YangJu Adoptees
The YangJu Family Tree
A Living Archive of Identity and Connection
Bob Williams
Kim Young Hee 김영만
Birth details: ~1963
YangJu Orphanage: 1963 ~ 1968
Adoption Agency: US Goverment
Adopted: USA 1968
Traci Stroupe
Park Hee Yung 박희정
Birth details: 1964
YangJu Orphanage: 1964 ~ 1969
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: USA 1970
Susie Lawlor
Park Jung Hyun 박정현
Birth details: 1965
YangJu Orphanage: 1965 ~ 1970
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: USA 1970
Song
Song Mi Hyang 송미향
Birth details: 1965
YangJu Orphanage: 1965 ~ 1967
Adoption Agency: ?
Adopted: USA 1967
Kim
Kim Sook Hi 김숙희
Birth details: 1965
YangJu Orphanage: 1965 ~ 71
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: USA 1971
Anne Mayor
Shin Eun Soon 신은순
Birth details: 1966
YangJu Orphanage: 1966~1968
Adoption Agency: Holt
Adopted: Switzerland 1968
Silloo
Kim Soon Wook 김순욱
Birth details: 1965
YangJu Orphanage: 1966 ~ 1970
Adoption Agency: Welcome House
Adopted: USA 1970
Sooki Jalali
Jun Joo Hee 전주희
Birth details: 1964
YangJu Orphanage: 1968 ~ 1973
Adoption Agency: Lutheran SS
Adopted: USA 1973
Aneyah Elmore
Lee Ae Nyu 이애뉴
Birth details: 1967
YangJu Orphanage: 1968 ~ 1970
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: USA 1970
Lene Wul
Yang Wul Soon 양 을순
Birth details: 1968
YangJu Orphanage: 1968 ~ 1969
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Denmark 1970
Sang Yee Schalij
Park Sang Yee 박상이
Birth details: 1966
YangJu Orphanage: 1969 ~ 1970
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Netherlands 1970
Milan Wamsteker
Hong Kwang Myong 홍광명
Birth details: 1967
YangJu Orphanage: 1969
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Netherlands 1970
Suni Miller
Lee Jung Sun 이정선
Birth details: 1969
YangJu Orphanage: 1969 ~ 1970
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: USA 1971
Isabel Lee Andersen
Lee Jung Sook 이정숙
Birth details: 1969
YangJu Orphanage: 1969 ~1970
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Denmark 1970
Malene Rauhe
Ma Yong Bun 마용분
Birth details: 1970
YangJu Orphanage: 1970
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Denmark 1970
Charlottte Lee Kock
Lee Dok Ja 이덕자
Birth details: 1970
YangJu Orphanage: 1970 ~1971
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Denmark 1971
Dorthe Young
Lee Young Sook 이영숙
Birth details: 1967
YangJu Orphanage: 1971
Adoption Agency: KSS
Adopted: Denmark 1971
Stephan
Yang Yong Hi 양용희
Birth details: 1968
YangJu Orphanage: 1971- 1972
Adoption Agency: ?
Adopted: Canada 1971
Darcy Mittelstaedt
Lee Bok Shil 이복실
Birth details: 1972
YangJu Orphanage: 1972 ~1974
Adoption Agency: David Livingstone
Adopted: USA 1974
Sheila
Kim Ok Soon 김옥순
Birth details: 1972
YangJu Orphanage: 1972 ~ 1973
Adoption Agency: ESWS
Adopted: USA 1973
Amy Ulrich
Lee Ah Sook 이아숙
Birth details: 1973
YangJu Orphanage: 1973 ~ 1974
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: USA 1974
Erin
Lee Kyung Soon 이경순
Birth details: 1973
YangJu Orphanage: 1973 ~ 1975
Adoption Agency: ?
Adopted: USA 1975
Michael C
( … )
Birth details: ?
YangJu Orphanage: 1974~1975
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: USA 1975
Peter C
( … )
Birth details: ?
YangJu Orphanage: 1974 ~1976
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: USA 1976
Amy H
( … )
Birth details: 1974
YangJu Orphanage: 1975
Adoption Agency: Holt
Adopted: USA 1975
Mandy
Lee Keum Ok 이금오
Birth details: 1971
YangJu Orphanage: 1975 ~ 1976
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: USA 1976
Shelly
Lee Dong Sook 이동숙
Birth details: 1975
YangJu Orphanage: 1975 ~ 1976
Adoption Agency: SWS
Adopted: USA 1976
Sarah Frette
Han Kyung Ok 함경옥
Birth details: 1975
YangJu Orphanage: 1976~1977
Adoption Agency: Holt
Adopted: Iowa, USA 1977
Lee-Ann
Lee Hae Kyung 이해경
Birth details: 1974
YangJu Orphanage: 1976
Adoption Agency: Private
Adopted: Long Island, USA 1976
Amanda
Lee Hwa Ja 이화자
Birth details: 1976
YangJu Orphanage: 1976
Adoption Agency: ?
Adopted: USA 1976
Maddie Hofmann
Jang Yong Soon 장용순
Birth details: 1974 ~ 2022 †
YangJu Orphanage: 1976
Adoption Agency: SWS
Adopted: USA 1976
Dong Hee
Lee Dong Hee 이동희
Birth details: 1976
YangJu Orphanage: 1976 ~ 1981
Adoption Agency: Holt
Adopted: USA 1981
Aimee
Ahn Mee Jin 안미진
Birth details: 1976
YangJu Orphanage: 1978
Adoption Agency: Holt
Adopted: Oregon, USA 1978
Marit Aamold Trysnes
Kim Choo Ja 김추자
Birth details: 1977
YangJu Orphanage: 1978
Adoption Agency: Holt
Adopted: Norway 1979
Caroline Evrard
Shin Hyun Jung 신 현정
Birth details: 1977
YangJu Orphanage: 1978
Adoption Agency: Holt & Terre des hommes
Adopted: Belgium 1978
Boyung
Lee Bo Yung이보융
Birth details: ?
YangJu Orphanage: ?
Adoption Agency: ?
Adopted: France
Created by Korean adoptees overseas to share information about the YangJu orphanage. Some were adopted when they were babies, others just before their teens. Especially because the orphanage closed many years ago, sharing information (adoption files, stories, pictures and even memories) is vital.
Group membership is strictly limited to Korean adoptees (KADs) from this specific orphanage. This policy is in place to ensure the privacy of members—especially those who do not want their relatives to know they are searching for their birth families. Additionally, members may share sensitive personal data, which is sometimes necessary in order to trace birth parents.
were you adopted from Yangju Baby Home - or do you know someone who was?
Your story matters. Whether you hold a single photo, a memory or just a name, every piece helps us rebuild the shared puzzle of our past.
We're reaching out. and we invite you to reach back
The YangJu Adoptee Archive is growing as a family tree. If you are a fellow adoptee, a family member, or someone with information about the YangJu Baby Home , we want to hear from you.
Please contact us!
- Are you an adoptee from Yangju Baby Home?
- Do you recognize any of the faces or names on this website?
- Did you work at the orphanage?
- Do you remember the superintendent, Mr. Kwak Sun Yong?
- Did you serve at Camp Casey?
- Do you have any relevant information to share?
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