Seeds from a Silent Tree: An Anthology By Korean Adoptees [Paperback]

Jo Rankin (Author), Tonya Bishoff (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Pandal Pr; 1 edition (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965936007
• ISBN-13: 978-0965936002
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,015,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the other side, May 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeds from a Silent Tree: An Anthology By Korean Adoptees (Paperback)

There may be a biased message in the book, but that does not make it any less valid. The stories/essays/prose/poetry are all personal accounts written by Korean adoptees about their experiences with life, as they know it, as a Korean adoptee. Personally, I think it is a powerful and endearing book, as these adoptees bear their souls. As an adoptee myself, it's inspiring to finally see something on the market that combats the sappy, romanticized images of adoption that most mainstream books often portray. In any case, as member of the adoptee community, I recommend this book for anyone involved with adoption in any way, because it does show some of the raw emotions of the adoptee experience, even if they aren't the pictures you want to see.

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Moving, yet biased collection., April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeds from a Silent Tree: An Anthology By Korean Adoptees (Paperback)

As a Korean adoptee, I relate to many of the ideas that the authors are putting forth. I know and understand what it is like to struggle with this identity. To experience growing up as an Asian American in an all white community, and then have your Asian American identity hit you like a mack truck. I know what it is like to want to deny that part of yourself. I understand the feelings of hurt, of frustration and confusion. However, I am also beginning to understand the pride in being Asian American. And part of the reason that I am able to do this is because of the support and love of my parents. I feel that many of the poetry and prose that the editors have included in this anthology has negative connotations towards the adoptive parents. I know some really wonderful adoptive parents, including my own. I simply worry that people who are reading this book from outside of adoption will think that all adoptive parents are horrible and all adoptees are maladjusted.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for everyone involved in int'l adoption!, January 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeds from a Silent Tree: An Anthology By Korean Adoptees (Paperback)

It's the most emotional book I have ever read. It should be essential for everyone who are involved in Korean/int'l adoption, both adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents, as well as siblings, relatives, friends and professionals.

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