{"id":20,"date":"2025-07-15T22:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:45:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">About<\/h1>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#mission-statement\" style=\"border-width:0.1rem;border-top-left-radius:100px;border-top-right-radius:100px;border-bottom-left-radius:100px;border-bottom-right-radius:100px\">MISSION STATEMENT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#faq\" style=\"border-width:0.1rem;border-top-left-radius:100px;border-top-right-radius:100px;border-bottom-left-radius:100px;border-bottom-right-radius:100px\">FAQ<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#faq\" style=\"border-width:0.1rem;border-top-left-radius:20em;border-top-right-radius:20em;border-bottom-left-radius:20em;border-bottom-right-radius:20em\">MEET THE TEAM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-74ad752086df5ec576d269b17612d0e3\" id=\"mission-statement\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><strong>MIssion statement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><\/p><cite>We\u2019re not a government agency. We\u2019re adoptees, advocates, and supporters who believe that every record matters, and every story counts<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-07a2194a356cbe23fc1531602e26e0d4\" id=\"faq\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">What is the ncrc?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC) is a public institution&nbsp;which oversees inter-country adoption, domestic adoption and all child welfare related matters. It&nbsp;is supervised by the South Korean government\u2019s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW). See more here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrc.or.kr\/ncrc_en\/main.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Center for the Rights of the Child&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Where are the files now?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-32ec6746ce6798f9eb36003745e71805\" id=\"meet-the-team\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><strong>Meet the team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">EARS consists of adoptees and allies, each with their own area of expertise. We strive to hold the NCRC and the South Korean government accountable to ensure a safe transfer of all adoption records from the adoption agencies to the NCRC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-foreground-and-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oh-myo-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oh-myo-edited.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oh-myo-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Oh Myo Kim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">M.Div., Ph.D., Boston College<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Oh Myo is an associate professor of the practice in the Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology program at Boston College. Currently, she lives in Seoul with her family and is a visiting professor at Yonsei University. &nbsp;She is trained as a counseling psychologist. Dr. Kim\u2019s research primarily examines adoption and racial and ethnic identity. As a Korean adoptee, she is committed to advocating for our community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-d028d1b8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-foreground-and-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bastiaan-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bastiaan-Headshot.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bastiaan-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bastiaan-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Shin Seo Vin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">MA, Yonsei University&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">(aka Bastiaan Flikweert), Seo Vin recently earned a Master\u2019s degree in Korean Studies from Yonsei University, bringing fresh academic insight to the institutional history of the transnational Korean adoption complex and the intergenerational impact of adoption.&nbsp;Born to two Dutch Korean adoptees, he has been involved in the adoptee community since birth. Since 2020, he has been an active researcher and advocate, with a growing body of work grounded in restorative justice for all adoptees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-foreground-and-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Eva-Heashot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Eva-Heashot.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Eva-Heashot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Eva-Heashot-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Eva Suskind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BA, James Madison University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Eva Suskind is Washington DC based film creative, graphic designer and Korean adoptee\/advocate. In 2025, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from James Madison University. Shaped by childhood experiences in local adoptee organizations and her love of film, Eva received a BA in Korean Language and Digital Video and Cinema. Collaborating with other adoptee advocates and researchers, she utilized her background in digital media to empower overseas adoptees with crucial information regarding record access and preservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-d0228d13 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-foreground-and-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mary-Bowers-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mary-Bowers-Headshot.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mary-Bowers-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mary-Bowers-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Mary Bowers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Architectural Project Manager, LEED AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Mary Bowers is a US adoptee and an architectural project manager with experience overseeing complex infrastructure projects, including Los Angeles and Las Vegas International Airports and the San Ysidro Port of Entry. She has supported government agencies such as the U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, bringing expertise in regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement. Mary is committed to ethical leadership, transparency, and social justice\u2014values central to EARS\u2019 mission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Julayne Lee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma Ed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Julayne Lee is a data analyst and compliance officer. &nbsp;She has led successful SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA and SOC 1 audits including internal audits for both data center and cloud environments. As a data analyst, she established data governance and security protocols. As adoptee, Julayne was on the Adoptee Solidarity Korea (ASK) steering committee and co-founded ASK &#8211; LA and IbyangIN. As a poet and artistic researcher, she is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Korean born adoptees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-341142695dcd3d76b983ab1b92e42d3e\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">ADVISORS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Helen Noh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MSW, Ph.D., Soongsil University&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen Noh is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Social Welfare at Soongsil University. Throughout her career, she has led extensive research and provided critical consultations that have driven meaningful reforms in child and family welfare policy and practice. With a deep passion for adoption, she actively advocates for the rights of adoptees and birthparents, working in close partnership with civic organizations and individuals to bring about change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">NAmhyi Lee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Since 2013, Namhee Lim has been volunteering for Korean adoptees who are searching for their birth families by supporting their visits to Korea and experiences with Korean culture. She has a deep understanding of the importance of adoptees&#8217; search for their roots and their right to access their adoption records, and has produced media content on related topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIssion statement We\u2019re not a government agency. We\u2019re adoptees, advocates, and supporters who believe that every record matters, and every story counts FAQ Meet the team EARS consists of adoptees and allies, each with their own area of expertise. 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