BKA Research Program

  • Recruiting Our Community

    We value and support research, especially when it has the potential for positive impact within the adoptee, Asian-adoptee, and Asian-American community.

    We understand the potential impact research has, acknowledging and highlighting the intersecting identities of our community and are excited by the cutting-edge work done in various disciplines.

    We welcome opportunities to support work that makes space for our representation, experiences, and our community.

    Recruitment Request

  • Research Participation Roundtables

    BKA supports encouraging and empowering our community to engage with participating in research. In doing so, BKA provides education about research participation that supports intentional decision making.

    Why participate?

    • Visibility & Voice: Active role in our community and society at large

    • Representation: Participating reminds researchers…“Nothing about us without us! “

    • Empowerment: Autonomy, access, and knowledge

    Contact BKA's Research Coordinator

  • Return of Results

    BKA has developed an educational series that brings in researchers to share their findings. The series focuses on making research results accessible to our community. The goal is to close the research loop, from recruitment to results.

    BKA strives to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for all research recordings. Sessions that do not have interpretation are noted.

    The Research Education Series is sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Health and Wellness - NCRC (National Center for the Rights of the Child).

    Recorded Talks & Webinars

Want to get involved?

“Mapping the Life Course of Adoption Project (MAP)”, is a national adoptee-led and community-engaged project aimed at mapping the life course of adoption in adulthood and the role of adoptee-led groups/connections as a resource for thriving adulthoods. 

BKA is uniting with International Korean Adoptee Association Network (IKAA) and IKAA network organizations Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW), Association of Korean Adoptees San Francisco (AKASF), Korean Adoptees of Chicago (KAtCH), Also-Known-As, Inc. (New York) to support this novel endeavor!

This is a COMMUNITY-ENGAGED project, meaning participants are seen as co-creators of the knowledge, actively engaged in all aspects of the study development, interpretation, and use of the knowledge generated by the project. This means the project findings will be accessible to participants with the intention of building a practice of collaboration and co-creation of knowledge and wisdom by and for adoptees.  

More information on MAP can be found on the Collaborative on Adoption & Alternative Research (CAARE) site.