Omma Poom Park

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]

Omma Poom Park
LocationBongilcheon-ri, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Coordinates37°44′58″N 126°49′11.8″E
  • "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
  1. "Omma Poom, Korea's first dedication to adoptees – Association of Korean Adoptees – San Francisco".
  2. "Park dedicated to adoptees opens on former US military base in South Korea". Stars and Stripes.
  3. "Korean city to build park for biracial adoptees". The Korea Herald. 8 March 2017.
  4. "Adoptee Voices". Me & Korea.
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