Julayne Lee was given up for adoption in South Korea as a result of the Korean War. She was adopted by an all-white Christian family in Minnesota, where she grew up. She has spent over fifteen years working with Overseas Adopted Koreans (OAKs). She lived in Seoul and now resides in Los Angeles, where she is a member of the LA Futbolistas and Adoptee Solidarity Korea - Los Angeles (ASK-LA). She is also part of the Adoptee Rights Campaign working to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act to ensure all inter-country adoptees have US citizenship. NOT MY WHITE SAVIOR is her first book.
I’ll be speaking with Emily P. Lawsin’s class AAPI Women. If you’re interested in having me visit your campus and speak to your class or student group, please email julayne@julaynelee.com
Not My White Savior has been taught globally in Freshman Lit, Race & Ethnicity and AAPI Women university courses.