Being A Korean Adoptee and Navigating the Spectrum of Identity with Benjamin Kim Oser

18/02/2024 48 min Temporada 1 Episodio 36
Being A Korean Adoptee and Navigating the Spectrum of Identity with Benjamin Kim Oser

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we chat with Benjamin Kim Oser, the Director of Camp Naru, whose mission is to equip Korean American youth and future generations to navigate life as individuals and members of the Korean American community with a sense of belonging and rich cultural heritage. Navigating identity as an adoptee in predominantly white spaces (1:06)Meeting his birth parents, connecting with family, and the complex process of building relationships (9:40)Discovering and exploring our cultures as adoptees, immigrants, and American-born Asians (22:27)What Camp Naru is all about, how it empowers young Asian Americans, and why Ben chose this path (30:35)

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