{"id":348,"date":"2025-08-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/?p=348"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:09:29","slug":"letter-to-president-lee-jae-myung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/?p=348","title":{"rendered":"Letter to President Lee Jae Myung"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our letter to President Lee Jae Myung humbly asked him to oversee the transfer of 260,000+ records from adoption agencies to the National Center for the Rights of the Child. It expressed concerns over the temporary archive and requests additional safeguards of adoptee rights in the future. This message was endorsed by 28 Korean adoptee organizations from 14 countries and 8 organizations in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our letter was delivered on July 17th, 2025 to the Office of the President in <strong>Seoul South Korea. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 18th 2025, our letter was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMOt8EOSoy2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMOt8EOSoy2\/\">delivered to Jung Eun Kyung<\/a>, the Minister of Health and Welfare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our letter was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNyxWvUQHWR\/?img_index=1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNyxWvUQHWR\/?img_index=1\">delivered to a presidential staffer<\/a> on August 25, 2025 in Washington D.C. during the president&#8217;s visit to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press coverage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/n.news.naver.com\/article\/002\/0002396242\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/n.news.naver.com\/article\/002\/0002396242\">[Pressian] \u201cRecords of 200,000 overseas adoptees to be transferred to the \u2018Coupang Warehouse\u2019 under government supervision\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/n.news.naver.com\/article\/214\/0001437003?sid=102\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/n.news.naver.com\/article\/214\/0001437003?sid=102\">[MBC] Adoptees: \u201cTransfer of private adoption records to public archives requires oversight by those involved and experts\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/n.news.naver.com\/article\/001\/0015514440?sid=102\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/n.news.naver.com\/article\/001\/0015514440?sid=102\">[Yonhap News] Adoptee group: \u201cTransfer of private adoption records to public institutions requires transparent oversight\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Supporting organizations<\/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-1&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\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Europe<\/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-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptionspolitiskforum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adoptionpolitisk Forum<\/a>&nbsp;(Denmark)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arierang.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arierang<\/a>&nbsp;(Netherlands)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nlkrg.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netherlands Korean Rights Group<\/a>&nbsp;(NLKRG; Netherlands)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BritKADs (United Kingdom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/Collectifdacfrance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collectif DAC France<\/a>&nbsp;(France)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/c-a-f-e.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critical Adoptees Front Europe<\/a>&nbsp;(CAFE; Belgium)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dongari.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dongari<\/a>&nbsp;(Switzerland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/francophoneskrg.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Francophones \u2013 Korean Rights Group<\/a>&nbsp;(FKRG; France\/Swiss\/Begium)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreaklubben.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korea Klubben&nbsp;<\/a>(Denmark)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kadev.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koreanische Adoptierte Deutschland e.V.<\/a>&nbsp;(KAD e.V.; Germany)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/koreanskadoptertenorge.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koreanskadopterte Norge<\/a>&nbsp;(Norway)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koria.org\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KOR.I.A. &#8211; Associazione Culturale Koreani Italiani Adottivi<\/a>&nbsp;(Italy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mugunghwa.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mugungwha L\u00ebtzebuerg a.s.b.l.<\/a>&nbsp;(Luxembourg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nkrg.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norsk-Koreansk Rettighetsgruppe<\/a>&nbsp;(NKRG; Norway)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racinescoreennes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Racines Cor\u00e9ennes<\/a>&nbsp;(France)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swedishkoreanadopteesnetwork.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swedish Korean Adoptees Network<\/a>&nbsp;(SKAN; Sweden)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swiss-ibyang.com\/Accueil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swiss-Ibyang<\/a>&nbsp;(Switzerland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-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\"><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\">Australia<\/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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/auskrg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia \u2013 United States Korean Rights Group<\/a>&nbsp;(AUSKRG; Australia &#8211; USA\/ESWS adoptees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaian.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korean Adoptees in Australia Network<\/a>&nbsp;(KAIAN; Australia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\"><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\">United states of america<\/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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdopteeSolidarityKoreaLosAngeles\/?locale=nl_NL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adoptee Solidarity Korea-LA<\/a>&nbsp;(ASK-LA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akconnection.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AK Connection<\/a>&nbsp;(Minnesota)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsoknownas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Also-Known-As, Inc.<\/a>&nbsp;(AKA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aaawashington.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian American Adoptees of Washington<\/a>&nbsp;(AAAW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asianadoptees.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian Adoptees of Canada<\/a>&nbsp;(AAC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/akasf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association of Korean Adoptees San Francisco<\/a>&nbsp;(AKASF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/auskrg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia \u2013 United States Korean Rights Group<\/a>&nbsp;(AUSKRG; ESWS adoptees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkadoptee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc.<\/a>&nbsp;(BKA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katchicago.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korean Adoptees of Chicago<\/a>&nbsp;(KAtCH)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\"><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\">South Korea<\/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<ul id=\"block-3b472a4e-1964-465a-a20a-1fa224f61cf0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orphan.or.kr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\uace0\uc544\uad8c\uc775\uc5f0\ub300<\/a>&nbsp;(Solidarity Orphan Rights Interests)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uad6d\ub0b4\uc785\uc591\uc778\uc5f0\ub300 (Korea Domestic Adoptee Association)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ub354 \ub098\uc740 \uc785\uc591\uc744 \uc2e4\ucc9c\ud558\ub294 \uc785\uc591\ubd80\ubaa8 \ub124\ud2b8\uc6cc\ud06c (Adoptive Parents Network for Ethical Adoption)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minbyun.or.kr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ubbfc\uc8fc\uc0ac\ud68c\ub97c \uc704\ud55c \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac\ubaa8\uc784<\/a>&nbsp;(Minbyun &#8211; Lawyers for a Democratic Society)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intree.or.kr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ubcc0\ud654\ub41c\ubbf8\ub798\ub97c\ub9cc\ub4dc\ub294\ubbf8\ud63c\ubaa8\ud611\ud68c \uc778\ud2b8\ub9ac<\/a>&nbsp;(InTree: Association of Unwed Mothers for a Better Future)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uc544\ub3d9\uad8c\ub9ac\uc5f0\ub300 (Children Rights Solidarity)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uc785\uc591\uc5f0\ub300\ud68c\uc758 (Adoption Solidarity Forum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumfa.kr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ud55c\uad6d\ubbf8\ud63c\ubaa8\uac00\uc871\ud611\ud68c<\/a>&nbsp;(KUMFA, Korean Unwed Mothers&#8217; Families Association)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our letter to President Lee Jae Myung humbly asked him to oversee the transfer of 260,000+ records from adoption agencies to the National Center for the Rights of the Child. It expressed concerns over the temporary archive and requests additional safeguards of adoptee rights in the future. This message was endorsed by 28 Korean adoptee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activity-updates","tag-statements-letters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=348"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":514,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348\/revisions\/514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earsonncrc.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}