One "Orphan" Every Hour
Nearly 250,000 South Korean children were adopted to the West as “orphans” in the 60 years following the Korean War. Some to loving homes. Others to tragic ends. Raised in places where they looked like nobody else, many were told to forget their past and be grateful. But the innate desire to understand where you came from has led many Korean adoptees to search for their roots. In the process, they discover lies in their past and families they never knew existed. In this documentary series, correspondent Wei Du travels around the world to meet Korean adoptees and accompany a few on their journey to reclaim who they are. Together, they reveal how an “orphan rescue” mission separated families and erased the roots of hundreds of thousands.
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Wei Du Writer · Grace Xiao Editor Georgette Soh Editor
United States release August 31, 2025 · Languages English, Korean, Swedish · Production MediaCorp, cna insider
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MCN International Pte Ltd
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cna insider
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English
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English · Korean · Swedish
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United States · August 31, 2025
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