America ReFramed

Geographies of Kinship | I Saw Myself As White

Clip: Season 10 Episode 5 | 3m 7s

LenaKim Arctaedius and her sisters, like many Korean adoptees, were adopted from Korea to Europe, Australia and North America to parents who are not of the same race. As children, and now as adults, they continue to struggle with identity and belonging.

Aired: 05/19/22 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations, Acton Family Giving, Park Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Reva & David Logan Foundation.

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• Geographies of Kinship | Abandoned, Adopted

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• Geographies of Kinship | Belonging When Adopted

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• Geographies of Kinship | I Didn't Even Know My Name

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