From the BGHRA program archive · March 14, 2022 · Online
A Conversation with Deann Borshay Liem & Kori Graves
BGHRA hosted an online conversation with filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem and historian Dr. Kori Graves on March 14, 2022, at 7 p.m. Eastern, accompanied by registered access to Geographies of Kinship. The film and conversation were also included in the spring 2022 Davidson College Race, Gender, Migration course associated with Dr. Emily Frazier-Rath and Dr. Rosemarie Peña.
Watch the archived conversation
Watch the BGHRA conversation with Deann Borshay Liem and Kori Graves (March 14, 2022). Moderated by historian Silke Hackenesch, with introductions by Rosemarie Peña and Emily Frazier-Rath. Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes.
- 21:35–23:00 — Silke Hackenesch on Germany–Korea transfers and possible sibling connections. Hackenesch discusses military interference in interracial relationships and identifies possible siblings in Germany and Korea as an area for further research.
- 31:55–39:34: a Geographies of Kinship excerpt centers Estelle Cooke-Sampson’s account and the history of mixed-race Korean children, military camptowns, racial exclusion and adoption.
- 1:20:18–1:24:03 — Deann Borshay Liem on a Korean, Vietnamese and Black German sibling connection. Liem reports a specific sibling connection involving Lisa Jackson and discusses the project now known as Relative Strangers.
This recording is the BGHRA conversation, including film excerpts. Access to the complete documentary is separate.
About the film
Geographies of Kinship (2019), directed by Deann Borshay Liem, follows adult Korean adoptees reconnecting with family and exploring the histories of international adoption. It offers an opportunity to consider family separation, belonging and adoptees’ authority to interpret their own histories alongside BGHRA’s work on Black German adoption.
Film details, trailer & current viewing resources · Distributor: New Day Films
The documentary follows four adult adoptees and connects personal searches with war, social policy, race, gender and adoptee advocacy. New Day Films lists an 82-minute edition, educational resources and viewing options. Its festival screenings date to 2019; the distributor lists the film as 2020.
Read BGHRA’s Germany–Korea kinship context · Explore BGHRA’s wider international adoption work
Historical program sources
The spring 2022 Davidson syllabus (PDF, p. 10) lists the screening and conversation with both speakers and links to the original Eventbrite listing. BGHRA’s event registration and reminder emails confirm March 14, 2022, at 7 p.m. Eastern. This blog post was published on April 19, 2022.
This is a past event. The original registered screening access was temporary; use the film and distributor links above for viewing information.
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