Family Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

My sister is Korean and my parents adopted her about three years before I was born and that is how I grew up.

— Katherine Heigl

I lived in Korea when I was young, so it was great to be back, close to my family.

— Jennie

My parents were South Korean immigrants who came to America in the early 80s for the hope of a better life for their children.

— Jonny Kim

I was born in Korea and left before my first birthday.

— Mary H.K. Choi

My grandmother lived under Japanese colonial rule until she was nine. Korea, still united and whole, was colonized in 1910. During this period of…

— Crystal Hana Kim

Before I came to Korea, my family worried about me because I came here when I was very young.

— Momo Hirai

My parents fled from North Korea during the Korean War because they despised the North Korean Communist regime. They fled to seek freedom and…

— Moon Jae-in

We grew up in rural Arkansas without any Koreans close by, and when I go to Korea feel out of place.

— Lee Isaac Chung

My mom was adopted and didn't know much about her heritage growing up. She became more successful, she started understanding more and more how…

— Jessica Pegula

I was born and raised in West Hills. I moved to Korea when I was 15. I've been back and forth since.

— Amber Liu

I remember hearing my mom saying so many times we should never have left Korea. She would see the way that I was growing…

— Lee Isaac Chung

You're trying to grow up, and you don't want to be like your parents, and that gets mixed up with being Korean... They brought…

— John Cho