Guest: Jane Jeong Trenka
Interviewer: Nari
Recording Date: March 17, 2008
Length: 59 minutes
Jane Jeong Trenka is a Korean American adoptee who has been living in Seoul since 2004. She published her personal memoir, The Language of Blood, in 2003, and co-edited Outsider’s Within: Writings on Transracial Adoption, which was released in 2006. Currently, she is in the editing stages for her second book, Fugitive Visions. In this episode, Jane discusses her transformative contributions to the adoptee community and greater Korean society through her writing, the development of a commission for Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea (TRACK), and her hopes for creating a Center for Reproductive Justice. For access to Jane’s wealth of knowledge and information on her endeavors for social justice, see her blog at: www.jjtrenka.wordpress.com or her homepage at: www.thelanguageofblood.com.
