"THE UNFORGOTTEN WAR" (Dust of the Streets)  by Thomas Park Clement
	There are multiple motivations for writing this book. The primary motivation was to verbalize the silent world of a single Korean American international adoptee in the hopes it may reach out to other international adoptees, to convey adoptee issues and flush them from the silent shadows into the stark light of reality. I felt if I had issues throughout my life of which I could not speak of to anyone, then there must be others in a similar situation. These issues are presented in a subtle, gentle manner. However, they certainly exist. They can be best understood by those of us who speak the silent language. This book is essentially written for other adoptees. It will also relate to all members of the adoption triad, to adoptive parents, siblings, birthparents, Korean Americans, Koreans, Americans and all interested in the psychology and development of personalities in general.
	In his recent memoir, Thomas takes a look at adapting to not only a new family, but also to a new country, a new language and a new lifestyle. Excerpt "In America the Korean War has often been characterized as the forgotten war. The forgotten war? How does one forget a war? How does one forget cheap death and massive destruction? How does one forget the ear-splitting sound of an exploding shell which shakes the very bones and soul of humans near the blast; especially an impressionable child who is in the process of figuring out life itself? It has been well over forty years since I was a child in Korea during the war. It was yesterday." "This is an emotional and powerful book. It includes a chapter written to adoptive parents. However, it is a must read for all members of the adoption community."            - Parents of International Children website By the time he was the age of a first-grader, Thomas had endured war, abandonment, homelessness and his birth country's extreme prejudice toward biracial children. Among the first group of Korean born adoptees, he came to the United States in 1958 facing a whole new set of challenges. An Amerasian born in Korea during the Korean War, he remembers well those early painful years.
	Thomas Park Clement is the recipient of the Association of Korean Adoptees Role Model Award for his humanitarian efforts in North Korea.

The Unforgotten War In America the Korean War has often been characterized as the forgotten war. The forgotten war? How does one forget a war? How does one forget cheap death and massive destruction? How does one forget the ear-splitting sound of an exploding shell which shakes the very bones and soul of humans near the blast; especially an impressionable child who is in the process of figuring out life itself? It has been well over forty years since I was a child in Korea during the war. It was yesterday...... $11.95 (US) plus shipping/handling per destination. (Indiana residents must include 6% sales tax.)