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PAPERSLIP BLOG: INFO HUB FOR TRC 3 AND IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES

Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3

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”

“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"

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

March 2026 - KAS / NCRC Website Updated: Use New Link for Adoption Info Requests to NCRC

"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

Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC

NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations *

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

TRC 3 Releases English Guide to Application and Submission for Truth Investigation

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

Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents

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

Academic Papers

Films and Videos

Translation Apps

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 - 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-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 Part II

Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals

Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals

KSS Cribmates On Facebook

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” *

"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks"

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

“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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Why The Name Paperslip?

The Contents Of Paperslip.org Are Officially Copyrighted

Paperslip’s Principle of Triage In Relation To Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search

PAPERSLIP BLOG: INFO HUB FOR TRC 3 AND IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES

Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3

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”

“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"

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

March 2026 - KAS / NCRC Website Updated: Use New Link for Adoption Info Requests to NCRC

"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

Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC

NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations *

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

TRC 3 Releases English Guide to Application and Submission for Truth Investigation

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

Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents

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

Academic Papers

Films and Videos

Translation Apps

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 - 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-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 Part II

Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals

Finding Known Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals

KSS Cribmates On Facebook

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” *

"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks"

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

“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

Trigger Warning

Why The Name Paperslip?

The Contents Of Paperslip.org Are Officially Copyrighted

Paperslip’s Principle of Triage In Relation To Korean Adoptee Birth Family Search

PAPERSLIP BLOG: INFO HUB FOR TRC 3 AND IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES

Paperslip links related to submitting your case INDEPENDENTLY to TRC 3

Folder: IMPORTANT NEWS ARCHIVE

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”

“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"

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

March 2026 - KAS / NCRC Website Updated: Use New Link for Adoption Info Requests to NCRC

"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

Address and Contact Info For Important Locations Related To Birth Family Search Through NCRC

NCRC Guidance on the Adoption Information Disclosure Request Process and Visit Reservations *

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 (2026-2030)

Please Refer To The NEW “Paperslip Blog” For Updates Regarding TRC 3

TRC 3 Releases English Guide to Application and Submission for Truth Investigation

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

Korean Adoptees: Please Be Careful With How You Share Your Adoption Documents

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

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

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

Academic Papers

Films and Videos

Translation Apps

FOIA Request For US Adoptees

Join the FREE Ecosystem of Fellow KSS (Korea Social Service) Adoptees

Folder: KSS Birth Family Search

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

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

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

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-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 Part II

Folder: Maternity / Birth / Medical Clinics + Hospitals - Related To KSS

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

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

A Korean Adoption Primer

Trigger Warning: Korean Concentration Camps

Creative Writing By KSS Adoptees

Folder: Korean Adoption Related Document Repository

National Family Planning Program in Korea

Folder: Miscellaneous

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)

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” *

"Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the TRC’s Decision and Future Tasks"

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

“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

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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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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