Fog, Connection, and Network

In this autoethnography, I utilize my experience as a Korean American adoptee (KAD) to theorize and challenge the meaning of belonging for the KAD community. Through autoethnographic vignettes, I explore the possibility of reimagining a digital homeland that views borders as markers of belonging instead of exclusion. Moreover, I theorize what it means to belong in a diaspora community where “homeland” is complicated. Overall, this autoethnography expands scholarship concerning the KAD community, centers an adoptee’s voice, and offers a hopeful vision for what KAD community looks like in a digital age.

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Journal
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
Published
2025-01-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1525/dcqr.2025.14.4.53
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Child Welfare and Adoption
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Fog, Connection, and Network

Scarlett L. Hester
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
Child Welfare and Adoption
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Fog, Connection, and Network

Scarlett L. Hester
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Abstract

In this autoethnography, I utilize my experience as a Korean American adoptee (KAD) to theorize and challenge the meaning of belonging for the KAD community. Through autoethnographic vignettes, I explore the possibility of reimagining a digital homeland that views borders as markers of belonging instead of exclusion. Moreover, I theorize what it means to belong in a diaspora community where “homeland” is complicated. Overall, this autoethnography expands scholarship concerning the KAD community, centers an adoptee’s voice, and offers a hopeful vision for what KAD community looks like in a digital age.

Departures in Critical Qualitative ResearchVol. 14(4)
Openalex Percentile: Top 58%
Child Welfare and Adoption
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