I grew up in the Midwest as a Korean adoptee. Living in Seoul helped me finally feel Korean and American.

I grew up in the Midwest as a Korean adoptee. Living in Seoul helped me finally feel Korean and American.

Jillian Kurovski was adopted from South Korea as a baby and grew up in the Midwest.Provided by Jillian Kurovski.Jillian Kurovski, a Ph.D. student, was adopted from South Korea as a baby and raised in the Midwest.After reconnecting with her birth family, she found a way back to South Korea through her work.Spending a year in Seoul near her birth family helped her better understand her identity.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with…