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PAPERSLIP BLOG: INFO HUB FOR TRC 3 AND IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES
All Future “Important News” Items Will Appear Under The “Paperslip Blog” On Our Homepage.
NEW! Paperslip BLOG
Paperslip Referenced In “Sight Unseen: Proxy War, Proxy Adoption” By Kelly M. Rich
NEW Page: Taking Care Of Your Mental Health During TRC 3.
NEW Page: Plagiarism Attempts Against Paperslip.org
"Adoption As Banishment: Why Korea’s Adoptees Deserve More Than Symbolic Redress"
The Universe Has A Sick Sense Of Humor
NEW! DROPDOWN: TRC 3—Third Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths At the Heart of Paperslip
Why Were So Many Korean Adoptees Adopted To Minnesota?
NEW Page! Important Links Related To Document Safety and Privacy
Advice Regarding US Naturalization Certificate and Certificate of Citizenship (COC)
'“Adoption Records Will Be Damaged” — NCRC Worker Whistleblowing Followed By Workplace Bullying…'
NEW Page! Travel Tips For First Time Korean Adoptee Visitors To Korea
Questions About The F-4 Visa Process
NEW! Step By Step Guide For Submitting Your “Petition for Adoption Information Disclosure” To NCRC
Tips For The Safekeeping Of Important Documents for Korean Adoptees
New Page: Warnings and Precautions For Those Considering Submitting Their Cases For TRC 3
In Memoriam: TRC 2 Participant + Norwegian Korean Adoptee Wibeke Soon Aastebøl
Why Are Lawsuits So Difficult To Pursue In S. Korea?
Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents *
NCRC Work Report Excerpt: Need to Improve the Preservation Environment for Adoption Records
A Personal Thank You To Sophie Coletta Nix For Acknowledging The Work Of Paperslip
MOIS Activates Launch-Prep Organization for TRC 3...Forms Advisory Committee For Establishment
“Ministry of Health and Welfare Has Neglected Support for Brothers Home Victims for Over Two Years”
A Personal Reflection On The Coming End of S. Korea’s Overseas Adoption Program
Budget For File Transfer From Temporary Storage Facility To National Archives Denied - *Shocker*
Former TRC Chair Condemns Commercialization of Past Issues Resolution
Hankyoreh: “Third Truth and Reconciliation Act Revision Passes National Assembly Subcommittee”
English Version of The TRC 2 “Human Rights Violation In Intercountry Adoption” Report
“Government Promised Accountability…But Only Three Adoption Record Disclosures in a Month”
Adoption Records Tightly Closed to Adoptees with Disabilities…Urgent Need to Guarantee Access Rights
Newstapa: NCRC Loses External Hard Drive Containing Personal Data of Missing Children
Question Regarding Access to Adoption Files if Transferred by NCRC to the National Archives
"S. Korean Government to Relocate Adoption Records Archive Just 3 Months After Setup”
"Nine Korean Adoptees from Sweden Seek Their Roots in Gwangju After Decades"
NCRC Phone Number Update — English and French Options Available
Breaking: S. Korean President Sets FB Relationship Status with Adoptees to "It's Complicated"
“After 30 years, Korea Joins International Adoption Convention”
Note To Travelers: You Can’t Take Poppyseeds To Korea
"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks" *
Adoptee Responses to S. Korean President Lee Jae-Myung In The Wake Of His Apology
Paperslip's Letter to S. Korean President Lee In The Wake Of His Apology To Adoptees
President Lee: “I Apologize to Adoptees Who Suffered”
“Mom, I Don’t Blame You. Please Meet Me”…Tearful Plea From Adoptee Battling Cancer
G-Drive Data Lost in S. Korean Data Center Fire…All Central Government Work Files Gone
September 30, 2025: It Is Still Currently Possible To Submit Requests Through The NCRC / KAS Website
“State Online Services, Networks Crippled After Data Center Fire”
My Direct Referrals To FRONTLINE / AP For The Documentary "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning"
FRONTLINE / AP’s Continued Failure To Properly Credit A Major Source In Its Documentary
"44 Health and Welfare Agencies Face Parliamentary Audit...Chuseok Holiday Offers No Respite"
GAIPS > KCARE > KAS > NCRC: Different Name, Same Story
Woman Abandoned as Baby Gave Up on Finding Birth Family, Until She Got Text
NCRC Notice on Allowed File Types and Upload Size Restrictions (For The KAS Website) *
Launch of the Adoption Policy Committee and First Meeting Held
Swedish-Korean Adoptee’s Pioneering Research On Flawed Adoptions Gains Belated Recognition
No Cut News: "First Meeting of the Adoption Policy Committee Held"
The 56 Adoptees Who Received TRC 2 Judgments Have Only Around 2-3 Years To File a Civil Lawsuit

Engadet: Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC and AirPods Pro 2 will also support Live Translation
Adopted from Indonesia to the Netherlands: A Dutch Family’s Reckoning
NEW! NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations
New 109.2 Billion Won Program to Attract Young Overseas Talent to Korea
“I Will Haunt The Margins of Korean Society Like A Ghost Until Our Rights Are Restored”
Lee Administration Begins Push for Launch of ‘3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ In This Year
How The 2012 Special Adoption Law Revision Made Searching For Origins Harder
First Confirmed State Compensation for Brother’s Home Victim Without Truth Commission Decision *
Significance and Tasks of the TRC’s Human Rights Violation Decision on Intercountry Adoption
Understanding Lateral Violence In Korean Adoptee Community
NCRC’s Poor Performance Is Not Limited To Issues Concerning Korean Adoptees
Al Jazeera’s Media Coverage of Mixed Race Korean Adoptees Is Simplistic And Sensationalistic
Adoptees Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To Brothers Home Survivors For Pushing For Years To Get TRC2
In 2017, Victims of Brothers Home Walked 446.44 km to the Blue House To Demand Special Law
Netflix Series “The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies” Features “Brothers Home” Horrors
Brothers Home and Seongam Academy Documents Resemble The KSS “Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary”
2019 “Hankyoreh 21” Article Links Brothers Home Victim To Nam Kwang Orphanage in Busan
Paperslip Continues To Reach Global Adoptees
NEW Website By and For Adoptees From Yanju Orphanage: “Yangju Adoptee Archive”
NCRC Re-Listed The KAS Website — It Can Now Be Searched Using Google *
Korean Government to Withdraw Appeal and Issue Official Apology for 'Seongam Academy’ Case *
NCRC NOTICE: DNA Testing for Adoptees Without Identifiable Birth Family Information *
NCRC Has Just 4 Staff Members Managing the Massive Transfer of 260,000 Korean Adoption Agency Files
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Will NCRC Preserve KSS’ Death Books, Digital Microfiche Files, and Computers?
South Korea Ratifies International Treaty To Safeguard Adoptions After Decades Of Poor Oversight
Another ₩200 Million Research Study by NCRC For The Same Content As A Previous ₩100 Million Study…
All Adoption Records in One Place…“Security & Safety Equipment in Place”
Controversy Over Adoption Records Stored in Coupang Freezer Warehouse…"Freezer Function Not Used"
NCRC PR About The Temporary Storage Facility In Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email! *
Records At NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility To Be Publicly Accessible Starting October 2025
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program
"Adoptees’ Roots"—260,000 Adoption Records Now in One Place…Temporary Archive Opens in Goyang
Commemorating The Historic Movement Of All Korean Adoption Agency Files To NCRC Starting July 19th
Is the 'Adoption Tragedy' Coming to an End? S. Korea to Shift from Private to State Adoption System
NCRC Salaries and Appointment Terms
“South Korea Moves To End ‘Baby Exports,' State To Take Full Responsibility”
S. Korea Opens International Adoption Application Submissions Starting Oct. 1st, 2025
Korea Times: “Adoptees Raise Alarm Over NCRC's Handling Of Records”
NCRC Reschedules A PRESS Only Event From July 15th to July 23rd, 2025
October 2021 Effort To Criticize Holt and NCRC At The Annual National Audit At The National Assembly
NEWLY UPDATED Page! How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search
National Assembly Forum on the Ethical Transfer of Overseas Adoption Records + State Responsibility
NCRC De-Listed The Korea Adoption Services (KAS) Website - It Can No Longer Be Efficiently Searched
“‘Duplicate Payments for Digitization Labor Costs’…Police Launch Investigation into NCRC”
NCRC Video: Notice on the Reform of the Adoption information Disclosure Petition System - NEWS
Why Adoptees Will Likely Be Stuck With NCRC’s Woeful Temporary Storage Facility For Adoption Files
“Korean Adoption System Misidentifies Birth Parents, 15 Years Of Errors Go Unchecked”
“Court Orders State Compensation for Victims of Seongam Academy, Even Without TRC Review”
NCRC Holds 2nd Inspection Meeting on Child-Centered Public Adoption System
Republic of Korea Deposits Instrument of Ratification for Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention
Naver News: Adoption Records Digitization Scandal Crushes Hopes of Adoptees
The DNA Tests MyHeritage and FTDNA Are Phasing Out Free Raw Data Transfers
Naver Article: (Non-KSS) Korean Adoptee Interviews By French Speaking Korean Activist
“Biotechnology Company Regeneron Buying 23andMe For $256 Million”
The Uroboros Of Lateral Violence Amongst Korean Adoptees
NEW PAGE! Korean Adoptee Resources - MAIN
Budget Shortfall Raises Concerns That ‘Adoption Information Disclosure’ Will Be Left Incomplete
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province” (NEWS)
“K-Number” Film To Be Released In Korea In 2025 (Not About KSS Adoptees)
“Korean Office for Overseas Koreans to Hold Meeting on Support for Adoptees' Settlement in Korea”
“South Korean Cover-Up Meant Babies Were Stolen, Not Adopted” - Video / Australia
NCRC Still Does Not Have A Permanent Building To Store Korean Adoption Agency Records (NEWS)
Regarding The Future Of Birth Family Search Through NCRC and KAS (IMPORTANT NEWS)
New Dropdown Menu On Paperslip: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea (TRCK)
Overseas Koreans Agency Opens Dedicated Window for Adopted Koreans’ Inquiries at OKS Support Center
23 and Me Has Filed For Bankruptcy
Between Goodbyes by Jota Mun Wins CinemAsia Audience Award 2025
Holt International and Holt Children’s Services Inc. in Korea Issue Separate IMPORTANT NOTICES
IMPORTANT NOTICE from Holt Children's Services Inc. in Korea (Holt KOREA) - From Early March 2025
Paperslip TRAFFIC
MOHW Press Release, March 13th, 2025 - Regarding Korean Public Adoption System Reform in July 2025
Petition for the Protection of Adoptee Rights for Matthieu Sung-Tan
Holt International Issues Last Minute Notice About The Transfer Of Adoption Files To NCRC
Banet Newsletter Post Breaks Down NCRC Issues And Issues Rallying Cry For Korean Adoptees
NEW Dropdown Menu: "Information RELEVANT to ALL Korean Adoptees"
NEW Dropdown Menu On Paperslip.org About NCRC
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC
The Antidote To Rumors And Misinformation Is Accurate Information
New MBC Video Highlights The Failures of NCRC. KSS Adoptees Should Act NOW
Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS / ECWS) Announces Winding Down of Post Adoption Services
HOLT Confirms Movement of ALL Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting in July 2025
Important News For KSS / Family Adoption Consultants / FAC Adoptees
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS Adoptees ONLY
KSS (Korea Social Service) Birth Family Search News Update - February 2025
NEW Page! On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
October 1st, 2024: KSS Adoptees Are Running Out Of Time To Conduct A Birth Family Search Through KSS
KSS Adoptees ONLY - REMINDER: How To Request ADDITIONAL Documents From KSS!
If The KSS Website Is Down - Please Do Not Panic
The Future Of Birth Family Search Looks Bleak
The Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Opens To More Adoptees!
“Between Goodbyes” US Film Premiere - Chicago
NEW! Additional Documents To Request From KSS ONE AT A TIME
NEW Page! Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee - WORLD PREMIERE!
Important Info For Danish Korean Adoptees Regarding Birth Family Correspondence
NEW! Interview With Former ESWS / ECWS Social Worker / Whistleblower
NEW PAGE! Paperslip’s Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Head of NCRC Admits Unpreparedness For Adoption File Transfer - Says Process Could Take 10 YEARS
4.8 Billion Won Budget Request for 'Adoption Records Center' Rejected By The Ministry of Finance
Construction of a New "Adoption Records Center" in Gimpo By 2029
The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
Get To Know The New KoRoot
NEW Page! Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Updates
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their 출생증명서 / Birth Certificate
NEW GRAPHICS for filling out KSS FORMS!
Help Support Paperslip With First GoFundMe Fundraiser!
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee
Chosun Ilbo Birth Family Search Ad Publishes May 2nd, 2024
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees
Non-KSS News: Dillon Deadline To Request Records Extended to APRIL 15, 2024
KSS Adoptee Alert: KSS Adoption Files Will Likely Be Transferred to The National Archives
For KSS Adoptees ONLY - NEW Page: KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
KSS Adoptee Alert: The Korean Govt Unprepared For Transfer of Korean Adoption Agencies’ Files
NEW! Paperslip Updates
NEW! Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
KSS Now Has An Online Calendar For In-Person Appointments
NEW! Step 9. What To Do AFTER KSS Has Sent You Your Korean ACSS
KSS Is Preventing Korean Translators From Accompanying Adoptees To KSS
GOAL Has A New Secretary General
2024 / 2025 Changes to NCRC
23 and Me DNA Test Facing Crisis
MAIN IMPORTANT NEWS PAGE
Paperslip Updates
How To Search Paperslip.org
Paperslip Go Fund Me
NEW! Advisory Sessions - For Both KSS and Non-KSS Adoptees
Important Links Related To Document Safety and Privacy
How Plagiarism of Paperslip’s Research Harms the Korean Adoptee Community
"S. Korean Government to Relocate Adoption Records Archive Just 3 Months After Setup” *
ALL Adoptees Start Here! General Birth Family Search Steps Through NCRC — Overview
How To Book An Appointment At NCRC’s Two Locations in Korea
NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations *
Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC
NCRC / KAS Website Links
IMPORTANT DATES
Now More Than Ever, Safely Back Up Any Documents You Have Which Contain Birth Parent Information!
NCRC Notice on Allowed File Types and Upload Size Restrictions (For The KAS Website)
NEW! Step By Step KSS Adoptee Birth Family Search - Link
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email!
NCRC NOTICE: DNA Testing for Adoptees Without Identifiable Birth Family Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search Recommendations - Shortcut Sheet *
Overview Of The Birth Family Search Process Through NCRC / KAS / NEST
How Does NCRC Conduct A Birth Family Search?
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search - Link
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program *
IMPORTANT Info For KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees With Interest In Search After July 19th, 2025
NCRC Announcements Pages In English And Korean
NCRC Video: Notice on the Reform of the Adoption information Disclosure Petition System
Clarification: NCRC Is A S. Korean Public Institution
NCRC Re-Listed The KAS Website — It Can Now Be Searched Using Google
NCRC De-Listed The Korea Adoption Services (KAS) Website - It Can No Longer Be Efficiently Searched
“‘Duplicate Payments for Digitization Labor Costs’…Police Launch Investigation into NCRC” *
Why Adoptees Will Likely Be Stuck With NCRC’s Woeful Temporary Storage Facility For Adoption Files *
NCRC Notice: Temporary Suspension of New Adoption Information Disclosure Requests and Related FAQs
June 2025 — Paperslip's Visit To NCRC To Ask Questions About The Upcoming File Transfer
Regarding The Future Of Birth Family Search Through NCRC and KAS
Birth Family Search Requests Will Have To Be Submitted Through The KAS Website After July 19th, 2025
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC in 2025 - Including NEW Address!
Contact Info For NCRC and KAS + NCRC Korean Facebook Page
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province”
“Budget Shortfall Raises Concerns That ‘Adoption Information Disclosure’ Will Be Left Incomplete”
NCRC Press Release — "Field Readiness" in Full Swing Ahead of Public Adoption System Reform
NCRC Sets Itself Up To Be Shielded From Future Blame
NEW Page: The Current State Of Birth Family Search
National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC) Clarification Notice
NCRC Moving Feb 28, 2025 + NCRC Website Down Feb. 28-March 3, 2025
NCRC And Its Predecessors Are Notoriously Slow To Update Their Websites
Plight of Norwegian Korean Adoptee With Rare Genetic Disease Highlights Systemic Issues With NCRC
NCRC Issues Response To “Yonhap News” Article About Dying French Holt Adoptees Matthieu Sung-Tan
Small Protest Held In Front of NCRC On Behalf of Dying French Holt Adoptee Matthieu Sung-Tan
NCRC Denies Birth Family Search Exception Clause for Holt French Korean Adoptee With Fatal Insomnia
MBC Video Highlights The Failures of NCRC In Preserving Orphanage Records
Inherent Issues With NCRC Preservation of Korean Adoption Related Records
NCRC - Misc. Facts + History
Please Refer To The NEW “Paperslip Blog” For Updates Regarding TRC 3
You Can Submit Your Case To TRC 3 Independently Of Any Other “Korean Rights” Group
MAIN INFO PAGE: TRC 3 Bill To Be Introduced As The 47th Agenda Item At The Natl Assembly At 2 pm KST
Taking Care Of Your Mental Health During TRC 3
TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea) Facts and History
Cross-Posted Content from “Important News” Related to TRC 3
S. Korea’s National Assembly Passes The TRC 3 Bill With 168 Votes
'TRC 3 Commission to Launch on February 26…Victims Say They Are “Deeply Moved”'
USKRG Is Aware That Peter Moller Of DKRG Is Not A Lawyer, Yet Does Not Inform Their Members
FAFO: FOIA Around And Find Out
Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents
Warnings and Precautions For Those Considering Submitting Their Cases For TRC 3
Real Talk For US Adoptees Considering Submitting Their Case For TRC 3 In 2026
The Universe Has A Sick Sense Of Humor
TRC 2 NewsLetter Vol. 19: December 30th, 2025
The Hard Truth About The Current State Of Birth Family Search
A Note For KSS Adoptees Preparing To Submit Requests To NCRC via the KAS Website
IMPORTANT Info For KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees With Interest In Search After July 19th, 2025
Major Paperslip Updates Reflecting Birth Family Search Changes + Timeline Of Policy Changes
Paperslip Concludes A 15 Month Campaign To Warn KSS Adoptees About The File Transfer To NCRC
Check Here For Updates: The Current State Of Birth Family Search By Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Info For The 4 Major Korean Adoption Agencies + Adoptee Facebook Groups
A Letter to Korean Adoptees New To Birth Family Search
The Same Questions That Korean Adoptees Ask All The Time
Korean Adoptee Starter Guide
How To Figure Out Your KOREAN Adoption Agency Name
How To Obtain Your 13 Digit Korean ID Number
Misc. Orphanages
The Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search Landscape Looks A Bit Bleak, But…
Barriers To Birth Family Search
Social Media Links
ChatGPT for Korean Text Translation
Google Lens + ChatGPT Translation Tutorial
Free Online Tools + Tips For Searchers
Korean Adoptee Resources - MAIN
Learn About Your History
Adoptee Resources Online and In Korea
Korean Citizenship + F4 Visa
Travel Tips For First Time Korean Adoptee Visitors To Korea
Books
Academic Papers
Articles
Films and Videos
Translation Apps
Misc.
DNA Testing
FOIA Request For US Adoptees
Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
NEW! Step By Step KSS Adoptee Birth Family Search
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search - Link
Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees ONLY
Paperslip Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
KSS Birth Family Search Checklist
Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Pro-Active Adoptee Birth Family Search Tips
KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
How Do I Know If KSS Was My Korean Adoption Agency?
What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
I Don't Know What My Adoption Agency Was. What Do I Do?
Mental Barriers To Birth Family Search
Decoding KSS’ Gaslighting Techniques
On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
OUTDATED AFTER JUNE 15th, 2025: Step By Step KSS Birth Family Search
Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples and Translation Keys
English Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples
2 Types of Relinquishment
How Two US KSS Adoptees Figured Out How To Obtain KSS’ Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary In 2021
Korean Translation: Free or Paid?
List of All KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
International Social Service (ISS)
Welcome House (WH) / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - US
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - US
Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands)
Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark)
Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland)
Love The Children (LTC) - US
Family / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - US
KSS History
KSS History - NEW Updates
Sources of KSS Orphans + Orphanage List
KSS Feeder Orphanage: Choon Hyun Babies Home in Gwangju (충현원) - (Jeolla Province)
Nam Kwang Orphanage In Busan - Campus Signs
KSS Historical Figures
Interview of Kun Chil Paik - Before He Founded KSS in 1964
The K.S.S. Receiving Home in Seoul - The Old KSS Campus
Photos of KSS Campus
KSS K-Numbers
KSS K-Number Addendum: Why Women Are Often Pushed Out of Historical Movements By Men
KSS Website Partial Backup - Includes KSS Historical Timeline
Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
Terminology + Acronyms + Adoption Procedures
Proxy Adoption in Korea
KSS Did Not Have “Fires”
KSS Did Not Photograph Children With K-Numbers Until The 1980s
KSS Still Operates Green Hill Training Center
Birth Parent Privacy and Closed Adoption
Korean Adoption History
Korean Birth Parents Have No Legal Rights To Look For Their Relinquished Child/ren
The Connections Between S. Korea And Minnesota
The Adoption Struggle and The Democracy Struggle
Trigger Warning: Camptown Prostitution In S. Korean History
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths
TW: Exclude, Exploit, Eliminate: Anti-Vagrancy In Authoritarian-Era South Korea - By Jack Greenberg
Trigger Warning: Seongam Academy
Orphanization
Orphanization Part II
Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
KSS Cribmates On Facebook
영어 이름은 레베카 키멜 입니다 (Rebecca Kimmel)
Korean Adoptees Seeking Birth Family | 한국 입양 아동들이 생가족을 찾고 있습니다
Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees | 한국 출생 부모들이 입양자를 찾습니다
What Both Korean Birth Parents and Korean Adoptees Should Know, But Often Don't Know
Information for Korean Birth Parents
A Korean Adoption Primer
Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps
Creative Writing By KSS Adoptees
National Family Planning Program in Korea
KSS Adoptee FAQ
Non-KSS Adoptee Advice
ESWS (Formerly ECWS)
The Small "c" in Eastern K-Numbers Stands for Corea
The Differences Between A Medical Clinic And A Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How To Approach and Treat Volunteers - For Those New To Birth Family Search
MOIS Activates Launch-Prep Organization for TRC 3...Forms Advisory Committee For Establishment *
“MOHW Has Neglected Support for Brothers Home Victims for Over Two Years” *
English Version of The TRC 2 “Human Rights Violation In Intercountry Adoption” Report *
"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks"
The 56 Adoptees Who Received TRC 2 Judgments Have Only Around 2-3 Years To File a Civil Lawsuit *
Paperslip Co-Founder’s Ongoing Push for Recognition of Systemic Switching — Since 2018
Various Korean News Reports About The Second TRC (TRC 2)
Truth and Reconciliation | 2025 Vol. 18 | Summer Newsletter
First Confirmed State Compensation for Brother’s Home Victim Without Truth Commission Decision
"The 3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cannot Be Delayed Any Further"
Significance and Tasks of the TRC’s Human Rights Violation Decision on Intercountry Adoption *
Why There Were So Few US Cases Submitted To The TRC 2 Investigation Into Overseas Adoption *
Korean Government to Withdraw Appeal and Issue Official Apology for 'Seongam Academy’ Case
“A Nation That Doesn't Fight Its People’s Grief”
Korea Times: “What Happens When A Truth Commission Reopens Wounds Instead Of Healing Them”
OhMyNews Article About Conservative TRC Chairperson Park Sun-Young
“Survivors of Seongam Academy Fight To Regain Confidence, Confront Past”
“SK’s Supreme Court Continues to Recognize State Liability for 'Samcheong Education Corps Victims'”
“42 More Overseas Adoptees Denied Truth-Finding…Remaining 311 Cases ‘Investigation Halted’”
TRC Press Release - March 26th, 2025
The TRCK’s Interim Report Of March 26th, 2025 Owes Much To The Uncredited Work of Paperslip
The Reality Of What It Might Take To Get A New Truth And Reconciliation Commission 3
“Adoption Abuse Findings Put South Korea At Risk Of Global Legal Action”
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea - History From Korean Wikipedia
TRC Press Release - “Main Truth Revelation Decision Cases of the 102nd Committee”
Korean TRC Acknowledges State Violence against Overseas Adoptees, but Limits Remain
"The Truth Left Behind: Incomplete Reconciliation" (Part 1) Truth Is Not The Spoils of the Victor”
“No Victimization Without Documents? The Contradictions and Hypocrisy of the TRC”
Newstapa / Naver Article: TRC Decides on Overseas Adoption Truth Revelation...Limits Also Revealed
NYTimes: “World’s Largest Baby Exporter Admits To Adoption Fraud”
"A New Truth and Reconciliation Commission Without Chairperson Park Sun-young Is Necessary”
"State to Compensate Victims of the Brothers Home Incident" Supreme Court's First Definitive Ruling”
TRC Confirms 31 Children Sent Overseas For Adoption Through Infamous Brothers Home of Busan
TRC Decision on Truth-Finding About Brothers Home of Busan - January 21, 2025
Two Korean Victims of State Violence Face The Uncertain Future Of The TRC Investigation
“On-Site Visit to Transfer Records of the 'Siloam House,' the Successor of the Brothers Home”
OhmyNews Article: “From Seongam Academy to the Chandra Case... State Violence Still Persists”
Chairperson Park Sun-young Requests Extension of TRC’s Duration to National Assembly
Will S. Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Reports Be Permanently Accessible?
The Movement of ALL Korean Adoption Agency Files To NCRC Starting July 19th, 2025
Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC
Contact Info for KSS - Korea Social Service - Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Paperslip - We Are KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
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PAPERSLIP BLOG: INFO HUB FOR TRC 3 AND IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES
All Future “Important News” Items Will Appear Under The “Paperslip Blog” On Our Homepage.
NEW! Paperslip BLOG
Paperslip Referenced In “Sight Unseen: Proxy War, Proxy Adoption” By Kelly M. Rich
NEW Page: Taking Care Of Your Mental Health During TRC 3.
NEW Page: Plagiarism Attempts Against Paperslip.org
"Adoption As Banishment: Why Korea’s Adoptees Deserve More Than Symbolic Redress"
The Universe Has A Sick Sense Of Humor
NEW! DROPDOWN: TRC 3—Third Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths At the Heart of Paperslip
Why Were So Many Korean Adoptees Adopted To Minnesota?
NEW Page! Important Links Related To Document Safety and Privacy
Advice Regarding US Naturalization Certificate and Certificate of Citizenship (COC)
'“Adoption Records Will Be Damaged” — NCRC Worker Whistleblowing Followed By Workplace Bullying…'
NEW Page! Travel Tips For First Time Korean Adoptee Visitors To Korea
Questions About The F-4 Visa Process
NEW! Step By Step Guide For Submitting Your “Petition for Adoption Information Disclosure” To NCRC
Tips For The Safekeeping Of Important Documents for Korean Adoptees
New Page: Warnings and Precautions For Those Considering Submitting Their Cases For TRC 3
In Memoriam: TRC 2 Participant + Norwegian Korean Adoptee Wibeke Soon Aastebøl
Why Are Lawsuits So Difficult To Pursue In S. Korea?
Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents *
NCRC Work Report Excerpt: Need to Improve the Preservation Environment for Adoption Records
A Personal Thank You To Sophie Coletta Nix For Acknowledging The Work Of Paperslip
MOIS Activates Launch-Prep Organization for TRC 3...Forms Advisory Committee For Establishment
“Ministry of Health and Welfare Has Neglected Support for Brothers Home Victims for Over Two Years”
A Personal Reflection On The Coming End of S. Korea’s Overseas Adoption Program
Budget For File Transfer From Temporary Storage Facility To National Archives Denied - *Shocker*
Former TRC Chair Condemns Commercialization of Past Issues Resolution
Hankyoreh: “Third Truth and Reconciliation Act Revision Passes National Assembly Subcommittee”
English Version of The TRC 2 “Human Rights Violation In Intercountry Adoption” Report
“Government Promised Accountability…But Only Three Adoption Record Disclosures in a Month”
Adoption Records Tightly Closed to Adoptees with Disabilities…Urgent Need to Guarantee Access Rights
Newstapa: NCRC Loses External Hard Drive Containing Personal Data of Missing Children
Question Regarding Access to Adoption Files if Transferred by NCRC to the National Archives
"S. Korean Government to Relocate Adoption Records Archive Just 3 Months After Setup”
"Nine Korean Adoptees from Sweden Seek Their Roots in Gwangju After Decades"
NCRC Phone Number Update — English and French Options Available
Breaking: S. Korean President Sets FB Relationship Status with Adoptees to "It's Complicated"
“After 30 years, Korea Joins International Adoption Convention”
Note To Travelers: You Can’t Take Poppyseeds To Korea
"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks" *
Adoptee Responses to S. Korean President Lee Jae-Myung In The Wake Of His Apology
Paperslip's Letter to S. Korean President Lee In The Wake Of His Apology To Adoptees
President Lee: “I Apologize to Adoptees Who Suffered”
“Mom, I Don’t Blame You. Please Meet Me”…Tearful Plea From Adoptee Battling Cancer
G-Drive Data Lost in S. Korean Data Center Fire…All Central Government Work Files Gone
September 30, 2025: It Is Still Currently Possible To Submit Requests Through The NCRC / KAS Website
“State Online Services, Networks Crippled After Data Center Fire”
My Direct Referrals To FRONTLINE / AP For The Documentary "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning"
FRONTLINE / AP’s Continued Failure To Properly Credit A Major Source In Its Documentary
"44 Health and Welfare Agencies Face Parliamentary Audit...Chuseok Holiday Offers No Respite"
GAIPS > KCARE > KAS > NCRC: Different Name, Same Story
Woman Abandoned as Baby Gave Up on Finding Birth Family, Until She Got Text
NCRC Notice on Allowed File Types and Upload Size Restrictions (For The KAS Website) *
Launch of the Adoption Policy Committee and First Meeting Held
Swedish-Korean Adoptee’s Pioneering Research On Flawed Adoptions Gains Belated Recognition
No Cut News: "First Meeting of the Adoption Policy Committee Held"
The 56 Adoptees Who Received TRC 2 Judgments Have Only Around 2-3 Years To File a Civil Lawsuit

Engadet: Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC and AirPods Pro 2 will also support Live Translation
Adopted from Indonesia to the Netherlands: A Dutch Family’s Reckoning
NEW! NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations
New 109.2 Billion Won Program to Attract Young Overseas Talent to Korea
“I Will Haunt The Margins of Korean Society Like A Ghost Until Our Rights Are Restored”
Lee Administration Begins Push for Launch of ‘3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ In This Year
How The 2012 Special Adoption Law Revision Made Searching For Origins Harder
First Confirmed State Compensation for Brother’s Home Victim Without Truth Commission Decision *
Significance and Tasks of the TRC’s Human Rights Violation Decision on Intercountry Adoption
Understanding Lateral Violence In Korean Adoptee Community
NCRC’s Poor Performance Is Not Limited To Issues Concerning Korean Adoptees
Al Jazeera’s Media Coverage of Mixed Race Korean Adoptees Is Simplistic And Sensationalistic
Adoptees Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To Brothers Home Survivors For Pushing For Years To Get TRC2
In 2017, Victims of Brothers Home Walked 446.44 km to the Blue House To Demand Special Law
Netflix Series “The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies” Features “Brothers Home” Horrors
Brothers Home and Seongam Academy Documents Resemble The KSS “Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary”
2019 “Hankyoreh 21” Article Links Brothers Home Victim To Nam Kwang Orphanage in Busan
Paperslip Continues To Reach Global Adoptees
NEW Website By and For Adoptees From Yanju Orphanage: “Yangju Adoptee Archive”
NCRC Re-Listed The KAS Website — It Can Now Be Searched Using Google *
Korean Government to Withdraw Appeal and Issue Official Apology for 'Seongam Academy’ Case *
NCRC NOTICE: DNA Testing for Adoptees Without Identifiable Birth Family Information *
NCRC Has Just 4 Staff Members Managing the Massive Transfer of 260,000 Korean Adoption Agency Files
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Will NCRC Preserve KSS’ Death Books, Digital Microfiche Files, and Computers?
South Korea Ratifies International Treaty To Safeguard Adoptions After Decades Of Poor Oversight
Another ₩200 Million Research Study by NCRC For The Same Content As A Previous ₩100 Million Study…
All Adoption Records in One Place…“Security & Safety Equipment in Place”
Controversy Over Adoption Records Stored in Coupang Freezer Warehouse…"Freezer Function Not Used"
NCRC PR About The Temporary Storage Facility In Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email! *
Records At NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility To Be Publicly Accessible Starting October 2025
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program
"Adoptees’ Roots"—260,000 Adoption Records Now in One Place…Temporary Archive Opens in Goyang
Commemorating The Historic Movement Of All Korean Adoption Agency Files To NCRC Starting July 19th
Is the 'Adoption Tragedy' Coming to an End? S. Korea to Shift from Private to State Adoption System
NCRC Salaries and Appointment Terms
“South Korea Moves To End ‘Baby Exports,' State To Take Full Responsibility”
S. Korea Opens International Adoption Application Submissions Starting Oct. 1st, 2025
Korea Times: “Adoptees Raise Alarm Over NCRC's Handling Of Records”
NCRC Reschedules A PRESS Only Event From July 15th to July 23rd, 2025
October 2021 Effort To Criticize Holt and NCRC At The Annual National Audit At The National Assembly
NEWLY UPDATED Page! How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search
National Assembly Forum on the Ethical Transfer of Overseas Adoption Records + State Responsibility
NCRC De-Listed The Korea Adoption Services (KAS) Website - It Can No Longer Be Efficiently Searched
“‘Duplicate Payments for Digitization Labor Costs’…Police Launch Investigation into NCRC”
NCRC Video: Notice on the Reform of the Adoption information Disclosure Petition System - NEWS
Why Adoptees Will Likely Be Stuck With NCRC’s Woeful Temporary Storage Facility For Adoption Files
“Korean Adoption System Misidentifies Birth Parents, 15 Years Of Errors Go Unchecked”
“Court Orders State Compensation for Victims of Seongam Academy, Even Without TRC Review”
NCRC Holds 2nd Inspection Meeting on Child-Centered Public Adoption System
Republic of Korea Deposits Instrument of Ratification for Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention
Naver News: Adoption Records Digitization Scandal Crushes Hopes of Adoptees
The DNA Tests MyHeritage and FTDNA Are Phasing Out Free Raw Data Transfers
Naver Article: (Non-KSS) Korean Adoptee Interviews By French Speaking Korean Activist
“Biotechnology Company Regeneron Buying 23andMe For $256 Million”
The Uroboros Of Lateral Violence Amongst Korean Adoptees
NEW PAGE! Korean Adoptee Resources - MAIN
Budget Shortfall Raises Concerns That ‘Adoption Information Disclosure’ Will Be Left Incomplete
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province” (NEWS)
“K-Number” Film To Be Released In Korea In 2025 (Not About KSS Adoptees)
“Korean Office for Overseas Koreans to Hold Meeting on Support for Adoptees' Settlement in Korea”
“South Korean Cover-Up Meant Babies Were Stolen, Not Adopted” - Video / Australia
NCRC Still Does Not Have A Permanent Building To Store Korean Adoption Agency Records (NEWS)
Regarding The Future Of Birth Family Search Through NCRC and KAS (IMPORTANT NEWS)
New Dropdown Menu On Paperslip: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea (TRCK)
Overseas Koreans Agency Opens Dedicated Window for Adopted Koreans’ Inquiries at OKS Support Center
23 and Me Has Filed For Bankruptcy
Between Goodbyes by Jota Mun Wins CinemAsia Audience Award 2025
Holt International and Holt Children’s Services Inc. in Korea Issue Separate IMPORTANT NOTICES
IMPORTANT NOTICE from Holt Children's Services Inc. in Korea (Holt KOREA) - From Early March 2025
Paperslip TRAFFIC
MOHW Press Release, March 13th, 2025 - Regarding Korean Public Adoption System Reform in July 2025
Petition for the Protection of Adoptee Rights for Matthieu Sung-Tan
Holt International Issues Last Minute Notice About The Transfer Of Adoption Files To NCRC
Banet Newsletter Post Breaks Down NCRC Issues And Issues Rallying Cry For Korean Adoptees
NEW Dropdown Menu: "Information RELEVANT to ALL Korean Adoptees"
NEW Dropdown Menu On Paperslip.org About NCRC
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC
The Antidote To Rumors And Misinformation Is Accurate Information
New MBC Video Highlights The Failures of NCRC. KSS Adoptees Should Act NOW
Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS / ECWS) Announces Winding Down of Post Adoption Services
HOLT Confirms Movement of ALL Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting in July 2025
Important News For KSS / Family Adoption Consultants / FAC Adoptees
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS Adoptees ONLY
KSS (Korea Social Service) Birth Family Search News Update - February 2025
NEW Page! On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
October 1st, 2024: KSS Adoptees Are Running Out Of Time To Conduct A Birth Family Search Through KSS
KSS Adoptees ONLY - REMINDER: How To Request ADDITIONAL Documents From KSS!
If The KSS Website Is Down - Please Do Not Panic
The Future Of Birth Family Search Looks Bleak
The Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Opens To More Adoptees!
“Between Goodbyes” US Film Premiere - Chicago
NEW! Additional Documents To Request From KSS ONE AT A TIME
NEW Page! Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee - WORLD PREMIERE!
Important Info For Danish Korean Adoptees Regarding Birth Family Correspondence
NEW! Interview With Former ESWS / ECWS Social Worker / Whistleblower
NEW PAGE! Paperslip’s Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Head of NCRC Admits Unpreparedness For Adoption File Transfer - Says Process Could Take 10 YEARS
4.8 Billion Won Budget Request for 'Adoption Records Center' Rejected By The Ministry of Finance
Construction of a New "Adoption Records Center" in Gimpo By 2029
The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
Get To Know The New KoRoot
NEW Page! Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Updates
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their 출생증명서 / Birth Certificate
NEW GRAPHICS for filling out KSS FORMS!
Help Support Paperslip With First GoFundMe Fundraiser!
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee
Chosun Ilbo Birth Family Search Ad Publishes May 2nd, 2024
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees
Non-KSS News: Dillon Deadline To Request Records Extended to APRIL 15, 2024
KSS Adoptee Alert: KSS Adoption Files Will Likely Be Transferred to The National Archives
For KSS Adoptees ONLY - NEW Page: KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
KSS Adoptee Alert: The Korean Govt Unprepared For Transfer of Korean Adoption Agencies’ Files
NEW! Paperslip Updates
NEW! Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
KSS Now Has An Online Calendar For In-Person Appointments
NEW! Step 9. What To Do AFTER KSS Has Sent You Your Korean ACSS
KSS Is Preventing Korean Translators From Accompanying Adoptees To KSS
GOAL Has A New Secretary General
2024 / 2025 Changes to NCRC
23 and Me DNA Test Facing Crisis
MAIN IMPORTANT NEWS PAGE
Paperslip Updates
How To Search Paperslip.org
Paperslip Go Fund Me
NEW! Advisory Sessions - For Both KSS and Non-KSS Adoptees
Important Links Related To Document Safety and Privacy
How Plagiarism of Paperslip’s Research Harms the Korean Adoptee Community
"S. Korean Government to Relocate Adoption Records Archive Just 3 Months After Setup” *
ALL Adoptees Start Here! General Birth Family Search Steps Through NCRC — Overview
How To Book An Appointment At NCRC’s Two Locations in Korea
NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations *
Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC
NCRC / KAS Website Links
IMPORTANT DATES
Now More Than Ever, Safely Back Up Any Documents You Have Which Contain Birth Parent Information!
NCRC Notice on Allowed File Types and Upload Size Restrictions (For The KAS Website)
NEW! Step By Step KSS Adoptee Birth Family Search - Link
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email!
NCRC NOTICE: DNA Testing for Adoptees Without Identifiable Birth Family Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search Recommendations - Shortcut Sheet *
Overview Of The Birth Family Search Process Through NCRC / KAS / NEST
How Does NCRC Conduct A Birth Family Search?
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search - Link
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program *
IMPORTANT Info For KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees With Interest In Search After July 19th, 2025
NCRC Announcements Pages In English And Korean
NCRC Video: Notice on the Reform of the Adoption information Disclosure Petition System
Clarification: NCRC Is A S. Korean Public Institution
NCRC Re-Listed The KAS Website — It Can Now Be Searched Using Google
NCRC De-Listed The Korea Adoption Services (KAS) Website - It Can No Longer Be Efficiently Searched
“‘Duplicate Payments for Digitization Labor Costs’…Police Launch Investigation into NCRC” *
Why Adoptees Will Likely Be Stuck With NCRC’s Woeful Temporary Storage Facility For Adoption Files *
NCRC Notice: Temporary Suspension of New Adoption Information Disclosure Requests and Related FAQs
June 2025 — Paperslip's Visit To NCRC To Ask Questions About The Upcoming File Transfer
Regarding The Future Of Birth Family Search Through NCRC and KAS
Birth Family Search Requests Will Have To Be Submitted Through The KAS Website After July 19th, 2025
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC in 2025 - Including NEW Address!
Contact Info For NCRC and KAS + NCRC Korean Facebook Page
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province”
“Budget Shortfall Raises Concerns That ‘Adoption Information Disclosure’ Will Be Left Incomplete”
NCRC Press Release — "Field Readiness" in Full Swing Ahead of Public Adoption System Reform
NCRC Sets Itself Up To Be Shielded From Future Blame
NEW Page: The Current State Of Birth Family Search
National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC) Clarification Notice
NCRC Moving Feb 28, 2025 + NCRC Website Down Feb. 28-March 3, 2025
NCRC And Its Predecessors Are Notoriously Slow To Update Their Websites
Plight of Norwegian Korean Adoptee With Rare Genetic Disease Highlights Systemic Issues With NCRC
NCRC Issues Response To “Yonhap News” Article About Dying French Holt Adoptees Matthieu Sung-Tan
Small Protest Held In Front of NCRC On Behalf of Dying French Holt Adoptee Matthieu Sung-Tan
NCRC Denies Birth Family Search Exception Clause for Holt French Korean Adoptee With Fatal Insomnia
MBC Video Highlights The Failures of NCRC In Preserving Orphanage Records
Inherent Issues With NCRC Preservation of Korean Adoption Related Records
NCRC - Misc. Facts + History
Please Refer To The NEW “Paperslip Blog” For Updates Regarding TRC 3
You Can Submit Your Case To TRC 3 Independently Of Any Other “Korean Rights” Group
MAIN INFO PAGE: TRC 3 Bill To Be Introduced As The 47th Agenda Item At The Natl Assembly At 2 pm KST
Taking Care Of Your Mental Health During TRC 3
TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea) Facts and History
Cross-Posted Content from “Important News” Related to TRC 3
S. Korea’s National Assembly Passes The TRC 3 Bill With 168 Votes
'TRC 3 Commission to Launch on February 26…Victims Say They Are “Deeply Moved”'
USKRG Is Aware That Peter Moller Of DKRG Is Not A Lawyer, Yet Does Not Inform Their Members
FAFO: FOIA Around And Find Out
Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents
Warnings and Precautions For Those Considering Submitting Their Cases For TRC 3
Real Talk For US Adoptees Considering Submitting Their Case For TRC 3 In 2026
The Universe Has A Sick Sense Of Humor
TRC 2 NewsLetter Vol. 19: December 30th, 2025
The Hard Truth About The Current State Of Birth Family Search
A Note For KSS Adoptees Preparing To Submit Requests To NCRC via the KAS Website
IMPORTANT Info For KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees With Interest In Search After July 19th, 2025
Major Paperslip Updates Reflecting Birth Family Search Changes + Timeline Of Policy Changes
Paperslip Concludes A 15 Month Campaign To Warn KSS Adoptees About The File Transfer To NCRC
Check Here For Updates: The Current State Of Birth Family Search By Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Info For The 4 Major Korean Adoption Agencies + Adoptee Facebook Groups
A Letter to Korean Adoptees New To Birth Family Search
The Same Questions That Korean Adoptees Ask All The Time
Korean Adoptee Starter Guide
How To Figure Out Your KOREAN Adoption Agency Name
How To Obtain Your 13 Digit Korean ID Number
Misc. Orphanages
The Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search Landscape Looks A Bit Bleak, But…
Barriers To Birth Family Search
Social Media Links
ChatGPT for Korean Text Translation
Google Lens + ChatGPT Translation Tutorial
Free Online Tools + Tips For Searchers
Korean Adoptee Resources - MAIN
Learn About Your History
Adoptee Resources Online and In Korea
Korean Citizenship + F4 Visa
Travel Tips For First Time Korean Adoptee Visitors To Korea
Books
Academic Papers
Articles
Films and Videos
Translation Apps
Misc.
DNA Testing
FOIA Request For US Adoptees
Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
NEW! Step By Step KSS Adoptee Birth Family Search
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search - Link
Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees ONLY
Paperslip Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
KSS Birth Family Search Checklist
Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Pro-Active Adoptee Birth Family Search Tips
KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
How Do I Know If KSS Was My Korean Adoption Agency?
What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
I Don't Know What My Adoption Agency Was. What Do I Do?
Mental Barriers To Birth Family Search
Decoding KSS’ Gaslighting Techniques
On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
OUTDATED AFTER JUNE 15th, 2025: Step By Step KSS Birth Family Search
Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples and Translation Keys
English Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples
2 Types of Relinquishment
How Two US KSS Adoptees Figured Out How To Obtain KSS’ Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary In 2021
Korean Translation: Free or Paid?
List of All KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
International Social Service (ISS)
Welcome House (WH) / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - US
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - US
Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands)
Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark)
Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland)
Love The Children (LTC) - US
Family / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - US
KSS History
KSS History - NEW Updates
Sources of KSS Orphans + Orphanage List
KSS Feeder Orphanage: Choon Hyun Babies Home in Gwangju (충현원) - (Jeolla Province)
Nam Kwang Orphanage In Busan - Campus Signs
KSS Historical Figures
Interview of Kun Chil Paik - Before He Founded KSS in 1964
The K.S.S. Receiving Home in Seoul - The Old KSS Campus
Photos of KSS Campus
KSS K-Numbers
KSS K-Number Addendum: Why Women Are Often Pushed Out of Historical Movements By Men
KSS Website Partial Backup - Includes KSS Historical Timeline
Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
Terminology + Acronyms + Adoption Procedures
Proxy Adoption in Korea
KSS Did Not Have “Fires”
KSS Did Not Photograph Children With K-Numbers Until The 1980s
KSS Still Operates Green Hill Training Center
Birth Parent Privacy and Closed Adoption
Korean Adoption History
Korean Birth Parents Have No Legal Rights To Look For Their Relinquished Child/ren
The Connections Between S. Korea And Minnesota
The Adoption Struggle and The Democracy Struggle
Trigger Warning: Camptown Prostitution In S. Korean History
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths
TW: Exclude, Exploit, Eliminate: Anti-Vagrancy In Authoritarian-Era South Korea - By Jack Greenberg
Trigger Warning: Seongam Academy
Orphanization
Orphanization Part II
Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
KSS Cribmates On Facebook
영어 이름은 레베카 키멜 입니다 (Rebecca Kimmel)
Korean Adoptees Seeking Birth Family | 한국 입양 아동들이 생가족을 찾고 있습니다
Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees | 한국 출생 부모들이 입양자를 찾습니다
What Both Korean Birth Parents and Korean Adoptees Should Know, But Often Don't Know
Information for Korean Birth Parents
A Korean Adoption Primer
Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps
Creative Writing By KSS Adoptees
National Family Planning Program in Korea
KSS Adoptee FAQ
Non-KSS Adoptee Advice
ESWS (Formerly ECWS)
The Small "c" in Eastern K-Numbers Stands for Corea
The Differences Between A Medical Clinic And A Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How To Approach and Treat Volunteers - For Those New To Birth Family Search
MOIS Activates Launch-Prep Organization for TRC 3...Forms Advisory Committee For Establishment *
“MOHW Has Neglected Support for Brothers Home Victims for Over Two Years” *
English Version of The TRC 2 “Human Rights Violation In Intercountry Adoption” Report *
"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks"
The 56 Adoptees Who Received TRC 2 Judgments Have Only Around 2-3 Years To File a Civil Lawsuit *
Paperslip Co-Founder’s Ongoing Push for Recognition of Systemic Switching — Since 2018
Various Korean News Reports About The Second TRC (TRC 2)
Truth and Reconciliation | 2025 Vol. 18 | Summer Newsletter
First Confirmed State Compensation for Brother’s Home Victim Without Truth Commission Decision
"The 3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cannot Be Delayed Any Further"
Significance and Tasks of the TRC’s Human Rights Violation Decision on Intercountry Adoption *
Why There Were So Few US Cases Submitted To The TRC 2 Investigation Into Overseas Adoption *
Korean Government to Withdraw Appeal and Issue Official Apology for 'Seongam Academy’ Case
“A Nation That Doesn't Fight Its People’s Grief”
Korea Times: “What Happens When A Truth Commission Reopens Wounds Instead Of Healing Them”
OhMyNews Article About Conservative TRC Chairperson Park Sun-Young
“Survivors of Seongam Academy Fight To Regain Confidence, Confront Past”
“SK’s Supreme Court Continues to Recognize State Liability for 'Samcheong Education Corps Victims'”
“42 More Overseas Adoptees Denied Truth-Finding…Remaining 311 Cases ‘Investigation Halted’”
TRC Press Release - March 26th, 2025
The TRCK’s Interim Report Of March 26th, 2025 Owes Much To The Uncredited Work of Paperslip
The Reality Of What It Might Take To Get A New Truth And Reconciliation Commission 3
“Adoption Abuse Findings Put South Korea At Risk Of Global Legal Action”
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea - History From Korean Wikipedia
TRC Press Release - “Main Truth Revelation Decision Cases of the 102nd Committee”
Korean TRC Acknowledges State Violence against Overseas Adoptees, but Limits Remain
"The Truth Left Behind: Incomplete Reconciliation" (Part 1) Truth Is Not The Spoils of the Victor”
“No Victimization Without Documents? The Contradictions and Hypocrisy of the TRC”
Newstapa / Naver Article: TRC Decides on Overseas Adoption Truth Revelation...Limits Also Revealed
NYTimes: “World’s Largest Baby Exporter Admits To Adoption Fraud”
"A New Truth and Reconciliation Commission Without Chairperson Park Sun-young Is Necessary”
"State to Compensate Victims of the Brothers Home Incident" Supreme Court's First Definitive Ruling”
TRC Confirms 31 Children Sent Overseas For Adoption Through Infamous Brothers Home of Busan
TRC Decision on Truth-Finding About Brothers Home of Busan - January 21, 2025
Two Korean Victims of State Violence Face The Uncertain Future Of The TRC Investigation
“On-Site Visit to Transfer Records of the 'Siloam House,' the Successor of the Brothers Home”
OhmyNews Article: “From Seongam Academy to the Chandra Case... State Violence Still Persists”
Chairperson Park Sun-young Requests Extension of TRC’s Duration to National Assembly
Will S. Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Reports Be Permanently Accessible?
The Movement of ALL Korean Adoption Agency Files To NCRC Starting July 19th, 2025
Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC
Contact Info for KSS - Korea Social Service - Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Paperslip - We Are KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
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NEW Page: Taking Care Of Your Mental Health During TRC 3.
NEW Page: Plagiarism Attempts Against Paperslip.org
"Adoption As Banishment: Why Korea’s Adoptees Deserve More Than Symbolic Redress"
The Universe Has A Sick Sense Of Humor
NEW! DROPDOWN: TRC 3—Third Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths At the Heart of Paperslip
Why Were So Many Korean Adoptees Adopted To Minnesota?
NEW Page! Important Links Related To Document Safety and Privacy
Advice Regarding US Naturalization Certificate and Certificate of Citizenship (COC)
'“Adoption Records Will Be Damaged” — NCRC Worker Whistleblowing Followed By Workplace Bullying…'
NEW Page! Travel Tips For First Time Korean Adoptee Visitors To Korea
Questions About The F-4 Visa Process
NEW! Step By Step Guide For Submitting Your “Petition for Adoption Information Disclosure” To NCRC
Tips For The Safekeeping Of Important Documents for Korean Adoptees
New Page: Warnings and Precautions For Those Considering Submitting Their Cases For TRC 3
In Memoriam: TRC 2 Participant + Norwegian Korean Adoptee Wibeke Soon Aastebøl
Why Are Lawsuits So Difficult To Pursue In S. Korea?
Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents *
NCRC Work Report Excerpt: Need to Improve the Preservation Environment for Adoption Records
A Personal Thank You To Sophie Coletta Nix For Acknowledging The Work Of Paperslip
MOIS Activates Launch-Prep Organization for TRC 3...Forms Advisory Committee For Establishment
“Ministry of Health and Welfare Has Neglected Support for Brothers Home Victims for Over Two Years”
A Personal Reflection On The Coming End of S. Korea’s Overseas Adoption Program
Budget For File Transfer From Temporary Storage Facility To National Archives Denied - *Shocker*
Former TRC Chair Condemns Commercialization of Past Issues Resolution
Hankyoreh: “Third Truth and Reconciliation Act Revision Passes National Assembly Subcommittee”
English Version of The TRC 2 “Human Rights Violation In Intercountry Adoption” Report
“Government Promised Accountability…But Only Three Adoption Record Disclosures in a Month”
Adoption Records Tightly Closed to Adoptees with Disabilities…Urgent Need to Guarantee Access Rights
Newstapa: NCRC Loses External Hard Drive Containing Personal Data of Missing Children
Question Regarding Access to Adoption Files if Transferred by NCRC to the National Archives
"S. Korean Government to Relocate Adoption Records Archive Just 3 Months After Setup”
"Nine Korean Adoptees from Sweden Seek Their Roots in Gwangju After Decades"
NCRC Phone Number Update — English and French Options Available
Breaking: S. Korean President Sets FB Relationship Status with Adoptees to "It's Complicated"
“After 30 years, Korea Joins International Adoption Convention”
Note To Travelers: You Can’t Take Poppyseeds To Korea
"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks" *
Adoptee Responses to S. Korean President Lee Jae-Myung In The Wake Of His Apology
Paperslip's Letter to S. Korean President Lee In The Wake Of His Apology To Adoptees
President Lee: “I Apologize to Adoptees Who Suffered”
“Mom, I Don’t Blame You. Please Meet Me”…Tearful Plea From Adoptee Battling Cancer
G-Drive Data Lost in S. Korean Data Center Fire…All Central Government Work Files Gone
September 30, 2025: It Is Still Currently Possible To Submit Requests Through The NCRC / KAS Website
“State Online Services, Networks Crippled After Data Center Fire”
My Direct Referrals To FRONTLINE / AP For The Documentary "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning"
FRONTLINE / AP’s Continued Failure To Properly Credit A Major Source In Its Documentary
"44 Health and Welfare Agencies Face Parliamentary Audit...Chuseok Holiday Offers No Respite"
GAIPS > KCARE > KAS > NCRC: Different Name, Same Story
Woman Abandoned as Baby Gave Up on Finding Birth Family, Until She Got Text
NCRC Notice on Allowed File Types and Upload Size Restrictions (For The KAS Website) *
Launch of the Adoption Policy Committee and First Meeting Held
Swedish-Korean Adoptee’s Pioneering Research On Flawed Adoptions Gains Belated Recognition
No Cut News: "First Meeting of the Adoption Policy Committee Held"
The 56 Adoptees Who Received TRC 2 Judgments Have Only Around 2-3 Years To File a Civil Lawsuit

Engadet: Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC and AirPods Pro 2 will also support Live Translation
Adopted from Indonesia to the Netherlands: A Dutch Family’s Reckoning
NEW! NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations
New 109.2 Billion Won Program to Attract Young Overseas Talent to Korea
“I Will Haunt The Margins of Korean Society Like A Ghost Until Our Rights Are Restored”
Lee Administration Begins Push for Launch of ‘3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ In This Year
How The 2012 Special Adoption Law Revision Made Searching For Origins Harder
First Confirmed State Compensation for Brother’s Home Victim Without Truth Commission Decision *
Significance and Tasks of the TRC’s Human Rights Violation Decision on Intercountry Adoption
Understanding Lateral Violence In Korean Adoptee Community
NCRC’s Poor Performance Is Not Limited To Issues Concerning Korean Adoptees
Al Jazeera’s Media Coverage of Mixed Race Korean Adoptees Is Simplistic And Sensationalistic
Adoptees Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To Brothers Home Survivors For Pushing For Years To Get TRC2
In 2017, Victims of Brothers Home Walked 446.44 km to the Blue House To Demand Special Law
Netflix Series “The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies” Features “Brothers Home” Horrors
Brothers Home and Seongam Academy Documents Resemble The KSS “Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary”
2019 “Hankyoreh 21” Article Links Brothers Home Victim To Nam Kwang Orphanage in Busan
Paperslip Continues To Reach Global Adoptees
NEW Website By and For Adoptees From Yanju Orphanage: “Yangju Adoptee Archive”
NCRC Re-Listed The KAS Website — It Can Now Be Searched Using Google *
Korean Government to Withdraw Appeal and Issue Official Apology for 'Seongam Academy’ Case *
NCRC NOTICE: DNA Testing for Adoptees Without Identifiable Birth Family Information *
NCRC Has Just 4 Staff Members Managing the Massive Transfer of 260,000 Korean Adoption Agency Files
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Will NCRC Preserve KSS’ Death Books, Digital Microfiche Files, and Computers?
South Korea Ratifies International Treaty To Safeguard Adoptions After Decades Of Poor Oversight
Another ₩200 Million Research Study by NCRC For The Same Content As A Previous ₩100 Million Study…
All Adoption Records in One Place…“Security & Safety Equipment in Place”
Controversy Over Adoption Records Stored in Coupang Freezer Warehouse…"Freezer Function Not Used"
NCRC PR About The Temporary Storage Facility In Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email! *
Records At NCRC’s Temporary Storage Facility To Be Publicly Accessible Starting October 2025
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program
"Adoptees’ Roots"—260,000 Adoption Records Now in One Place…Temporary Archive Opens in Goyang
Commemorating The Historic Movement Of All Korean Adoption Agency Files To NCRC Starting July 19th
Is the 'Adoption Tragedy' Coming to an End? S. Korea to Shift from Private to State Adoption System
NCRC Salaries and Appointment Terms
“South Korea Moves To End ‘Baby Exports,' State To Take Full Responsibility”
S. Korea Opens International Adoption Application Submissions Starting Oct. 1st, 2025
Korea Times: “Adoptees Raise Alarm Over NCRC's Handling Of Records”
NCRC Reschedules A PRESS Only Event From July 15th to July 23rd, 2025
October 2021 Effort To Criticize Holt and NCRC At The Annual National Audit At The National Assembly
NEWLY UPDATED Page! How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search
National Assembly Forum on the Ethical Transfer of Overseas Adoption Records + State Responsibility
NCRC De-Listed The Korea Adoption Services (KAS) Website - It Can No Longer Be Efficiently Searched
“‘Duplicate Payments for Digitization Labor Costs’…Police Launch Investigation into NCRC”
NCRC Video: Notice on the Reform of the Adoption information Disclosure Petition System - NEWS
Why Adoptees Will Likely Be Stuck With NCRC’s Woeful Temporary Storage Facility For Adoption Files
“Korean Adoption System Misidentifies Birth Parents, 15 Years Of Errors Go Unchecked”
“Court Orders State Compensation for Victims of Seongam Academy, Even Without TRC Review”
NCRC Holds 2nd Inspection Meeting on Child-Centered Public Adoption System
Republic of Korea Deposits Instrument of Ratification for Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention
Naver News: Adoption Records Digitization Scandal Crushes Hopes of Adoptees
The DNA Tests MyHeritage and FTDNA Are Phasing Out Free Raw Data Transfers
Naver Article: (Non-KSS) Korean Adoptee Interviews By French Speaking Korean Activist
“Biotechnology Company Regeneron Buying 23andMe For $256 Million”
The Uroboros Of Lateral Violence Amongst Korean Adoptees
NEW PAGE! Korean Adoptee Resources - MAIN
Budget Shortfall Raises Concerns That ‘Adoption Information Disclosure’ Will Be Left Incomplete
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province” (NEWS)
“K-Number” Film To Be Released In Korea In 2025 (Not About KSS Adoptees)
“Korean Office for Overseas Koreans to Hold Meeting on Support for Adoptees' Settlement in Korea”
“South Korean Cover-Up Meant Babies Were Stolen, Not Adopted” - Video / Australia
NCRC Still Does Not Have A Permanent Building To Store Korean Adoption Agency Records (NEWS)
Regarding The Future Of Birth Family Search Through NCRC and KAS (IMPORTANT NEWS)
New Dropdown Menu On Paperslip: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea (TRCK)
Overseas Koreans Agency Opens Dedicated Window for Adopted Koreans’ Inquiries at OKS Support Center
23 and Me Has Filed For Bankruptcy
Between Goodbyes by Jota Mun Wins CinemAsia Audience Award 2025
Holt International and Holt Children’s Services Inc. in Korea Issue Separate IMPORTANT NOTICES
IMPORTANT NOTICE from Holt Children's Services Inc. in Korea (Holt KOREA) - From Early March 2025
Paperslip TRAFFIC
MOHW Press Release, March 13th, 2025 - Regarding Korean Public Adoption System Reform in July 2025
Petition for the Protection of Adoptee Rights for Matthieu Sung-Tan
Holt International Issues Last Minute Notice About The Transfer Of Adoption Files To NCRC
Banet Newsletter Post Breaks Down NCRC Issues And Issues Rallying Cry For Korean Adoptees
NEW Dropdown Menu: "Information RELEVANT to ALL Korean Adoptees"
NEW Dropdown Menu On Paperslip.org About NCRC
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC
The Antidote To Rumors And Misinformation Is Accurate Information
New MBC Video Highlights The Failures of NCRC. KSS Adoptees Should Act NOW
Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS / ECWS) Announces Winding Down of Post Adoption Services
HOLT Confirms Movement of ALL Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting in July 2025
Important News For KSS / Family Adoption Consultants / FAC Adoptees
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS Adoptees ONLY
KSS (Korea Social Service) Birth Family Search News Update - February 2025
NEW Page! On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
October 1st, 2024: KSS Adoptees Are Running Out Of Time To Conduct A Birth Family Search Through KSS
KSS Adoptees ONLY - REMINDER: How To Request ADDITIONAL Documents From KSS!
If The KSS Website Is Down - Please Do Not Panic
The Future Of Birth Family Search Looks Bleak
The Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Opens To More Adoptees!
“Between Goodbyes” US Film Premiere - Chicago
NEW! Additional Documents To Request From KSS ONE AT A TIME
NEW Page! Links To Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee - WORLD PREMIERE!
Important Info For Danish Korean Adoptees Regarding Birth Family Correspondence
NEW! Interview With Former ESWS / ECWS Social Worker / Whistleblower
NEW PAGE! Paperslip’s Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
Head of NCRC Admits Unpreparedness For Adoption File Transfer - Says Process Could Take 10 YEARS
4.8 Billion Won Budget Request for 'Adoption Records Center' Rejected By The Ministry of Finance
Construction of a New "Adoption Records Center" in Gimpo By 2029
The Movement of Korean Adoption Files To NCRC Starting July 2025
Get To Know The New KoRoot
NEW Page! Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Korean Police Missing Persons DNA Test Updates
KSS Adoptees Should Request Their 출생증명서 / Birth Certificate
NEW GRAPHICS for filling out KSS FORMS!
Help Support Paperslip With First GoFundMe Fundraiser!
BETWEEN GOODBYES: New Film About Dutch KSS Adoptee
Chosun Ilbo Birth Family Search Ad Publishes May 2nd, 2024
NEW Page! Birth Family Search Cocktail For ALL Korean Adoptees
NEW Page! Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees
Non-KSS News: Dillon Deadline To Request Records Extended to APRIL 15, 2024
KSS Adoptee Alert: KSS Adoption Files Will Likely Be Transferred to The National Archives
For KSS Adoptees ONLY - NEW Page: KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
KSS Adoptee Alert: The Korean Govt Unprepared For Transfer of Korean Adoption Agencies’ Files
NEW! Paperslip Updates
NEW! Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
KSS Now Has An Online Calendar For In-Person Appointments
NEW! Step 9. What To Do AFTER KSS Has Sent You Your Korean ACSS
KSS Is Preventing Korean Translators From Accompanying Adoptees To KSS
GOAL Has A New Secretary General
2024 / 2025 Changes to NCRC
23 and Me DNA Test Facing Crisis
MAIN IMPORTANT NEWS PAGE
Paperslip Updates
How To Search Paperslip.org
Paperslip Go Fund Me
NEW! Advisory Sessions - For Both KSS and Non-KSS Adoptees
Important Links Related To Document Safety and Privacy
How Plagiarism of Paperslip’s Research Harms the Korean Adoptee Community
Folder: DROPDOWN: AFTER July 19th, 2025, ALL Birth Family Search Requests Must Be Processed Through NCRC/KAS
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"S. Korean Government to Relocate Adoption Records Archive Just 3 Months After Setup” *
ALL Adoptees Start Here! General Birth Family Search Steps Through NCRC — Overview
How To Book An Appointment At NCRC’s Two Locations in Korea
NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations *
Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC
NCRC / KAS Website Links
IMPORTANT DATES
Now More Than Ever, Safely Back Up Any Documents You Have Which Contain Birth Parent Information!
NCRC Notice on Allowed File Types and Upload Size Restrictions (For The KAS Website)
NEW! Step By Step KSS Adoptee Birth Family Search - Link
ADOPTION CERTIFICATES - NCRC Will Accept Applications From July 19th, 2025 — Via Email!
NCRC NOTICE: DNA Testing for Adoptees Without Identifiable Birth Family Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search Recommendations - Shortcut Sheet *
Overview Of The Birth Family Search Process Through NCRC / KAS / NEST
How Does NCRC Conduct A Birth Family Search?
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search - Link
NCRC Partners With Nest: “Support For Visits To Korea And Reunions With Birth Families” Program *
IMPORTANT Info For KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees With Interest In Search After July 19th, 2025
NCRC Announcements Pages In English And Korean
NCRC Video: Notice on the Reform of the Adoption information Disclosure Petition System
Clarification: NCRC Is A S. Korean Public Institution
NCRC Re-Listed The KAS Website — It Can Now Be Searched Using Google
NCRC De-Listed The Korea Adoption Services (KAS) Website - It Can No Longer Be Efficiently Searched
“‘Duplicate Payments for Digitization Labor Costs’…Police Launch Investigation into NCRC” *
Why Adoptees Will Likely Be Stuck With NCRC’s Woeful Temporary Storage Facility For Adoption Files *
NCRC Notice: Temporary Suspension of New Adoption Information Disclosure Requests and Related FAQs
June 2025 — Paperslip's Visit To NCRC To Ask Questions About The Upcoming File Transfer
Regarding The Future Of Birth Family Search Through NCRC and KAS
Birth Family Search Requests Will Have To Be Submitted Through The KAS Website After July 19th, 2025
IMPORTANT! New Changes Coming To NCRC in 2025 - Including NEW Address!
Contact Info For NCRC and KAS + NCRC Korean Facebook Page
“NCRC Secures Adoption Records Preservation Facility in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province”
“Budget Shortfall Raises Concerns That ‘Adoption Information Disclosure’ Will Be Left Incomplete”
NCRC Press Release — "Field Readiness" in Full Swing Ahead of Public Adoption System Reform
NCRC Sets Itself Up To Be Shielded From Future Blame
NEW Page: The Current State Of Birth Family Search
National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC) Clarification Notice
NCRC Moving Feb 28, 2025 + NCRC Website Down Feb. 28-March 3, 2025
NCRC And Its Predecessors Are Notoriously Slow To Update Their Websites
Plight of Norwegian Korean Adoptee With Rare Genetic Disease Highlights Systemic Issues With NCRC
NCRC Issues Response To “Yonhap News” Article About Dying French Holt Adoptees Matthieu Sung-Tan
Small Protest Held In Front of NCRC On Behalf of Dying French Holt Adoptee Matthieu Sung-Tan
NCRC Denies Birth Family Search Exception Clause for Holt French Korean Adoptee With Fatal Insomnia
MBC Video Highlights The Failures of NCRC In Preserving Orphanage Records
Inherent Issues With NCRC Preservation of Korean Adoption Related Records
NCRC - Misc. Facts + History
Folder: DROPDOWN: TRC 3—Third Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea (2026-?)
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Please Refer To The NEW “Paperslip Blog” For Updates Regarding TRC 3
You Can Submit Your Case To TRC 3 Independently Of Any Other “Korean Rights” Group
MAIN INFO PAGE: TRC 3 Bill To Be Introduced As The 47th Agenda Item At The Natl Assembly At 2 pm KST
Taking Care Of Your Mental Health During TRC 3
TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea) Facts and History
Cross-Posted Content from “Important News” Related to TRC 3
S. Korea’s National Assembly Passes The TRC 3 Bill With 168 Votes
'TRC 3 Commission to Launch on February 26…Victims Say They Are “Deeply Moved”'
USKRG Is Aware That Peter Moller Of DKRG Is Not A Lawyer, Yet Does Not Inform Their Members
FAFO: FOIA Around And Find Out
Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents
Warnings and Precautions For Those Considering Submitting Their Cases For TRC 3
Real Talk For US Adoptees Considering Submitting Their Case For TRC 3 In 2026
The Universe Has A Sick Sense Of Humor
TRC 2 NewsLetter Vol. 19: December 30th, 2025
The Hard Truth About The Current State Of Birth Family Search
A Note For KSS Adoptees Preparing To Submit Requests To NCRC via the KAS Website
IMPORTANT Info For KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees With Interest In Search After July 19th, 2025
Major Paperslip Updates Reflecting Birth Family Search Changes + Timeline Of Policy Changes
Paperslip Concludes A 15 Month Campaign To Warn KSS Adoptees About The File Transfer To NCRC
Check Here For Updates: The Current State Of Birth Family Search By Korean Adoption Agency
Contact Info For The 4 Major Korean Adoption Agencies + Adoptee Facebook Groups
Folder: Information Relevant To ALL Korean Adoptees
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A Letter to Korean Adoptees New To Birth Family Search
The Same Questions That Korean Adoptees Ask All The Time
Korean Adoptee Starter Guide
How To Figure Out Your KOREAN Adoption Agency Name
How To Obtain Your 13 Digit Korean ID Number
Misc. Orphanages
The Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search Landscape Looks A Bit Bleak, But…
Barriers To Birth Family Search
Social Media Links
ChatGPT for Korean Text Translation
Google Lens + ChatGPT Translation Tutorial
Free Online Tools + Tips For Searchers
Folder: Resources for ALL Korean Adoptees
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Korean Adoptee Resources - MAIN
Learn About Your History
Adoptee Resources Online and In Korea
Korean Citizenship + F4 Visa
Travel Tips For First Time Korean Adoptee Visitors To Korea
Books
Academic Papers
Articles
Films and Videos
Translation Apps
Misc.
DNA Testing
FOIA Request For US Adoptees
Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees
Folder: KSS Birth Family Search
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NEW! Step By Step KSS Adoptee Birth Family Search
How To Use NCRC For Birth Family Search - Link
Birth Family Search Checklist and Questionnaire for KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees ONLY
Paperslip Standard Birth Family Search Advice for KSS Adoptees
KSS Birth Family Search Checklist
Demystifying The KSS Birth Family Search Process
Pro-Active Adoptee Birth Family Search Tips
KSS Found The Address Of Your Birth Family - Now What?
How Do I Know If KSS Was My Korean Adoption Agency?
What To Do If Your Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Does Not Have Birth Parent Info.
I Don't Know What My Adoption Agency Was. What Do I Do?
Mental Barriers To Birth Family Search
Decoding KSS’ Gaslighting Techniques
On The Disappointments Of Birth Family Search
OUTDATED AFTER JUNE 15th, 2025: Step By Step KSS Birth Family Search
Folder: KSS Document Examples: English vs. Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary
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Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples and Translation Keys
English Adoptive Child Study Summary Examples
2 Types of Relinquishment
How Two US KSS Adoptees Figured Out How To Obtain KSS’ Korean Adoptive Child Study Summary In 2021
Korean Translation: Free or Paid?
Folder: KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
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List of All KSS Partner Western Adoption Agencies
International Social Service (ISS)
Welcome House (WH) / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - US
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - US
Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands)
Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark)
Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland)
Love The Children (LTC) - US
Family / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - US
Folder: KSS History
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KSS History
KSS History - NEW Updates
Sources of KSS Orphans + Orphanage List
KSS Feeder Orphanage: Choon Hyun Babies Home in Gwangju (충현원) - (Jeolla Province)
Nam Kwang Orphanage In Busan - Campus Signs
KSS Historical Figures
Interview of Kun Chil Paik - Before He Founded KSS in 1964
The K.S.S. Receiving Home in Seoul - The Old KSS Campus
Photos of KSS Campus
KSS K-Numbers
KSS K-Number Addendum: Why Women Are Often Pushed Out of Historical Movements By Men
KSS Website Partial Backup - Includes KSS Historical Timeline
Trigger Warning: Possible Real-Life Relinquishment Scenarios for Korean Adoptees
Terminology + Acronyms + Adoption Procedures
Proxy Adoption in Korea
KSS Did Not Have “Fires”
KSS Did Not Photograph Children With K-Numbers Until The 1980s
KSS Still Operates Green Hill Training Center
Birth Parent Privacy and Closed Adoption
Korean Adoption History
Korean Birth Parents Have No Legal Rights To Look For Their Relinquished Child/ren
The Connections Between S. Korea And Minnesota
The Adoption Struggle and The Democracy Struggle
Trigger Warning: Camptown Prostitution In S. Korean History
Trigger Warning: Child Deaths
TW: Exclude, Exploit, Eliminate: Anti-Vagrancy In Authoritarian-Era South Korea - By Jack Greenberg
Trigger Warning: Seongam Academy
Orphanization
Orphanization Part II
Folder: Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals - Related To KSS
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Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals
KSS Cribmates On Facebook
Folder: 해외 입양인이 친가족을 찾고 있습니다 / Adoptee BFS Posters
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영어 이름은 레베카 키멜 입니다 (Rebecca Kimmel)
Korean Adoptees Seeking Birth Family | 한국 입양 아동들이 생가족을 찾고 있습니다
Korean Birth Parents Seeking Adoptees | 한국 출생 부모들이 입양자를 찾습니다
What Both Korean Birth Parents and Korean Adoptees Should Know, But Often Don't Know
Information for Korean Birth Parents
Folder: General Korean Adoption History
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A Korean Adoption Primer
Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps
Creative Writing By KSS Adoptees
Folder: Korean Adoption Related Document Repository
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National Family Planning Program in Korea
Folder: Miscellaneous
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KSS Adoptee FAQ
Non-KSS Adoptee Advice
ESWS (Formerly ECWS)
The Small "c" in Eastern K-Numbers Stands for Corea
The Differences Between A Medical Clinic And A Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How To Approach and Treat Volunteers - For Those New To Birth Family Search
Folder: TRC 2: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea (2022-2025)
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MOIS Activates Launch-Prep Organization for TRC 3...Forms Advisory Committee For Establishment *
“MOHW Has Neglected Support for Brothers Home Victims for Over Two Years” *
English Version of The TRC 2 “Human Rights Violation In Intercountry Adoption” Report *
"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks"
The 56 Adoptees Who Received TRC 2 Judgments Have Only Around 2-3 Years To File a Civil Lawsuit *
Paperslip Co-Founder’s Ongoing Push for Recognition of Systemic Switching — Since 2018
Various Korean News Reports About The Second TRC (TRC 2)
Truth and Reconciliation | 2025 Vol. 18 | Summer Newsletter
First Confirmed State Compensation for Brother’s Home Victim Without Truth Commission Decision
"The 3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cannot Be Delayed Any Further"
Significance and Tasks of the TRC’s Human Rights Violation Decision on Intercountry Adoption *
Why There Were So Few US Cases Submitted To The TRC 2 Investigation Into Overseas Adoption *
Korean Government to Withdraw Appeal and Issue Official Apology for 'Seongam Academy’ Case
“A Nation That Doesn't Fight Its People’s Grief”
Korea Times: “What Happens When A Truth Commission Reopens Wounds Instead Of Healing Them”
OhMyNews Article About Conservative TRC Chairperson Park Sun-Young
“Survivors of Seongam Academy Fight To Regain Confidence, Confront Past”
“SK’s Supreme Court Continues to Recognize State Liability for 'Samcheong Education Corps Victims'”
“42 More Overseas Adoptees Denied Truth-Finding…Remaining 311 Cases ‘Investigation Halted’”
TRC Press Release - March 26th, 2025
The TRCK’s Interim Report Of March 26th, 2025 Owes Much To The Uncredited Work of Paperslip
The Reality Of What It Might Take To Get A New Truth And Reconciliation Commission 3
“Adoption Abuse Findings Put South Korea At Risk Of Global Legal Action”
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea - History From Korean Wikipedia
TRC Press Release - “Main Truth Revelation Decision Cases of the 102nd Committee”
Korean TRC Acknowledges State Violence against Overseas Adoptees, but Limits Remain
"The Truth Left Behind: Incomplete Reconciliation" (Part 1) Truth Is Not The Spoils of the Victor”
“No Victimization Without Documents? The Contradictions and Hypocrisy of the TRC”
Newstapa / Naver Article: TRC Decides on Overseas Adoption Truth Revelation...Limits Also Revealed
NYTimes: “World’s Largest Baby Exporter Admits To Adoption Fraud”
"A New Truth and Reconciliation Commission Without Chairperson Park Sun-young Is Necessary”
"State to Compensate Victims of the Brothers Home Incident" Supreme Court's First Definitive Ruling”
TRC Confirms 31 Children Sent Overseas For Adoption Through Infamous Brothers Home of Busan
TRC Decision on Truth-Finding About Brothers Home of Busan - January 21, 2025
Two Korean Victims of State Violence Face The Uncertain Future Of The TRC Investigation
“On-Site Visit to Transfer Records of the 'Siloam House,' the Successor of the Brothers Home”
OhmyNews Article: “From Seongam Academy to the Chandra Case... State Violence Still Persists”
Chairperson Park Sun-young Requests Extension of TRC’s Duration to National Assembly
Will S. Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Reports Be Permanently Accessible?
Folder: Archive of Outdated Information
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The Movement of ALL Korean Adoption Agency Files To NCRC Starting July 19th, 2025
Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC
Contact Info for KSS - Korea Social Service - Korean Adoption Agency
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Please note that we are not formal researchers. We are simply KSS Adoptees who have a vested interest in educating ourselves and other Korea Social Service (KSS) Adoptees about KSS’ history, past practices, and current procedures for Birth Family Search.

We do not represent KSS nor any of its Partner Western Adoption Agencies: International Social Service (ISS), Welcome House / Pearl S. Buck Foundation - (Pennsylvania, US), Lutheran Social Services (LSS) - (Minnesota, US), Wereldkinderen - (Netherlands), Adoption Center (AC) / AC Børnehjælp and Danish International Adoption (DIA) - (Denmark), Terre des Hommes - (Switzerland), Love The Children / LTC (Pennsylvania, US) or Family Adoption Consultants / Foreign Adoption Consultants (FAC) / F&CS Foster Care and Adoption Service - (Michigan, US).

All information on this website is for educational purposes only and is based on informal volunteer research. We try our best to provide accurate information, but we consider our knowledge about past and current KSS procedure an investigative work in progress. Because much of KSS past practice is kept secret from Adoptees, we do our best to provide the information we have gleaned from our own and other Adoptees’ cases. We always welcome feedback and suggestions for how to improve the site.

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*While this website is mostly geared toward Adoptees who were adopted through the Korean Adoption Agency Korea Social Service (KSS), there is also information here which is relevant to ALL Korean Adoptees, regardless of their Korean Adoption Agency. Please read carefully to note what info. is purely relevant to KSS Adoptees and what is generally relevant to ALL Korean Adoptees.