Omma Poom Park
| Omma Poom Park | |
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| Location | Bongilcheon-ri, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°44′58″N 126°49′11.8″E / 37.74944°N 126.819944°E |
Omma Poom (Korean: 엄마품동산; lit. Mother's Bosom Park) is a memorial park in Bongilcheon-ri, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is dedicated to South Koreans who were adopted abroad.[1][2] "It was conceived in conjunction with Me & Korea, an organization supporting Korean adoptees in the US."[3][4]
External links
[edit]- "Park information map". Facebook.
- "S. Koreans spending $18.3M to turn former 2nd ID headquarters into community facility". Stars and Stripes.
- "Wandering the camptowns". Korean Quarterly. 9 May 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ "Omma Poom, Korea's first dedication to adoptees – Association of Korean Adoptees – San Francisco".
- ^ "Park dedicated to adoptees opens on former US military base in South Korea". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "Korean city to build park for biracial adoptees". The Korea Herald. 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Adoptee Voices". Me & Korea.