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Luca, who has been in our forever family for over 2 years now...was adopted from South Korea. Since he came at the age of almost 3yrs old, he only spoke and understood Korean when we took custody. My husband and I both happen to use the Korean language (as well as English) regularly, so we decided to spend most of our time speaking Korean to him during his first year home. This was because we knew just how quickly he would learn English once he entered school since that's what happened to me and many other Korean-Americans (as well as other children from dual language households) that we've witnessed with friends and family over the years.

When Luca started an English speaking Preschool a few months ago, we knew his English was getting really good, but didn't realize his Korean was being lost at the same time. It wasn't until a recent conversation with his Foster Mom while speaking with her on the phone, that my husband and I found out just how much he forgot how to speak in Korean.

This vlog is a bit different from my FAQ's I've done, but thought I'd capture a fun and light hearted way to get my boys to speak and kind of 're-learn' Korean for Luca. Cubbie is there for moral support:)

We definitely realize many Korean-Americans don't feel the need or even want to speak Korean these days. But I think in the back of our mind, we hoped our boys would know at least some so they can communicate with their grandparents (especially Grandma on their daddy's side) and in Luca's case, also his Foster mom and maybe one day his Birth Parents. I know not all Korean Adoptees have the chance to be able to keep their native language, and maybe even Luca will reject the idea of it one day. But since we are able to speak it...I feel like we should at least try to give him the opportunity to speak in both languages if possible. We'll see how this goes.

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