#10 Interview with Daniel Eysseric

Guest: Daniel Eysseric
Interviewer: Nari
Recording Date: January 16, 2008
Length: 59 minutes

During this episode, Daniel Eysseric, a 34-year-old Korean French adoptee, speaks openly about his opinions on Korean society and the place of Korean adoptees. From his rare position of working in a Korean company, he shares his thoughts on how Korea could positively utilize adoptees more effectively for the purpose of boosting their economic endeavors. Daniel also speaks candidly about his relationship with his Korean step-son, his Korean in-laws, and his ultimate decision to end contact with his birth family after their initial reunion.

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#9 Interview with Soe Ja Kim Hoogendam

Guest: Soe Ja Kim Hoogendam
Interviewer: Nari
Recording Date: January 21, 2008
Length: 52 minutes

Soe Ja Kim Hoogendam was adopted to the Netherlands when she was 3 months old. After graduating in Medieval Studies, she came to Korea on a Korea Foundation scholarship for 2005-2006. During that time, she studied at Yonsei University, found her birth family and a Korean fiance. After returning to the Netherlands for half a year, she arrived in Korea again in June 2007. In this interview, Soe Ja shares her experiences living with her fiance and his family. She provides a unique perspective as an adoptee who has found herself fully immersed in Korean daily life and speaks eloquently about having to let go of control of her own wedding, while struggling to keep parts of her identity intact.

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