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Geographies of Kinship | The "Babylift"

Harry and Bertha Holt believed it their mission to save Korean children, especially of mixed race, by bringing them to the U.S. for adoption. But the legacy of their work has not always been viewed as positive by both social workers then and the adopted as adults now.

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