Korean adoptee Matt Blesse, 31, is an American who moved back to Korea six years ago. A poet who now spends a great deal of time in kitchens in Seoul, the Californian chef-in-training got cerebral and talked with us about his ideas on adoptee identity and authenticity. We caught up with him on the island of Jeju.
This episode, we'll hear from Adam Kohlhaas. He talks about finding and meeting his biological parents while living in Korea, and how the reunion wasn't really as he imagined it be.
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Thank you for listening to ADAPTED. Originally funded by a Fulbright grant (2016-7, Adapted will continue on in some form yet to be determined.
Music credits:
Alexander Paschka: theme music.
Jahzzar: “Friends,” “Silver,” and “Solitude.”
Kai Engel: “Oecumene Sleeps.”
Lion’s Club clip: Sangshow via YouTube.
Logo: Rusty Detty.
Special thanks: Brad Linder.