How Korean adoptees struggle to find belonging | Dr. SunAh Laybourne | TEDxMemphis
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- Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024
- Who are you? Where are you really from? Where do you belong? In this talk, Dr. Laybourn discusses the challenges she and many other Korean transnational adoptees face in a society defined by conventional notions of family, identify, and belonging. Dr. SunAh Marie Laybourn is the host of WYXR Memphis’s radio show Let’s Grab Coffee, University of Memphis sociology professor, and organizer of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Memphis. As a sociologist, her research focuses on questions of race, identity, and belonging.
She is the author of Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants (NYU Press 2024), which examines kinship, citizenship, and belonging through the case of Korean transnational transracial adoptees and citizenship rights advocacy. She is an Affiliate Faculty Member for the Center for Workplace Diversity & Inclusion, an Affiliate Faculty Member in the International and Global Studies Department, and an Academic Research Fellow of the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change (2021-2022). She formerly served as co-lead facilitator for the National Civil Rights Museum’s Unpacking Racism for Action program. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Ms. Memphis delivered an insightful talk that highlighted her journey towards independence.
I grew up so cultured and around people of all walks of life and circumstances that race and origin does not even matter. Hey human, Hi human - are you a good person or bad person trumps race. ❤
For me race is a little awkward but nothing awful mostly because I’m in a Christian Family. Adoption is as natural as blood itself. Nothing strange & illogical. But ya the world doesn’t make it easier.
there is always prejudice, more specifically, the stereotype
Beautiful, intelligent and important to share speech. Very good. Voice is important.
The person was trying not to ask, “What race are you?” because they thought this was inappropriate. Its an awkward situation for them. I might ask someone about their backgrounds because I lived in different parts of Asia and might be looking for a way to begin a conversation about language, food, culture, travel, etc. But I understand the questions you pose about your experience as an adoptee. Any adopted child may face questions about belonging and their identity.
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Why do americans ask that, and you would you answer. Its very rude!!
It isn’t right, but the experience isn’t exclusive to adoptees. What I’m irked about is that adoptees don’t even attempt to learn more about their mother country. I’m nit even saying to learn fluency or live there. I’m just saying get more attached to your roots. Chasing White people all the time does nothing lmfao. The same can be said for any other racial family.
I don't believe that genetics and culture are very related. Why do you have to be aligned to your ancestors' culture? I believe it's more important to have freedom to practice any or no culture.