A key part of today’s executive order: Faith-based foster-care agencies will now qualify for federal support. The White House is directing agencies to override state barriers that restrict religious organizations and expand partnerships with churches and faith-based providers.

National Adoption Awareness Month, which is about promoting #adoption, begins today. none of the promotional material contains an answer to the following naïve question: why does “give this child a loving and safe home” require “erase and rewrite this child’s entire identity”?

It's Adoptee Remembrance Day today. I think about all the adoptees whose lives have ended too early. May they rest in peace🥚

🥚 Extraordinary apology from South Korean President to 200,000 Koreans sent abroad as adoptees, many of whom “discovered their records were falsified to portray them as abandoned orphans, while others were carelessly removed, or even stolen, from their birth families” 1/3 apnews.com/article/sout...

A person does not need to be a racist to participate in or perpetuate racist systems. It's important to listen and learn with open hearts and minds, especially when the person naming the harm is someone you claim to love as one of your own. #adopteevoices 🥚 www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/whats-...

After filming this documentary, I became 1 of 56 resolved cases in Korea's TRC #adoption investigation, confirming human rights violations. 311 remain unresolved. Thanks @channelnewsasia.bsky.social#adoptionfor telling our stories 🥚.

I grew up believing I was an orphan. The truth told a different story 💔. See my story in One Orphan Every Hour this Sat, Aug 30 at 9pm SGT @channelnewsasia.bsky.social  🥚. #Korea #AdopteeVoices #adoptionjourney #adoptionstory #adoption

It's totally a coincidence. Can't possibly be related, right? 🧮

1) Translation from Google: “I remember sneaking into my parents' room and first looking at my adoption record. I was around ten years old, and I was so curious to see what it said. Nothing significant was written there. There was no mention of my biological parents' names, no information… 🥚

#Korean #Adoption 🥚. Giving new meaning to pork barrel politics 🐷 www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...

I had no idea how much anger I could feel until I found my little brother. Now, I understand what was stolen from us. Society shames adoptees for feeling angry. If you aren't angry about systemic child abuse, corruption, and violations of human rights, maybe it's time to ask why. #adoption 🥚

My pre-adoptive identity IS my identity. To conceal it is to violate the right to know who I am. People who dismiss our demands for the truth with “love is stronger than DNA” are engaged in deliberate and desperate obfuscation. And concealing the truth is the opposite of love. 🥚

Meet the requirements. 기준을 지켜라. Protect the records. 기록을 지켜라. Respect our identities. 우리의 정체성을 존중하라. Amplify #adopteevoices and share 🥚 www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...

Instead of assuming I'm "ungrateful" for my adoptive family, you can start assuming that I would walk through hell itself to find my biological family. Loving someone even in their absence takes courage. I will not be broken ✊️❤️🥚 #adoption www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/a...

🥚These trends are the result of national bans enacted around the world after exposés in international media revealed systemic deception, corruption, coercion, fraud, and baby-stealing by adoption agencies. And those exposés were the result of relentless, ongoing #adoptee rights activism. BRAVO🧵

Sending out the 🥚 signal. It's like a 🦇 signal, but cooler 🫶. The records of an estimated 200,000 Korean #adoptees are moving to a government leased facility. These documents are often the only remaining to our families. It could be going better 🫤. v.daum.net/v/2025072318...

"As a Chinese transnational adoptee, there is no single correct way to be, or feel. Our experiences are complex, fluid, and often shaped by the openness — or rigidity — of our adoptive families." This project shares the stories of young people whose lives were shaped by China's overpopulation laws.

#Adoptees went to the National Assembly 🇰🇷. Not to make a scene. To BE seen. To ask—quietly but clearly—not to lose what little we have left. #adoption records hold our names, our families, our identities 🥚 m.pressian.com/m/pages/arti...

13 years. One incredible life chapter 🌭✨. Korea’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission recently confirmed my adoption was a violation of human rights. So I’m stepping away from competitive eating to focus on advocacy and healing. Thanks for being part of my story—from the first bite and beyond 💫

Wishing everyone a safe and happy #4thofjuly. Congratulations to Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, and all of my Nathan's Famous friends on an incredible competition 🌭🌭🌭. Cheering for you today and always ❤️! #hotdogeatingcontest

Ever wondered what 10 minutes of glory tastes like? Welcome to my life 🌭. Join me and Denverse Magazine on the Locals Aloud #podcast as I talk about why the #4thofJuly is my favorite full-contact sport 🇺🇸. Give it a listen 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2lMb...

So much respect for this incredible athlete and friend. Can't wait for his return to the table 🌭

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish commission recommended Monday that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. apnews.com/article/swed...

Hey, @detroitrudyowens.bsky.social! Would hate to start a beef with an adoptee advocate, but feel like I know you well enough to test the strength of our friendship. Who has the better Coney Island 🌭? Lafayette or American?

A 72-year-old mother has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s government and its largest adoption agency, alleging systematic failures in her forced separation from her toddler son who was sent to Norway without her consent. apnews.com/article/sout...

We cannot forget the innocent lives lost through senseless violence. May truth and justice be their legacy 🪷.

"If you say you care or love someone, then fight for them — loudly, consistently, and without asking them to do all the work." I don't need a fan club. I need a fighter 🥊. I am exhausted.

Silence enables injustice, but courage shapes the future. Democracy isn’t just electing leaders—it’s holding them accountable. Today is a chance to learn from the past and build a future where every life matters 🇰🇷. #Democracy #SouthKorea #HumanRights

South Korea says it sent babies abroad for adoption "like luggage." theworld.org/stories/2025...

It's like mom and dad hit "copy" + "print." @theworld.org reports on our #adoption story 🥚. theworld.org/segments/202...

The thing about bravery is that it doesn't feel that way when you are in the middle of it. Courage feels terrifying. And yet, we carry forward. Sending ❤️ to all of the brave #adoptees who have come forward in this historic case. 🥚 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

The TRC’s findings confirm systemic human rights abuses in Korea’s #adoption system. This is a historic step, but for my family, it’s also deeply personal. We’re still searching for answers, and we know we’re not alone. Thank you all for your love and support ❤️. 🥚

How BBC covers the SK adoption inquiry (official corruption): "South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial programme that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry has found." www.bbc.com/news/article...

🥚 Adoption is systemic fraud. Endless respect and admiration for the Korean American adoptee community for exposing it all and standing up for human rights. This is such hard and emotionally exhausting work. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/w...

Also applies to adoptees. Many of us have been in survival mode all our lives. 🥚

After 13 beautiful years in competitive eating and countless moments in 📺, Mary Bowers knows the spotlight well. But the brighter the light, the darker the shadows. Thanks @jackwgreenberg.bsky.social for giving Nayoung Jung a chance to shine. #adoption ✨🥹 www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...

This is a great question I'll answer in a thread. If I miss any details hopefully someone else will chime in (1/x)

“reunion” does not and cannot undo what adoption does. 🥚

Adoptive families have been shaken by allegations of widespread fraud in the Korean adoption system. apnews.com/article/sout...

Mary K-mas, everyone! Time for a festive fusion of holiday flavors. Roasted a Christmas chicken with a hint of gochujang and a whole lotta holiday cheer 🍗🎄. Sending ❤️ to my foodie friends around the 🌎.

Taking time for some #Christmas elf-reflection 🎄. I am one of many #adoptees who don't know my original name. As a kid I used to wonder if Santa would be confused trying to find me. Did any of you end up in an IRL "Buddy Diapers" situation, named after a thing? 🥚 screenrant.com/elf-buddy-re...

Wishing all of my Major League Eating friends a warm and happy holiday ❄️🎄🌭 youtu.be/c1mt8dEvvQA?...

I don't know much about my Korean family. I don't know my parent's names or faces. But my adoption papers say my father is from Gwangju, where citizens fought not so long ago for the democracy we have today. This morning, I am proud to be a daughter in the Land of the Morning Calm 🇰🇷.

Waddle I do if I can't quack the code? Just wing it, of course 🦆! #foodie #foodsky #food

From the buffet to the runway. You're shrimply the best 🦐! Major League Eating returns to #Indianapolis for the St. Elmo Steakhouse World Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship at Big Ten Tailgate Town on Dec 7th at 3:30 EST. Watch as your favorite eathletes compete for the gold, silver, and prawns 🍤!

I thought the Mike Tyson fight was going to be the most depraved thing I witnessed all weekend but then I stumbled into a competitive pizza eating contest in Philadelphia

So, I’m putting an #adoptees starter pack into the world! Adopted people: PLEASE reach out if you would like to be added. This is just a list of recommended follows. The feed is a whole nother thing! go.bsky.app/Ma6pgE4

I’m seeing a lot of “wow this is so heartwarming” responses to this story. Mom and son were apart for almost 50 years after she lost him to adoption. His adopters hid his adoption from him for 35 of those years. I’m so glad they’re finally in reunion but family separation isn’t beautiful.

Breaking up with my X to make room for more challenges! Whether you know me as a world-ranked competitive eater or your favorite reality show 📺, I’d ❤️ to hear from you. I’m as likely to dive into a human rights cause as I am a 5-lb burrito 🌯. What’s the biggest challenge on your plate today?