Separated at Birth, Reunited After 40 Years: Siblings' Emotional Journey to Rediscover Their Roots in Seoul
Ha Jee Won and Darragh, Korean adoptee from Belgium and United States, meeting in nearly 40 years in Seoul, South Korea
Separated by adoption at birth and sent to different continents, siblings Jee Won and Darragh reunited in Seoul, South Korea after 40 years apart. One was raised in Belgium, the other in the United States.
Darragh, a Korean adoptee who was sent to the United States
Ha Jee Won, a Korean adoptee who was sent to the Belgium
Throughout their lives, both felt a persistent sense of displacement in their adoptive countries, which ultimately led them to take DNA tests in search of their roots. The results revealed an unexpected truth: they were full siblings.
After reunion at Incheon Airport on October 25, together in Seoul, they are piecing together fragments of their shared history, searching for their biological parents, and reconstructing their identity.
These photographs document their time together in Seoul, capturing moments of their extraordinary journey back to their origins.
Darragh stands in front of a family painting on the wall.
Eric, Darragh and Jee standing in front of an old Korean Peninsula map in the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea.