Adoption, Colonialism, and the Korean War
Published: May 28, 2026
Duration: 34:35
*The history that this podcast episode explores involves harm and neglect to children and some listeners may find the details disclosed distressing.
In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we are joined by Paige Towers to discuss her new book, What They Stole – a deeply researched exploration of intercountry adoption from Korea to the United States, rooted in a family tragedy that shook her Iowa hometown.
The book begins with a shocking event: in 2008, a local bank vice president murdered his wife and children before taking his own life. For Pa...