) and they adopted her as soon as he became aware that he had a child. So my mom was raised with her father and his wife. Although, back then, everyone was fond of secrets, so her dad and mom would often deny this fact (ie that she was his). Definitely created more trauma/mixed feelings.

@HireAhkesha 27 күн бұрын

@@haarpvalencia thank you 💕 At least we have each other now and we just build family amongst each other.

@ACollectorNotAHoarder 3 ай бұрын

The way so many service members were able to impregnate local, impoverished women and then escape responsibility for their children is absolutely infuriating.

@KAMA-_-KAZI 3 ай бұрын

Something a dark person would do

@JessieBanana 3 ай бұрын

Most soldiers do this to women all over the world unfortunately. People talk a lot about men dying in war, but very few talk about the sex crimes committed against women and girls in war.

@dearSelf1112 3 ай бұрын

@@KAMA-_-KAZIuum..many clears ones also

@hez859 3 ай бұрын

@KAMA-_-KAZI lol you're such an edge lord

@Chinothebad 3 ай бұрын

@@KAMA-_-KAZI that's something people of any skin color can do, not just a soldier woth dark skin.

@ainnisahluqman7768 3 ай бұрын

Forced into prostitution then forcing to give away their children 😢. The sad reality of women

@gwendolin1762 3 ай бұрын

Do you not know the power of shame that consums such victims? @@keepitreal335

@Watch-0w1 3 ай бұрын

Remind me of japan

@WaryJester 3 ай бұрын

@@keepitreal335 when the society will blame the victim, isolate them, shun them for being a victim, people tend to lie and say they weren't assaulted, trafficked, or had children out of wedlock or with a different race.

@Pop-pv4xt 3 ай бұрын

Tragic😢

@Pop-pv4xt 3 ай бұрын

@@keepitreal335Victims were ostracized in Korea. Don't act like you know severely patriarchal society.

@ihatesnakeu.7238 3 ай бұрын

"State orchestrated prostitution for US soldiers" might be the most unhinged sentence ive heard

@dumfriesspearhead7398 3 ай бұрын

Very common during wartime.

@shanice1549 2 ай бұрын

The truth is a hard pill to swallow

@wren8362 2 ай бұрын

My brother was in Vietnam in the 60s, and it wasn't just the fact that the men were going to the prostitutes, but he was freaked out that they were obsessively going over and over and over.

@tonywingfield9701 2 ай бұрын

r&r was needed bro

@rsuriyop Ай бұрын

This whole thing was the US army’s fault to begin with. What they allowed and encouraged never should have happened. And now we see the outcome of this. Remove the US bases from foreign lands and this would never even become a thing.

@Cocorean 2 ай бұрын

Being half black and Korea and looking for my mom, this brought back so many feelings and emotions. 😢

@sandoz667 2 ай бұрын

😢

@YouTubeUzername Ай бұрын

Have you found her?

@Switirosu Ай бұрын

Have you found your mother?

@AnAdorableWombat1 7 күн бұрын

Have you found her? Please reach out as I can help you at no cost. I am a genealogist!

@f430ferrari5 6 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear but what about your dad.

@retroreceptionist7571 2 ай бұрын

The grandma trying her hardest to help and then giving him snacks was such a warm grandma thing to do. She changed his life even though she didn’t have the answers

@juant4972 3 ай бұрын

I am half Black American and South Korean and the way this made me cry and feel for this man. I pray he and the other woman find their loved ones.

@uncolon5965 2 ай бұрын

Not only black children but all mixed children back then. They didn't accept any mixed culture back then. Sad. More because the soldiers left and did not take their child.

@mjp.7765 2 ай бұрын

❤️

@XxxclusiveReviews 2 ай бұрын

Stay strong with love

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

Most of the 200,000 Korean orphans were pure Korean so majority or over 80% of victims were pure Koreans, but the first wave of 6,293 Korean orphans were mostly mixed race with only 41% being pure Koreans. 46% Korean-White mix and 13% being Korean and African-american mix.

@janetpattison8474 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely horrific story of man’s inhumanity to man, but worse, bc the US government did this to women and little kids. ❤️‍🩹🧍🏽‍♀️💗💗👭❤️‍🩹😩👿👎💔👭😖👹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹🧍‍♂️🧍🏽🧍🏽‍♀️❤️‍🩹👎😭😶‍🌫️👎👹🤯❤️‍🩹👭👭❤️‍🩹☹️❤️‍🩹👎🥺👬🏾👎❤️‍🩹😡👺👎❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹👫❤️‍🩹💔

@Scarlettxp1989 3 ай бұрын

I want to see an update. I wanna know if he found his mother. He deserves to find his mother.

@kayceefranco7086 Ай бұрын

The truth of the matter is that she may well be dead by now, given the circumstances at the time.😢

@zd1306 3 ай бұрын

Can you imagine that, your father leaves the country and doesn’t come back, your mum puts you up for adoption, and you’re not a citizen in your own country. We need to count our blessings

@lindc1070 3 ай бұрын

It would have been hard for him and hismum for him to grow up in South Korea with no black people around. Maybe the US would have been easier with black people around. Not sure about Netherlands in his time.

@leilaleila4874 3 ай бұрын

It wouldn’t have been easy or allowed for his father to stay so I can’t blame the father.

@career5690 3 ай бұрын

@@leilaleila4874 Really? 😢😮

@HT-jy7dv 3 ай бұрын

Blacks and no father? Usual

@lindc1070 3 ай бұрын

@@leilaleila4874 the father just had a one night stand and left. Probably didnt care that he made a baby. This wasnt a kid either parent planned to have. But both should take responsibility

@ally9882 2 ай бұрын

“Wayne” I don’t know where you’re at, maybe you are in heaven and I’ll see you soon.” Heartbreaking.

@jae_vee 2 ай бұрын

2:03 This. This was such an important and eye opening part. He had been so angry. So angry at the place that tore him away from his mother and put his mother in that situation in the first place. Thinking that Korea hated him and his existence. But then he was there. He met people and they gave him kindness and went out of their way to help him. It really goes to show that an entire country can not be defined by their government. Or the system that is meant to divide them. I’m so happy he realized that you can’t judge a person by the collective they belong to and that everyone holds the capacity for empathy and acceptance. (I was tearing up the whole time when he was interacting with that lady. He was so happy to be accepted.)

@Marilynspook 3 ай бұрын

Simon's story is really sad, I cannot imagine the attachment issues he developed from being adopted abroad at the age of 4 years. I hope he can find his mother, or a sense of peace with his life.

@heyjude5027 3 ай бұрын

Agree. I left my family at 12 to study and work somewhere too far from home and it created a void in me. So i can imagine the depth of his emptiness from detaching with his family at age 4. no one deserves that pain.

@NetflixForeign 3 ай бұрын

What I hate for these women is that some of them loved these kids deeply and wanted to keep them but the social pressure was enormous.

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@tonisumblin2719 26 күн бұрын

@@Marilynspook I was 6 years old. It was devastating because I was old enough to have an deep attachment. But I was also adopted by a wonderful family. However children never forget their family. It’s only natural.

@omggiiirl2077 3 ай бұрын

Oh as a half Korean half Black girl, I feel for him. I didn't get adopted. So I grew up knowing both cultures and the love of a Korean Mom, and her side of tge family, and the love of my Daddys family and being a daddy's girl. I can honestly say that all Korean people don't hate mixed children or foreigners but many or most do. I was fortunate that my great granny, granny, and mother loved me dearly and so does my Aunty! And to see the ajumma feed him is so very normal of what a Korean Ajumma does, at 46 even i do something like that but I think i get it from both sides, because i always have cakes or a pie or something in my house! But to see that his heart healed a bit was touching to see. Korea can do that. Being there is amazing hurtful uplifting beautiful, spiritual amazing all at the same time. I hope that he visits a few more times because each time is different.

@blunt3862 3 ай бұрын

If that's you in your picture...you are beautiful!!!! ❤

@ack153 3 ай бұрын

What's really sad is when people become a product of the state rather than loving feeling beings. I'm glad your family could see past that and love each other.

@Shaolin91z 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Lord for bible study class

@omggiiirl2077 3 ай бұрын

@@blunt3862 why thank you! And you are as well!

@omggiiirl2077 3 ай бұрын

@ack153 yes, I agree especially when it comes to innocent children.

@Industryworth 3 ай бұрын

Something very similar happened in Vietnam. It’s infuriating what those children went through. They were homeless, starving and abused.

@evakeeslar1766 2 ай бұрын

I saw someone post their 23andme results on TikTok and they were a quarter black and three quarters Vietnamese and it was interesting that their mother had no idea her whole life that she was half black and anything but Vietnamese because she was adopted. I just imagine that must be so difficult to find out so late in life. And she immigrated to the US as an adult and come to find out that was where half of her biological family were the whole time.

@haarpvalencia 29 күн бұрын

The United States needs to answer for these crimes

@dhqbrandi 2 ай бұрын

I spoke with a veteran and he informed me he may have many many children overseas like up to 50....He didn't have any desire to find out who they were or anything. I was so shocked.

@dhqbrandi 2 ай бұрын

@ZapPap-Elq some people built different

@jxy7096 2 ай бұрын

Not a soul left in his body. They could be sick or starving and not one emotion. Evil.

@yinbambi 13 күн бұрын

I believe that

@michellevillamar9413 3 күн бұрын

If he is saying this, it’s prob best his children never knew him. Some people are not good people and could case more harm then good

@adeOLUWA 2 күн бұрын

Makes one wonder if some perverts join the force for the sole reason of forcing horrible stuff on vulnerable people and getting away with it.

@cinemaducer 2 ай бұрын

When he showed his childhood clothes, how carefully he preserved it, tells it all. I really hope he will find what he is looking for.🙏

@lin90210 3 ай бұрын

American always fight in a country and leave a mess behind....they still haven't learnt one thing

@stevenmcgillivray9283 3 ай бұрын

MAGA 2024!

@nunyadambusiness3530 3 ай бұрын

@@stevenmcgillivray9283 gross

@SSeah-b2m 3 ай бұрын

Their divide and rule policy is so sinful.

@stevenmcgillivray9283 3 ай бұрын

@@SSeah-b2m Who's policy?

@stevenmcgillivray9283 3 ай бұрын

@@nunyadambusiness3530 Thanks for the compliment.

@designingdakini 3 ай бұрын

Heartbreaking. I hope he finds his mother or in the least, some peace of mind.

@edobwoy 2 ай бұрын

I don't see many comments blaming the US government

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@queenmommie100 2 ай бұрын

Or his Dad's bloodline family.

@matildabishops9196 2 ай бұрын

@@fermanrekica4766.. enough stop repeating the same thing over under different people’s comments!

@changeisgood9955 3 ай бұрын

How adorable is that Korean grandma?

@hadassah3560 3 ай бұрын

Very ❤❤❤❤❤

@arxzcm 2 ай бұрын

she's so sweet ❤

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@nicolelovett8467 2 ай бұрын

So much! I’m so happy they randomly bumped into her. She knew a lot of information and was super nice to him

@risason-w1e 2 ай бұрын

한국인의 정이지

@ShannonMichelle7937 Ай бұрын

Omg he still has the shirt his mother made 😢 this is heartbreaking. The governments of many countries did this. I just watched a 60 minutes about thousands of babies from Italy and Belgium who were taken from unwed mothers in the 1950’s. They were shipping the babies to the U.S. to be adopted. The CATHOLIC CHURCH shamed these women, and told them they could reunite with the their babies . They lied and sent the infants away with new names and forged paperwork. The mothers would return for their babies and be told the babies had died. 😢😢😢 It’s so sick and cruel how women have been treated. These poor people with their lost sense of identity.

@g.keli2495 2 ай бұрын

“It’s horrific to be a product that people can sell and buy”

@surgery-tm4ln 3 ай бұрын

omg When that lady offered the vitamin c drink my heart snapped

@loweyehiang4403 2 ай бұрын

Me too. I was tearing!

@taeeun300 2 ай бұрын

That is so typical in Korea..! They would even ask you if you had been fed and if the answer is no, they will offer you food.

@healingandhappy9262 3 ай бұрын

That Lady who has cancer, my heart aches for her she’s in so much pain. I hope she can forgive herself, she made the best decision at that time in her life 💜 I hope she sees her son soon earth or heaven

@annemarieetounou9268 2 ай бұрын

May be you can trace your father in the US . Some news can come from the US archives .

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@Aurabora54321 23 күн бұрын

@@fermanrekica4766Great point. This post did not clarify that is was not only Black-Korean chikdren who were exported, but more white soldiers' children, and Korean babies whose mothers could not care for them. That needed to be mentioned imo...

@95alanna 3 ай бұрын

my father was from this era but his mother moved to america. koreans always seemed shock when i talk about the fact that there are a LOT of mixed koreans from the 50s-60s

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@yimveerasak3543 2 ай бұрын

Korea is facing the lack of population. Their mixed people are actually part of them that they had rejected 😢

@blue3374 2 ай бұрын

@@yimveerasak3543 Exactly this. People forget that mixed/biracial Koreans are Korean people too because they're too focused on the non-Korean side that they entirely ignore the Korean side at all.

@artSFCA 2 ай бұрын

I was born in Seoul. I’m half Korean half White. I know my mother but I don’t know who my father is. 1:22

@markspence5188 Ай бұрын

@@artSFCAinteresting because certain people will have you believe it’s only black men that were abandoning these women.

@_empressofdeath 2 ай бұрын

My partner's father is an adoptee from the 50s. His mother is/was from Seoul. He was sold to American parents when he was around 2 years old. His father was a black service men also, according to his adoption records (no names listed) We got him an Ancestry test and actually found some of his biological relatives (likely a niece- his mother's sister's daughter) Unfortunately, she was unwilling to gather more information for us. She claimed her grandmother didn't have any other children which is obviously not true because DNA doesn't lie. There may be various reasons why she doesn't know or won't accept the truth. But with her doing so, it has prevented my partner's father from connecting with the one piece of biological family that was found. We reached out to the adoption agency as well and they were of no help.

@thesacredibis6723 2 ай бұрын

Being a mixed race half black half german adopted at 3 years old who is now 56 years old this hit home and deep. The trauma from separation and abandonment leaves a deep hole that only lingers until you find your birth mother and family. For those that do, there is a feeling of closure and knowing your roots and your place in this world. Reconnecting with your biological family brings up so many emotions and questions. I am still processing my adoption and will write about my story someday. Every time we share our story there is healing. My book will be called "German Chocolate." Aufweidersehn.

@gabbycarter965 3 ай бұрын

Simon could take a DNA .His biological parents could've had other children also.

@lashay1187 3 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing! AncestryDNA, 23 and me, etc

@lilmamagc 3 ай бұрын

Imagine if he started looking up his bio father's side. IF that jerk is still alive

@trinaroach2832 3 ай бұрын

?@@lilmamagc That man, like so many others, may not even know he fathered a child. Even if he did - and had wanted to care for his child - the US military/government would have made it impossible for him.

@NiekeAkosah-jv5ft 3 ай бұрын

@@lashay1187Not all have access to the DNA testing kits (I'm talking about Asia). I know my nephew took the test only because he was then living in UK (and ordered it online)

@DennisTheInternationalMenace 3 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@Goldniz 3 ай бұрын

Belgium did the same thing in Congo. That’s disgusting

@princess_ama 3 ай бұрын

Belgium also did it in neighboring Burundi and Rwanda.

@849yoyoyoyo 3 ай бұрын

Yes, it is very disgusting 🫤

@blue3374 2 ай бұрын

@@fermanrekica4766 Maybe most of the orphans are full Koreans because *gasp* they are the hyper-majority of the population and mixed Koreans make up a very small minority??

@Sa_m-sam 2 ай бұрын

It’s a west thing

@RebeccaKwanga 2 ай бұрын

British soldiers did this in Kenya.

@asnahassan125 3 ай бұрын

Poor fella he seems like a nice person I hope he finds his mother everyone deserves to know they're heritage and it brings him comfort

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@blue3374 2 ай бұрын

@@fermanrekica4766 who tf cares... you're just spamming at this point

@sharshar7582 Ай бұрын

Almost 😢 when he took out his sweater and talked about his mom. I really wanna give this man a hug. Thanks for sharing and we hope u find peace 💓 u deserve it

@Surftouka 2 ай бұрын

Those two agencies should be SHUT DOWN!

@changeisgood9955 3 ай бұрын

I hope the Korean moms have a chance to reunite with their children.

@msrenee7023 3 ай бұрын

Their children are Biracial not black she’s(his mother) not black

@pcbassoon3892 2 ай бұрын

I imagine most of them are dead now. The Korean war was a long time ago.

@strawberryoats570 3 ай бұрын

I love how the two, who each were missing their familial ties, adopted each other at the end 😢

@sandyscheeks9210 3 ай бұрын

That would be so beautiful ❤

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@michaelb5740 2 ай бұрын

This guy is so sweet. I hope he finds his peace. He deserves it

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@casswashwash1070 Ай бұрын

@@fermanrekica4766no kne asked that but ok

@diginandpitchin Ай бұрын

🙏🏾

@rosalynmartin519 2 ай бұрын

My dad had twin daughters born in Korea. I want to find them and be united with them (if they would be willing). It’s been over 50 years but I still have hope 🙏🏾

@winado5392 2 ай бұрын

They always want to know their heritage.

@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc 2 ай бұрын

That's wonderful for you! Hope you find your sisters ❤. I have a sister from my father's 1st marriage, we love each dearly.

@rosalynmartin519 2 ай бұрын

@@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc that is a blessing 🥰

@toodie535 2 ай бұрын

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@rosalynmartin519 2 ай бұрын

@@toodie535 thank you for the information, I appreciate it 😊

@thisoldjapanesehouse 20 күн бұрын

This video truly moved me. I am half Japanese and half African-American, born in the late 70s, and seeing this man's journey struck such a deep chord. It’s heartbreaking to know how racist laws forced so many mothers to give up their half children. Watching him, I couldn’t help but reflect on how easily life could have been different for me. I know and was raised by both my mother and father. I am fortunate to be married and living in Japan now; a home and business owner. But seeing him search for his mother-a bond every child should have-fills me with gratitude for what I have and immense empathy for his journey. I hope he finds the answers and reunion he’s looking for.

@strawberryoats570 3 ай бұрын

This is so sad. Wishing strength and courage to these souls!

@Kytt-ko8bf 3 ай бұрын

Amen 🙏🏽 💜💜💜

@MelaniaRose 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@changeisgood9955 3 ай бұрын

Wishing Simon peace and love...

@denisebrown2994 3 ай бұрын

This makes me teary and my heart hurts for him and his mother. Korean and American authorities should pay for everything he needs to find his mother It can't erase his pain, but it can help him in whatever he wants to accomplish.

@GeeWeezeDoBetter 2 ай бұрын

It’s called reparation, reconciliation, compensation… So many lives destroyed, shattered, bruised and abused. History erasing herstory and family stories over and over. DNA, family tracing, family searches should all be free for all the families whose lives were disrupted for no valid reason but greed and power.

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@chrisk6945 Ай бұрын

The lady that's Waynes mother just completely broke my heart.

@VeeAmericanEagle 2 күн бұрын

“I think you’re in heaven. I’ll see you soon” 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔

@jayamaya1251 2 ай бұрын

Another horrible thing our USA govt has done.

@user-kd3tb6wf9i 3 ай бұрын

I hope this gentleman finds some answers and finds peace.

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@izharfatima5295 3 ай бұрын

Shame on the family members who do not stand with her but feel uncomfortable due to inferiorities.

@samaraisnt 3 ай бұрын

They should be proud they have such a strong woman in their family who endured so much yet still keeps fighting for her son.

@skyelark5511 3 ай бұрын

They're just not in touch with their souls. It's very sad for those of us whose lives would benefit from interacting with more spiritually developed older family members. Nevertheless, we all develop at our own individual pace and I guess that's life. Thanks be to God that our soul's complete journey doesn't end with death. This is just Simon's life story. May you find true peace and love before this journey's end, my brother. That's all that matters. P. S. I send you some of mine - you can find true peace and love in Jesus Christ. 🙏🏿❤️

@tigerx22 3 ай бұрын

More shame on the father who never gave a dam

@notsureiL 3 ай бұрын

@@tigerx22 a man who most likely doesn't even know he fathered a child. Even if he knew and wanted to take responsibility. The USA government and the military have stopped him.

@Peter-pe6pp 3 ай бұрын

@@notsureiLhe was out to have fun with no regard for consequences. But these men, especially if black Should know their kids will be rejected in Asia.

@mirelasetkic 3 ай бұрын

Simon, thank you for sharing your story with the world. You are an inspiration to so many people who have survived childhood trauma. I wish you the most luck in your search for your mother. Keep going!

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@EthnoRecords Ай бұрын

The U.S. did it in The Philippines 🇵🇭 and left a lot of biracial kids there as well. Stumbling upon this video as a Black father to biracial kids (half Asian/ half Black) makes me cringe. This world has always been something. Sad. 😢

@mikered1974 3 күн бұрын

Unlike Korean Those Biracial Kids here in The Philippines majority of them did not suffer the same with those Biracial Kids in Korea yes there still Racist remarks but generally we accepted them as Fellow Pinoys.

@empi4106 28 күн бұрын

They didn't call the women who "worked" at the base by thier given names. Because those women had lost their humanity in the eyes of society. How heartbreaking.

@jaiyabyrd4177 3 ай бұрын

I wish the very best for Simon

@leeray7390 3 ай бұрын

a 'legal' term/way of human trade/trafficking...

@wdvnge 2 ай бұрын

Definitely. People should have way more caution in what comes to international adoption. If adoption is needed i think you should look into domestic adoption.

@ShelleyinBoston 2 ай бұрын

Yes brilliant comment

@immapotato1 Ай бұрын

remember the African adoption trend in the 2000s (I don't know if it stopped only that it stopped popping up for me in the news). also the exact same trend.

@melissahoney8317 3 ай бұрын

Watching this makes me cry my dad was an American soldier he was in Korea and I know for a fact I'm 47 years old now and I believe that I've got a couple brothers and sisters over there watching this brings teals to my eyes knowing that I probably have brothers and sisters over there

@LM-qv7cy 25 күн бұрын

You might be able to do it through dna test you might have relative that may have done the same. It wouldn't hurt to try! ❤

@astralhealingarts8696 2 ай бұрын

This story was so sad. However seeing the women talking to him and being genuinely concerned was so hopeful and kind! I would love to know if he finds his mother and the other woman on the walker finds her son. It would be nice if the two of them would reconnect and give each other the love they both seek and fill the voids in each other's lives.

@KaissaDoumbeMoulongo Ай бұрын

Dear Simon, wishing you peace. Thank you for sharing your story. You arean inspiration who has survived childhood trauma.❤

@alicetheegreet 3 ай бұрын

How sad! My heart aches for these mothers and children. I hope they all find peace.

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@northshorelight35 3 ай бұрын

He was such a cute child!

@alireid5874 Ай бұрын

He is a beautiful man as well

@amapparatistkwabena 3 ай бұрын

Koreans can be incredibly racist and hateful towards Black people especially, but let me tell you: Koreans can also be some of the kindest and warmest people---towards Black people. I was there for 6 years, and though I sometimes witnessed ignorant racism, I often witnessed some of the most heartwarming gestures of humanity. What an intriguing land.

@leonfrancis3418 2 ай бұрын

We're so conditioned to being treated poorly that we'll brag on a nation that can treat us as humans in between treating us like dogs.

@douglagyal4364 2 ай бұрын

They love and copy the music though.

@pinkwakabeagle 2 ай бұрын

@@leonfrancis3418your comment needs to become a master class on how to treat everyone with the same level of respect. And at the same time a master class on self worth

@kimcham9949 2 ай бұрын

You just described... *People* .

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@daynacurtis Ай бұрын

This was actual quite common. My former pastor was placed up for adoption in Seoul Korea because he was black. His dad was a GI and his mom was a young Korean girl. Got adopted by a loving black family in Detroit.

@nadiyavemantalks Ай бұрын

I am an Indian. I don't know why this is gut and heart wrenching and it made me cry a lot! We lost humanity to authorities long back 🥺

@Thatricanrose81 3 ай бұрын

Some of these woman gave up their babies then ended their own lives. So I’m wondering if that’s what happened? I pray that’s not what happened

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@tammyjuice 2 ай бұрын

It’s so sad that in the future there will still be stories like these as war and acts against humanity still exist

@Mia-cc9bm 2 ай бұрын

That is so sad😢

@Bbanjahk 3 ай бұрын

As a South Korean, I will never forgive the SK & the US government for selling our young women & our babies like this. Rhee Syngman being our first president is a huge source of shame to me.

@szszszsz95395 3 ай бұрын

His descendants are just as shameless and brazen. I met his grandchildren, who are Korean-Americans. I went to the same church as them.

@Bbanjahk 3 ай бұрын

@@szszszsz95395 he didn't have any biological children. He adopted descendants of the Joseon royals

@magalicochet4327 3 ай бұрын

SK has come a long way since then. You can take pride in the fact that you are not like that anymore.

@baha3alshamari152 3 ай бұрын

This is still ongoing

@tzenzhongguo 3 ай бұрын

@@baha3alshamari152 yes and no, it’s not Koreans, it’s mostly Filipinas and Eastern European women being used as sex workers for U.S. troops stationed in Korea. S Korea has risen from the ashes.

@yasip9897 3 ай бұрын

What a kind man. Devastates me to see the hurt in his eyes like that. I hope he finds peace.

@venusvolante9322 2 ай бұрын

I also heard of stories that korean men going to the Philippines for English education and knocking up pilipina women leaving behind many biracial korean-pilipino kids. A push from Philippines govt for korea to recognize these kids atleast in papers will do them more good.

@jxy7096 2 ай бұрын

South Korea and Philippines are two "military colonies" of the U.S. ROK forces are trained by the U.S. so no surprise they act the same.

@LM-qv7cy 25 күн бұрын

Wow I'm filipina maybe I need to do a dna test to see if I got Korean in me as I only know I might have Spanish, American, and Japanese as well due to history

@emilhilmy7740 2 ай бұрын

"Forced to prostitution", not much difference with comfort woman during Imperial Japanese Forces times.

@fightback397 2 ай бұрын

Look up what happens around USA military bases .

@angelofdeath275 2 ай бұрын

@@fightback397its like a country giving away their women to the us military and the women are then shamed, their children hated 😢

@humanwithaplaylist 3 ай бұрын

South Koreas leader being an authoritarian fascist appointed by the US should tell y'all everything you need to know about the nature of politics in the US (it's fascist)

@northuniverse 3 ай бұрын

Facts

@Mahkhumalo 3 ай бұрын

So disgusting.

@CorvusRemalius 3 ай бұрын

It's especially felt in the American South.

@MaseraSteve 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like the indonesian Soeharto .. he is chosen out of nowhere right after usa tampered with our country politics. They succesfully getting rid Soekarno our first president.. too close to usa.. and it is not hidden at all and there's always 2 white men who followed him on every picture

@gabipalazio3463 2 ай бұрын

Well, it was the easiest way to control a country, no so different to what other empires or CCCP had done through history: put a leader controlled by themselves, establish an authoritarian regime and their own soldiers to control (giving "special" rights)...for example what the Japanese did a few years before

@solaris5922 3 ай бұрын

I need y’all in the comments to stop acting like these men don’t know they have all these abandoned babies. Some of them feel guilty and go searching but a majority of them moved on with their lives without a single thought.

@cblowe3873 3 ай бұрын

They probably did not know. Some were s. workers and had multiple partners and potential fathers. The women may not have known who the fathers were. Additionally, since they were there for different spans of time, the women may not have even known they were pregnant before the soldiers left.

@nesadcruz7840 3 ай бұрын

They would not have cared had they known, most of them. It is not like they wanted a kid when they did what they did. Even now in the US there are lots of deadbeat dads. These men were not in stable relationships even mostly.

@truthtelling1195 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for telling the truth. I am a black woman and this is the question. I’ve been asking these men damn well what they were engaging in how comes they didn’t see fit to care for the women or have any concerns about the children? this was happening over years the same thing happened in Vietnam, there’s literally whole communities of these children and you to tell me that they had no idea what was going on We need to stop making excuses for these men specifically Blck men !! I’m pointing it out by race because the same thing happens in our community where the women are abandoned and left to be single mothers

@nesadcruz7840 2 ай бұрын

@@truthtelling1195 I am not a black woman and I admire you for facing the truth, speaking up. Unfortunately most black women and men call it Racism when others say something along the same lines. As an Asian, I will just say whether black or white, these men should be called out and the US Govt too for allowing this to happen, even encouraging it. Why just blame the Asian women and governments? But it is also a fact that the black kids end up suffering more, something I am sure these men would not have been unaware of. You are also right about what goes on in your community but again many see it as “;Racism “ when this is brought up. I believe things can only change when denial stops.

@truthtelling1195 2 ай бұрын

@@nesadcruz7840 100% agree with you the lack of accountability is astounding. You can’t call the people out in my community for nothing and don’t get me wrong. I’m fully aware that races and exist but I also believe that we have to admit to wrong and the way we treat each other. The only thing I disagree with you on is the knowledge about what happens to the children unfortunately I do believe they were fully aware of the potential. They simply didn’t care which is the reason why they chose to not use protection with these women and release their seed in them, the issue is they simply didn’t care because they knew they did not have to deal with the consequence if these women are halfway across the world the same thing happened in Ukraine. They discovered an orphanage of a abandoned biracial children who was a product of Ukrainian white women and African black fathers. It is a huge issue with the abandonment of children in our community and the even bigger issue with accountability and responsibility, but that’s a story for another day. Thank you for seeing my viewpoint

@GoldenbellTraining Ай бұрын

Simon really reminds me of my grandfather. The face is similar, and he has the same walk...but my grandfather fought in the war. Simon would have to be about 12 years older. I wish him luck with finding his family.

@AminaPhilosophy Ай бұрын

No one is talking about the Xenophobia/ racism that was enforced by the US and carried out by the Korean government.

@ndamonahashali2983 3 ай бұрын

Feel sad for Simon and many children adopted in such circumstances. America has done a lot of damage and hasn't learnt. Still doing a lot of damages

@koolpebble 2 ай бұрын

Yes, America was responsible for my home country experiencing genocide for 5 years leading to millions of people getting killed. Along with lives lost, some of our history and culture were lost too. Those are some things you can't get back. I can't imagine how more countries were negatively affected by America's past decisions.

@LoInfinity 2 ай бұрын

@@koolpebblewhat is your country?

@karybakk Ай бұрын

America isn’t always the “bad guy.” Other countries treated these biracial children and continue to with much worse circumstances. Please consider the slant here because there is ALOT of bad bad things that are NOT revealed regarding many other countries.

@babavandenberg6616 Ай бұрын

I agree many children is outcome of barbaric behaviour called and disrespect of the feminine divine and their free will and choices by all Goverments on this Globe .That is why I ask do humanity needs Goverments.

@Ms-LadyE Ай бұрын

America isn't the only one who damaged them.

@monolyn 3 ай бұрын

man if shes turning 79 she might not be around still... maybe better chance of finding any siblings he may have there

@nesadcruz7840 3 ай бұрын

Some may not want to be found on either side. But DNA searches can help.

@fermanrekica4766 2 ай бұрын

@anneshirleyduncan 3 ай бұрын

Everyone he met was so kind and understanding. Back in those days a child born to an unweb girl was considered shameful. And some families forced them to give up their children. A friend of mine met her birth mom. And the first thing she asked my friend was to forgive her. 😭😭😭 Her family made her give her child up. They were able to get to know each other. I want that for him and everyone

@nesadcruz7840 3 ай бұрын

Not just in Korea. Even in the US. This guy was born in the early 60s?

@marasaTQ 2 ай бұрын

Although money is not the same as reuniting, the Korean government certainly owes these women some sort of reparation for both their forced vocation and the agony of losing their children to adoption.

@kedeshm.2839 2 ай бұрын

My brother Simon .. thank you 🙏🏽 for your courage brother … you have no learning disorders , you just needing your roots stabilized mother.. your sensitivity knew something was missing so self destruction was inevitable….. your story is power full & encouraging u have a friend in me spiritually… I empathize with your struggles not knowing your families & having your own family thank you for shining the light on this shadow… that ppl of color or none whites had to face for decades by the false power structures of governments … trafficking ppl , babies, & women …. My hearts goes out to the women , who I assume was forced into those lifestyles because of their needs to take care of themselves .. you will find closure Simon … divine love , divine strength, divine favors , divine victories , divine restoration of health & wealth is upon u Simon 🙏🏽

@abby-a 3 ай бұрын

A very sad story I feel sorry for a lot of these adoptees

@Myraisins1 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully they start DNA testing asap.

@paratroopergirl4064 3 ай бұрын

My father and uncle were in the army during that time. For years, I have wondered if they fathered children in Korea, Cambodia, or Vietnam. A DNA database would be great...

@LoneWulf278 3 ай бұрын

@@paratroopergirl4064 You could very well have relatives over there.

@monolyn 3 ай бұрын

@@paratroopergirl4064 yeah my dad was army and i wonder how many half siblings i have in asia lol

@ave3087 9 күн бұрын

@@monolynthe fact that you use “lol”, is kinda disgusting. No hate to you, but I can’t believe you’re not appalled by your fathers behaviour.

@OldBaldWookiee 3 ай бұрын

God i hope he finds her. On the bright side if he doesnt at least he connected with some of the ladies who are missing their family maybe they will adopt eachother

@capnificent Ай бұрын

The ending was bittersweet. I hope he finds his mom while continuing to bridge gaps and give others hope

@nancyhsu5565 Ай бұрын

What a loving, gentle, dignified human being Simon is! I'm pained he still feels unworthy and bereft due to the loss of his mother and of others' insensitivity and prejudice. I love the scenes between Simon and Ji (13:32 - 14:31). If one cannot find his mother and the other cannot find her son, I hope they can develop a parent-child relationship (Ji may not have much time, battling cancer). Their reluctant goodbye, each looking at the other until the last moment was so poignant. I want Simon and Ji to find genuine peace and happiness. 💔🤗❤‍🩹

@jennylee8571 3 ай бұрын

So sad. Im in a black women in an interracial marriage with a Korean man and his parents still refuse to see me and told him that if we have black children they want nothing to do with them.

@0ChildStar 3 ай бұрын

I was dating a South Korean man. I broke up with him because he wanted children.

@Gjfdyo5786 3 ай бұрын

Well it sounds like a win to me, no racism near my children is what I would want. You married right, clearly you love each other. So you do you boo ❤️.

@Szahra87 3 ай бұрын

You shouldn’t have married him! Marriage is hard and having is family dislike you will make it harder

@malinda9748 3 ай бұрын

I dated a Korean man, and his parents hated me. I broke up with him. So much racism. I am Chinese American

@LoveCisse 3 ай бұрын

@@Szahra87it's don't if you stay away from them.

@ss-fs3fm 3 ай бұрын

I hope Simon finds his mother and that he finds peace. This man has been through the darkest times and it is amazing and inspirational to see that he is well today. Some people in his position would have fallen into darkness to never come out from it. I knew of one man who was also half Black and half Korean, and was given to Holt for adoption. He was adopted into a US family that lived in a very white neighborhood and the guy was bullied relentlessly. He turned to drugs and alcohol during his teen years and has been in and out of the system for decades. The man I knew is around Simon’s age.

@thetrickster3616 3 ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢

@melissabrown2192 3 ай бұрын

This is so sad. 😢 thank u for sharing this story. And bringing light to the darkness. 🙏🏽

@mommyphoenix2473 2 ай бұрын

This is so sad, but unfortunately, the world we have always lived in. I am biracial, and I couldn’t imagine being ripped away from my mother and sent to a different country. My heart goes out to you.

@jxy7096 2 ай бұрын

That was not always the world- that was the result of imperialist nations and their capitalism

@raquelboatswain2828 2 ай бұрын

I'm crying.. he hold onto those clothes

@82medical 3 ай бұрын

Of course his father is a US soldier. These stories are just heart breaking.

@7GodKnowsIDont7 3 ай бұрын

Terrible. Terribly sad for the South Koreans. The U.S. is so irresponsible, and totally disrespectful of others.

@MetaView7 3 ай бұрын

This is so sad. The state arranged prostitutes for the soldiers.

@nueat6 3 ай бұрын

Don't forget comfort women also served Japan.

@MetaView7 3 ай бұрын

@@nueat6 so sad.

@UnitedKorea-w1s 3 ай бұрын

@@nueat6 And the Japanese economy is falling every time the yen depreciates. Now Japan has been pushed out by Korea in both per capita national income and PPP per capita income. Now, all that Japan has left is its total GDP population. Half of that population is elderly. If Japan's elderly people die in the future, Japan's total GDP will decline again. The same goes for Korea, but Korea still has the task of unification with North Korea. If South and North Korea unify, they can integrate North Korea's 25 million population. If that happens, it will solve the low birth rate and help economic growth.

@antoniussamuelson3748 3 ай бұрын

south koreans don't even wanted biracial children. so both south koreans and US are irreponsible towards biracial children because of racism.

@Xianne027 3 ай бұрын

One of my sisters was born in Korea. My parents adopted her in 1957. She was two. To me something stinks about the story of her being found abandoned. Too many holes in the story. We've all encouraged her to research her roots but she's never been interested. She ignores the subject. Now she's almost 70 so it probably won't be possible to find her real mother anymore. Her kids have some interest but are focused on their careers and family. I think it's a shame. I think there's a story that she needs to discover. Even our mother always encouraged her to do a research tour in Korea. She always thought of the birth mother and how she would want to know that her child had a good life.

@mirandastephens4586 2 ай бұрын

It's actually cruel to pressure your sister to do this if she has no desire. Leave her alone.

@Xianne027 2 ай бұрын

@@mirandastephens4586 I think you didn't read my post correctly. I said we always ENCOURAGED her to do a research tour in Korea. My dear, there is a huge difference between ENCOURAGING someone and PRESSURING someone. If you're not familiar with the difference, look the two words up. 😉

@pcbassoon3892 2 ай бұрын

I don't think you should bring this up to your sister. If she doesn't want to know, she doesn't have to find out. I think it's cruel to keep "encouraging" her.

@Xianne027 2 ай бұрын

@@pcbassoon3892 Please read my text again more carefully. I didn't say that I am "continuing" to encourage her. I was speaking of the past and made it clear that now that my sister is almost 70 it doesn't make sense anymore for her to find her biological mother anymore as she is probably no longer alive.

@deekang6244 26 күн бұрын

Hugs. From a Korean adoptee

@marianamanzana8016 4 күн бұрын

He looked so happy on that picture before they took him away. Curse all the people who thought separating families was ok

@marcialivingston5604 2 ай бұрын

😢this is a sad and depressing world… I pray he finds his mother

@reisschancellor9753 3 ай бұрын

Sweetest man. Wishing him the best.

@Leah-br6xu 3 ай бұрын

I made it 2 mins before starting to cryyy. I’m glad he’s healing.

@terryashley4674 3 ай бұрын

I am not involved. I'm not in this position, but I grew up with lies and secrets. This situation exposed here pains me terribly.

@pinkwakabeagle 2 ай бұрын

Awwww! Her giving him vitamin C just melted my heart.b😢😢😢

@artedecoy 2 ай бұрын

My husband is Korean and we have a biracial son together. This episode gutted me. I can’t imagine having my child taken away from me. I hope these families are reunited.

@sekoaib 3 ай бұрын

That lady was just a kind person and understanding, Koreans till this day don’t like anyone darker than them not just biracial people, even Thai, Filipino people

@AstarionWifey 3 ай бұрын

Basically the whole southwest/southeast. 😅

@vward4871 3 ай бұрын

It's not because the Thai, Filipinos are darker than them. It's because they have different ancestry.

@nico.salcedo 3 ай бұрын

From my experiences, colorism associates people with darker skin as low-class laborers who work outside while lighter skin is a sign of wealth and having a "good" job. As a kid you get called things like monkeyboy or brownboy to discourage you from going out in the sun. I know someone who was teased for being pulled out of the trash because of his darker skin color. I am very grateful to live in a place where a tan isn't frowned upon.

@franciscovilcheavila960 3 ай бұрын

@@oh_k8 colorism is a big thing in Korea, some koreans even admit they dont allow koreans in certain jobs even though they have experience just because they are dark skinned, or if they dont have plastic surgery.

@franciscovilcheavila960 3 ай бұрын

@@nico.salcedo and that stuff is really outdated because most of the koreans now they have bleached pale skin but not one of them have enough money to being considered "wealthy".

@imnotanalien7839 3 ай бұрын

War’s create not only death… but stories like these. Where there is war…there is heartbreak.

@edmundcasey7765 3 ай бұрын

I FEEL BAD . . . . HOPE THAT RACISM AND IGNORANCE MUST BE STOP. . . LOTS OF HEARTBREAK

@MercyAluMusic 2 ай бұрын

Servicemen still do this from all countries. Even people working in foreign countries on oil rigs, construction, all fields. But military worldwide are notorious for fleeting romances, and locals have to be careful. It happens a lot in Africa, with kids abandoned eventually to one parent, especially biracial.

@yinbambi 13 күн бұрын

Yeah but when they do it to civilians cause your Mexican that’s terrifying