By Interesting article in the Stars & Stripes in regards to a bi-racial US Air Force officer training Korean Air Force personnel:
A Korean who hears Lt. Col. Andrew Bossard speak on the phone would never question that he is Korean.
Nor should they question it; Bossard was born and raised in South Korea until he was 14, by his Korean mother.
But when strangers meet Bossard, a U.S. Air Force exchange instructor to the South Korean air force, and then hear him speak, they sometimes go into shock.
Bossard’s birth father is an African-American, and few people here think of him as Korean after looking at him.
“Not unless they know me very well,” Bossard says. [Stars & Stripes]
Make sure to read the rest because it is great story and it appears LTC Bossard is doing a great job working with the ROK Air Force.
5:39 am on July 9th, 2008 1
Its good to see a man born into an unaccepting un forgiving society do well. It must present many difficulties that I am sure he meets on a daily basis. I wish him well and a happy and prosperous future for both himself and his family.
10:23 am on July 9th, 2008 2
I hope that more soldiers have a chance to leave behind their kids so that later Korea will benefit. Everyone needs to do their part. The Chinese sure did their part to turn Korean into more Chinese, now its is the turn of Americans.
4:23 pm on July 9th, 2008 3
I had the opposite experience "shattered" as my wife and I took an unwanted Korean girl back with us to the states. She's currently studying for her masters in biology. She hopes to visit Korea one day also. We are thankful for her mother and Korean Army father for the opportunity to do so.
4:31 pm on July 9th, 2008 4
"I had the opposite experience"
Opposite of what? Re-read what I wrote and answer my quesion.
Lets hope that this isnt your daughter:
http://www.transracialabductees.org/index.html
8:55 pm on July 9th, 2008 5
Shattered,
Wow…thanks. I didn't realize so many adoptees think like that. I thought it was just part of HPD.
9:00 pm on July 9th, 2008 6
By opposite, I meant instead of american children left behind by fathers who desert them or take no responsibility for thier act, I took responsibility for a child born from an irresponsible Korean father who was also military. As far as my daughter being a "racial abductee" per your referenced post, the opposite was true there as well. On numerous occasions while she was growing up her Korean extended family would say "but she doesn't count, because she's not your real daughter." I think that was pretty insensitive, as was your posting the site.
9:20 pm on July 9th, 2008 7
" On numerous occasions while she was growing up her Korean extended family would say “but she doesn’t count, because she’s not your real daughter.” I think that was pretty insensitive, as was your posting the site."
You mean your Korean relatives would tell her she didn't count because she was adopted? That sounds Korean. And you want to cover your eyes that many Koreans, like the Koreans that created the website "racial abductions" feel that they should never have been adopted? How American of you.
"We are thankful for her mother and Korean Army father for the opportunity to do so. "
Thankful?
"I took responsibility for a child born from an irresponsible Korean father "
Me thinks white guilt, and daughter shopping.
I reccomend everyone who is thinking about adopting a Korean first read this:
http://www.transracialabductees.org/politics/budg…
Oh and not "opposite".
9:34 pm on July 9th, 2008 8
Get a life shattered.
9:37 pm on July 9th, 2008 9
Get your head out of the sand Gerry.
10:41 pm on July 9th, 2008 10
Shattered, Koreans believe that kids that are 1/2 Korean are not even 1/2 a person in Korean society. These children are cast offs according to the way Koreans operate.
I can understand why you can be upset here, however to be fair, think about the lives these children would of had if they stayed in Korea. Shunned by society, forever to be treated like a piece of crap.
5:27 am on July 10th, 2008 11
"Koreans believe that kids that are 1/2 Korean are not even 1/2 a person in Korean society. These children are cast offs according to the way Koreans operate."
Too bad that S&S didn't report that. In fact S&S says:
"The close relationships among Koreans are something Bossard says he is proud to have in his life."
The S&S wants to stick its head in the sand like Gerry. You chefatwon, will at least speak the truth.
6:21 pm on July 11th, 2008 12
Too bad that S&S didn’t report that. In fact S&S says:
“The close relationships among Koreans are something Bossard says he is proud to have in his life.”
The S&S wants to stick its head in the sand like Gerry. You chefatwon, will at least speak the truth.
S&S from experience shows mostly stuff that makes the US and the host country look good. Its the same with AFN, after awhile you can figure what's going on if you look at it critically. I know they have a job to do, but they need to show all sides of a story, not just the good parts.