Season 7, Episode 8: Mia Haessly is Coexisting with Biological and

Season 7, Episode 8: Mia Haessly is Coexisting with Biological and Adoptive Family

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Mia Haessly, 44, is a working mother and adopted Korean-American who has reunited with her Korean biological father. And while introducing her family to him and seeing her children connect with Korea in a way she never had has been meaningful, the reunion has presented new challenges. Besides the language and cultural barriers, there is the physical distance between Wisconsin (USA) and Korea. And Haessly's adoptive parents have at times struggled with accepting that her Korean father is back in the picture, especially her Danish mother.

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