- Thanksgiving for orphanage at Camp Casey 1969 (©#081)
- Thanksgiving Dinner with orphans, Nov 1969 (©#061)
Thanksgiving Dinner for orphanage Camp Casey, 1969 (©#079)
Thanksgiving Dinner race with Yang Ju orphans 1969 (©#068)
"Stop and Go" game during Thanksgiving Dinner 1969 (©#080)
Thanksgiving and Cracker Jacks, Nov 1969 (©#087)
Lets play catch, Spring 1970 (©#070)
Children at play, Nov 1969 (©#085)
Time to play, Spring 1970 (©#069)
Kim Jin Up, Spring 1970 (©#073)
Lets play school in orphanage, Spring 1970 (©#072)
Mr. Kwak at dedication of new orphanage building, Aug 1970 (©#078)
Ice cream anyone? Dedication of new orphanage building, Aug 1970 (©#077)
New orphanage building, Aug 1970 (©#074)
New orphanage building, Aug 1970 (©#076)
Kim Suki in new orphanage building, Aug 1970 (©#075)
One last goodbye and going home, Oct 1970 (©#060)
A sad day saying goodbye and going home, Oct 1970 (©#059)
We are vary interested in finding out the current states of the orphanage and if there are any opportunities to adopt.
Please let us know what we can do in making a difference!
Frank,
Thanks for your interest but Yangu Child Care Center has been closed for many years. My website is a tribute to the founder and the many who served, but mostly to give the orphans a glimpse of their past.
Larne
#1, where on Google map, would the orphanage might of been. #2, where were all the records sent.
Hi, can you provide the link to google map or send it to me? Searching for my brother who was adopted out of there.
Thank you
I just discovered this site after a google search of the name of the orphanage where I came from. I am almost in tears as I look at the pictures! Are there any from fall 1975-summer 1976? I was brought there on Nov 20, 1975 after being found abandoned in Dong Doo Chun Town (according to the paperwork). The name they gave me was Dong Sook Lee. If this site is still active, I would greatly appreciate any information!
Shelly,
It always warms my heart to get replies like your and that’s why I put the pictures online. We adopted a family baby in 1998 and our daughter has known who her birth mom is since she was 4, and is only a phone call away if she has a question. Unfortunately, for most of the Korean Orphanage adoptees that is not the case. While I don’t have the skill set to help you find your birth parents I can show you a little glimpse of your past and hopefully connect you with others from Yang Ju.
Shelly,
I can see you was there at the same time than me in Yanju Center.
(1973 to 1977)
I’m now doing some research for me in Korea. Unfortunately, all stop with Yangju Center close.
Did you get some more information since you posted your message?
David (JUNG Chul-Ha)
Hi David, we were possibly crib mates. I was there 1977-1978.
Let me know If you have any information of the owner after Mr.Kwak left and if the Yangju Baby Care Centre moved.
hi Shelly
i was in the center from october 78 to december 79 before HOLT
i was born in February 75
i’m looking as u about any informations of my origins
I was there 1978 too.
Marit
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I was adopted in 1959. Came to the US at age 2.5, May 18, 1959. I would love to have photos of a past hidden away and lost. My heart just breaks as I look at the photos of the “last day…”. Where are they now? Did they get adopted? Was their life a good one? I can only hope and pray that each one did indeed find a forever home filled with love.
Those little children would be about my age today. I hope things turned out for the best for them.
Bonjour,
Je suis partie de cet orphelinat le 12 juin 1968, est-ce que vous savez s’il y a des archives quelque part?
Merci pour votre aide
Bonjour,
Née 10.08.1966
Shin Eun-Soon
Partie de Yang joo en 1969.
Bonjour,
C’est à nouveau Eun-Soon Shin, je suis née en 1966, après avoir il semblerait passé à Yangju center, j’ai été envoyée à l’orphelinat de la Holt.
Ma question est-ce qu’il existe des archives des enfants qui ont été accueillis dans les années 1966 à 1969? Si oui, où est-ce qu’elles sont conservées?
Je vais aller à Séoul le 7 décembre pour une semaine et si je pouvais accéder à ces archives, ce serait merveilleux. Merci infiniment Anne
Bonjour,
C’est à nouveau Eun-Soon Shin, je suis née en 1966, après avoir il semblerait passé à Yangju center, j’ai été envoyée à l’orphelinat de la Holt.
Ma question est-ce qu’il existe des archives des enfants qui ont été accueillis dans les années 1966 à 1969? Si oui, où est-ce qu’elles sont conservées?
Je vais aller à Séoul le 7 décembre pour une semaine et si je pouvais accéder à ces archives, ce serait merveilleux. Merci infiniment Anne
That photo 079 is my father Rick Maloof on the left. He adopted my sister Traci from here!
Alyssa,
I remember your dad, he was one of a couple fixed wing pilot in the unit and flew the U-6A Beaver and O-1A Bird Dog. If I recall he was from the Vancouver, WA or Portland area. I flew with him once or twice in the Beaver before the fixed wing aircraft were taken away. Great leader and all-around good guy. In the years since I started this website, I have tried to find him to share the website with him, knowing he was involved with the orphanage long before I was stationed in Korea. If you are interested in a digital copy of the photo just let me know thru koreanorphanage@gmail.com and I will be glad to send it to you (free).
Thank you, W. Larne Gabriel, for making koreanorphange.com. What a wonderful surprise it was when my husband asked me to clarify, if photo #079, under Photo Gallery Color, was my father. His back is facing out, but the profile pictured was unmistakably Richard Douglas Maloof.
I was told that I was left in a basket at the orphanage. My name was Park He Young. I am 61 years old now, so the spelling may be wrong, but the phonetic sound is correct.
Throughout my life I could confirm my orphanage memories with my father. Now that he has passed, I miss those conversations. Thank you for the descriptions of life at the orphanage. They align with my memories, very happy. I also have pictures of the orphanage that coincide with the pictures posted on your website. Although I still have difficulties identifying which ones are of me.
My step-mother told me that my father adopted me because he wanted to save one. He did just that! Richard D. Maloof gave me an opportunity of a life-time that I did not squander. I was cared for and loved. My dad always made me feel special. I graduated high school and obtained a BS in IFSM. I had a successful professional IT career and retired early. I married my HS sweetheart and raised two wonderful children together. I have a grandson with a granddaughter on the way. My husband and I dreamed of a life on lots of land. When we first came to WV, it reminded me of the surroundings at the orphanage. Here we settled and designed and built our dream house and farm. We are surrounded by a loving family.
While in the orphanage, I did not know that I needed saved. I feel your website should be full of stories of those saved ones and the wonderful ways we used that gift. A tribute to Richard D. Maloof. A tribute to Kwak Sun Yong and his family, whom I remember. A tribute to the GIs like yourself and everyone that contributed. Thank you for my wonderful life.
I have a memory of a GI crying on his last visit with me saying he couldn’t take me with him because his wife said no. To that GI, I say, thank you and know that I am loved, content and happy.
Thank You All
While recently talking with my step-mother on the phone about finding koreanorphange.com, she asked me if I had any interest in finding my birthparents. I responded no. I never felt the need. What would be the point, other than ancestry. I have a loving family.
Upon reflection, I do want to say thank you to my birthparents for leaving me at the orphanage in a basket with my name (Park Hee Yung) and birth date (5/7/1964). I hold no ill will towards you. You also gave me the opportunity of a lifetime.
I was also remiss in not mentioning my adoptive mother, Myrna Lynn Essex, for her part in my success. Although she was largely raising three children on her own, while dad was stationed overseas at Camp Casey, she agreed to adopt another. I had speech class, during reading lessons for the rest of the first graders, while on base in Germany. But mom was the one who spent countless hours working with me on my speech every day. I can still hear her say, “Watch my lips.” Because of her, I have no accent. People are often surprised when they meet me that I am Asian.
Gratitude is what I feel for everyone that had apart in my life.
Thank You,
Traci
(Posted by Admin, from email sent to Admin by Traci
Rick Maloof died at the end of 2010 from a fast moving cancer. I am his widow. Yes! Rick flew Beavers and I heard many stories about that – as well as stories from his visits to the orphanage. His adopted daughter, Traci, is amazing. He chose her and helped her begin a great life.
I have fond memories of Rick and was sorrowed by his passing. I flew with him once or twice in the Beaver, me a new helicopter pilot but also a civilian private airplane pilot prior to the Army. Rick was a good and respected leader and an all-around good guy. I remember him being involved with the orphanage who set a standard for those who followed.
Larne