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Brand
Temple University Press
Binding
TP
EAN
9781439922835
ISBN
1439922837
Manufacturer
Temple University Press

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
1439922837
ISBN-13
9781439922835
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24062262585

Product Key Features

Book Title
In Reunion : Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Communication of Family
Number of Pages
321 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Sociology / General, Adoption & Fostering, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2024
Genre
Family & Relationships, Social Science
Author
Sara Docan-Morgan
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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LCCN
2023-013074
Reviews
"An unparalleled text, In Reunion shines light on an understudied, paradoxical family phenomenon--transnational adoptee birth-family reunions. Sara Docan-Morgan artfully interweaves her story with stories of other Korean adoptees to unveil complexities and beauties of being in reunion. Immensely readable, In Reunion raises larger questions about family, belonging, and identity. Drawing upon her expertise as a communication scholar, Docan-Morgan illuminates the role communication plays in the unfolding of these relationships across time, space, and differences in language and culture. In Reunion is a must-read for adoptees, adoptive parents, scholars, and all who work with and support the transnational adoption constellation." -- Elizabeth A. Suter , Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Denver, " In Reunion serves as an excellent primer on Korean adoption, from its origins as a way to 'rescue' war orphans and mixed-race children, to the Korean government's reliance on it as a substitute for a social safety net and an effective way to raise money for depleted post-war coffers, to its global reach and sociological effect on adoptees and their families, both Korean and adoptive.... Docan-Morgan has written an accessible work of scholarship that will enlighten all readers about the complexities and challenges of transnational adoption." -- Korean Quarterly, "Bridging the fields of communication studies and critical adoption studies, In Reunion is a groundbreaking text weaving together the social sciences and humanities to grapple with what it means when we make sense of how reunion is performed--the emotional work undertaken--to consider how adoptees negotiate the discursive burden produced by the act of reuniting. Docan-Morgan attends to the language and cultural gaps and the work adoptees undertake to mitigate those chasms. She expertly and effectively positions herself as a scholar and adoptee, deftly weaving intimate vignettes of her own experiences to tell the stories of reunion." -- Kimberly D. McKee , author of Adoption Fantasies: The Fetishization of Asian Adoptees from Girlhood to Womanhood, "Sara Docan-Morgan offers a generously written book that treats reunion and adoptee subjects with care.... In Reunion is an invaluable resource for any adoptee.... The wealth of experiential knowledge from Korean adoptees will help other adoptees feel more empowered and supported in building their adoptive identities and birth family relationships on their own terms and timeline. This book is equally valuable for anyone who wishes to understand or support someone who is considering or going through reunion." -- Adoption & Culture, "[A] comprehensive narrative of the dynamic experiences of adoptees.... [T]he book offers significant value and provides fresh perspective on the concept of the family, which is greatly needed in our fast-evolving world. Through this scholarly pursuit, may more transnational adoptees be allowed to seek their birth family so that they can communicate with them until they can rightly claim them again as their family.... This book will remind us to rethink the institutions existing in our society and ponder whether we are providing people with what they need as a part of themselves." -- Religion and Social Communication
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
362.734089/957
Synopsis
"Do you know your real parents?" is a question many adoptees are asked. In In Reunion , Sara Docan-Morgan probes the basic notions of family, adoption, and parenthood by exploring initial meetings and ongoing relationships that transnational Korean adoptees have had with their birth parents and other birth family members. Drawing from qualitative interviews with adult Korean adoptees in the United States and Denmark, as well as her own experiences as an adoptee, Docan-Morgan illuminates the complexities of communication surrounding reunion. The paradoxes of adoption and reunion--shared history without blood relations, and blood relations without shared history--generate questions: What does it mean to be "family"? How do people use communication to constitute family relationships? How are family relationships created, maintained, and negotiated over time? In Reunion details adoptive and cultural identities, highlighting how adoptees often end up shouldering communicative responsibility in their family relationships. Interviews reveal how adoptees navigate birth family relationships across language and culture while also attempting to maintain relationships with their adoptive family members. Docan-Morgan details the challenges, rewards, and contradictions of reunion. She also offers practical recommendations for transnational adoptees in reunion, adoptees considering reunion, adoptive families, and adoption practitioners. In tracing the stories of the intercultural dynamics inherent in adoptees' reunions, Docan-Morgan demonstrates the effort, flexibility, empathy, self-reflection, and time required to navigate long-term relationships with birth families.
LC Classification Number
HV875.58.K6D633 2024

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