Korean 'orphans' find long-lost family, hope after CBC report on falsified adoption papers
Last year, CBC published a story about Korean Canadian adoptees who believed they were orphans their whole lives, only to discover that wasn't the case. Since then, other "paper orphans" have learned they were stolen from their biological parents or their families were still alive and searching for them.
![Korean 'orphans' find long-lost family, hope after CBC report on falsified adoption papers](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7105334.1707159864!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mi-hwa-taylor.jpeg)
![Mi Hwa Taylor in New Jersey, U.S., celebrating her real birthday with her newfound Korean family members. Taylor's birthday was wrong on her adoption records, and she only discovered her new birthdate a few months ago. A woman sits at a table full of Korean food.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7105334.1707159864!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mi-hwa-taylor.jpeg)
Last year, CBC published a story about Korean Canadian adoptees who believed they were orphans their whole lives, only to discover that wasn't the case. Since then, other "paper orphans" have learned they were stolen from their biological parents or their families were still alive and searching for them.