Korean adopted as baby searches for her biological parents
Photos of Lee Hyung-ja as a baby / Courtesy of Lee Hyung-JaBy Jung Min-hoOne of the first photos Lee's adopting parents took after she arrived at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport in early 1974.There are tears and heartbreaks in every adoption story. Nevertheless, some people manage successfully to build their lives in a new place with the love and support of a new family.Unfortunately, it was not the case for Lee Hyung-ja, who was adopted by a Swedish couple in 1974 when she was only a year old.“My whole life, I felt lost,” Lee, 46, whose Swedish name is Katarina Chi Lind, told The Korea Times. “I've felt different, not 'at home' in Sweden. Something was missing and I didn't know what it was. I searched and searched but never found what I was searching for.”Part of her struggle came from an emotionally distant relationship with her adopting parents, who wanted her to grow as a normal Swede.Lee found that missing piece of the puzzle in 2011 when she fell in love with a Korean man. It was her roots, she said. The man, who eventually became her husband, encouraged her
