WAYS TO TAKE ACTION FOR ALLIES & ADOPTEES.
Ways to Get
Involved For Adoptees.
Consider Submitting to the TRC3
TRC3 is now accepting submissions! If your paperwork contains holes, contradictions, lies, or you believe you are a victim of identity falsification, adoption fraud, kidnapping or other human rights violations, please consider standing up to injustice and submitting your case to this historic movement.
Join the USKRG's Facebook Community
For updates on the latest events and news or to connect with the USKRG adoptee community, please follow USKRG on Facebook.
Write your legislators
Please use our copy-paste form letter to raise awareness with your local policy-makers with a few clicks.
Be yourself
America is 60% white. As transracial adoptees living in America, we receive many messages at every age of who and what we are supposed to be. It is not on the shoulders of the adoptee to educate their fellow Americans or represent Korean Adoptees everywhere, however being your most authentic self can be considered equally powerful and a radical act in a society that often demands conformity.
Get involved by Volunteering
USKRG and other adoptee orgs are always looking for volunteers. If you're interested in getting involved and connecting with USKRG's community, please feel free to reach out over Facebook or email.
Support Adoptee Events
Events that support adoptees and first families are always being run, so check our page frequently for updates!
Hang DNA Test Awareness Posters!
Many Koreans and Korean Americans aren't aware of DNA testing as a tool to find lost family members. Whether you attend a Korean church, frequent a Korean supermarket, or hang out at a Korean cafe, you can help spread awareness of DNA testing in the Korean and Korean American community by hanging these flyers.
Ways to Get Involved For Allies.
DNA Test
If you are of Korean ancestry, please DNA test with at least one commercial DNA test such as Ancestry or 23andMe. Adoptees have recently found that their paperwork was falsified by their adoption agencies, leaving DNA as their last hope to find genetic family. Adoptees will only be able to uncover their true origins if the database is robust and folks like you are willing to help.
Ensure your child has their Adoption Files
If you are an adoptive parent, please recognize that your child will want their original adoption files given to you by their adoptive agencies, even if not today. For their safety, please make sure they have access to their original Certificate of Naturalization and any documents that prove their citizenship.
Join USKRG's Allies Facebook Group
For updates on the latest events and news or to connect with the USKRG adoptee community, please follow USKRG on Facebook.
Support Adoptee Events
Events that support adoptees and first families are always being run, so check our page frequently for updates!
Hang DNA Test Awareness Posters!
Many Koreans and Korean Americans aren't aware of DNA testing. Whether you frequent a Korean cafe, church or supermarket, you can help spread awareness of DNA testing in the Korean and Korean American community by hanging these flyers.
Raise your own awareness
The burden of educating those around them frequently falls to the adoptee, along with shouldering the experience of being a minority in America. One way to be a better ally, is to alleviate that burden, while raising your awareness and empathy simultaneously: Diversify your perspective and show your curiosity by seeking documentaries, news articles, adoption competent therapists, adoptive parent courses, and books!