90-year-old man finds kids through matchmaking agency after decades-long search
A 90-year-old Chinese man, through a matchmaking agency, found not a new wife, but his children he had searched decades for.
A 90-year-old Chinese man, through a matchmaking agency, found not a new wife, but his children he had searched decades for.
The first reunions in years of families divided by the Korean War evoke bittersweet memories for Kim Jong-gyu, whose few hours with her brother in 2014 — under the watchful eyes
As a family grows, marries off members of other families, and further branches, reunions become increasingly necessary, if only to preserve the connections and the closeness for a clearer and stronger sense of family.
‘No in-laws,” came the exclusionary warning sent by text message by the core group leader, second cousin Peachy Prieto.
Hong Jong Soon gazes out her window for hours each day, past a small garden where sesame and red peppers grow, past an iron gate and low wall, hoping to witness the return of a man she hasn’t seen or talked to in 63 years.
Four times a year my high-school classmates and I get together to celebrate birthdays. I love these reunions. On a good day, there are about 35 of us, plus a few yayas, who gather at a restaurant, all dressed up and armed with our senior citizen cards.
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