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And especially for those in the oldest group - those born from 1952 to 1959 - it was the war that created us and also created intercountry adoption.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Susan Soon-Keum Cox, Event Organiser\u003cbr/\u003eThe conference is aimed at those born before the recent burst in foreign adoptions.\u003cbr/\u003eIt offers this first generation of adoptees to reach adulthood, the chance to talk with others who've shared their experiences.\u003cbr/\u003eThey were raised during the 50's and 60's before there were books on adoption, and special culture camps to help kids born in foreign lands connect.\u003cbr/\u003eMany found themselves in communities unfamiliar with foreign adoption, and constantly had to explain why they looked different from their families.\u003cbr/\u003eWill Dantzler, is a married father of three, a successful owner of an internet software company, and an adoptee.\u003cbr/\u003eHe was raised by an African American couple in Ohio, where he says he was strange to both African American and white children.\u003cbr/\u003eMost of his life he has looked to the future, but he says this weekend has made him think about the importance of his past.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"This gathering has brought it to focus, and in listening to a lot of others, I reflected upon my own past. And,  I said to myself, 'Many others, like me, have pretty much gone through the same thing.' And, so we share this camaraderie which is great, and coming to the memorial here, it really brings the focus, the sacrifices of all the people that participated in the Korean War.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Will Dantzler, Korean Adoptee\u003cbr/\u003eNearly 100-thousand Korean children have been adopted by U-S families since 1955.\u003cbr/\u003eThe trend began with the war children, born to Korean women and U-S soldiers.\u003cbr/\u003eMany of them were abandoned due to the Korean stigmas against out-of-wedlock birth and adoption.\u003cbr/\u003eFamilies in the U-S began adopting the children, thanks to the efforts of Oregon lumberman Harry Holt and his wife Bertha.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen the couple first saw a documentary about the plight of abandoned children in Korea,  they knew they had to act.\u003cbr/\u003eAfter successfully petitioning to change the adoption law, the Holts adopted eight children and set up an adoption organisation that exists to this day.\u003cbr/\u003eMee Mee Lahman, a online advertising analyst from New York City, has taken strength from the friendships she has formed with other adoptees.\u003cbr/\u003eThe rocky start to her life, is an experience she shares with many adoptees.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I came to this country. I was adopted when I was fifteen months old. And, I was abandon, left in Seoul in a box with my name and my birthdate pinned on me.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION:  Mee Mee Lahman, Korean Adoptee\u003cbr/\u003eFor many, the trip to the Korean War memorial was a time of reflection and soul-searching.\u003cbr/\u003eA survey of people attending the conference found that today, two in three see themselves as Korean-American.\u003cbr/\u003eBut many of them did not connect with their Korean identities until adulthood.\u003cbr/\u003eThat will likely not be the case for Joshua Young Joon Sahr.\u003cbr/\u003eAt two-and-a-half, he's too young to realise that these older adoptees have, at least partially, paved the way for him.\u003cbr/\u003eBut his mother knows, and is thankful for all of the resources that will help her keep him connected to his Korean roots.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I thought it was just very, very important to be able to tell Joshua as complete a story about his life as I can, and that includes, very much, this event here. And especially seeing these wonderful adults who came over as adopted children from Korea, it just touches us from the bottoms of our hearts to see what a wonderful, loving community Joshua is a part of.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Lori Milstein, Mother of Joshua Young Joon Sahr\u003cbr/\u003eWhen the Korean adoptees began coming to American, there were few international adoptions.\u003cbr/\u003eLast year in the U-S, nearly 16-thousand children were adopted from other countries.\u003cbr/\u003e Washington DC, US;  12 September 1999     XFA\u003cbr/\u003e1. Adoptees and their families walk toward Korean War Veterans Memorial.\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide shot of crowd.\u003cbr/\u003e3. Medium shot of adoptees filing past memorial.\u003cbr/\u003e4. Woman wipes tears from her face, memorial in the background.\u003cbr/\u003e5. Two adoptees place wreath at memorial.\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of wreath placing.\u003cbr/\u003e7. Medium shot of adoptees with wreath.\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Susan Soon-Keum Cox, Event Organizer.\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various shots of adoptees placing red carnations at memorial.\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Will Dantzler, Korean Adoptee.\u003cbr/\u003e11. Adoptees stand in front of fountain.\u003cbr/\u003e12. Pan from adoptees reflection in the water, to her.\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close-up woman wipes her eyes.\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mee Mee Lahman hugs another adoptee.\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mee Mee Lahman, Korean Adoptee.\u003cbr/\u003e16. Woman throws coins into pool.\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close-up woman throwing coin.\u003cbr/\u003e18. Coin lands in fountain.\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lori Milstein, Mother of Joshua Young Joon Sahr.\u003cbr/\u003e20. 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