Chuncheon Hosts Dream Tour: 27 Korean American Adoptees Reconnect with Their Roots in Korea

Asia Families "Dream Tour"
Experiencing Traditional Korean Culture at Samunsa Temple and Samaksan in Chuncheon

A program has been organized for young Korean American adoptees from the United States to visit Chuncheon and reflect on their identities.

Participants of the Korean American adoptee homeland visit program "Dream Tour 2025," organized by the nonprofit organization Asia Families based in Washington D.C., USA, are engaging in experiential activities at Samunsa Temple in Chuncheon on the 28th. Provided by Chuncheon City

On the 28th, participants of the "Dream Tour 2025," a Korean American adoptee homeland visit program organized by Asia Families, a nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C., USA, engaged in experiential activities in Chuncheon.

Twenty-seven adult adoptees who grew up in the United States, along with their guides, experienced the value and daily life of traditional Korean culture through temple cuisine, tea ceremony, and meditation programs at Samunsa Temple in Chuncheon. They also explored Chuncheon's natural environment and urban spaces by visiting the Samaksan cable car and Gubongsan Cafe Street. On this day, Chuncheon Mayor Yuk Donghan joined the participants for a breakfast event and the Samunsa Temple schedule, greeting and interacting with them.

Asia Families (Advisor: Kim Chansu, President: Song Hwagang) is a nonprofit organization established in 2009 in the United States, operating homeland visit and cultural education community programs for Korean adoptees. The Dream Tour is a program designed to help participants re-examine their relationship with Korea and broaden their exchange, based on life experiences formed after adoption.

A Chuncheon City official stated, "We hope that this Dream Tour will serve as an opportunity for participants to naturally continue their connection with Korean society and reflect on their own stories."

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