If you read his awesome guest post from a couple of weeks ago, you know that my good friend Dan Matthews, a musician and generally cool guy, has been in Korea this summer on the journey of his life.
Dan, a Korean American adoptee who grew up in California, recently went on a search for this birth parents... and found them. He not only has a biological family in South Korea, where he traveled to meet them for the first time, Dan also has a twin brother. Whaaaaat. Needless to say, this has been an identity-altering trip.
And the cameras have been rolling. aka Dan is a documentary project following Dan's journey to Korea for the International Korean Adoptee Association, performing his first live concert in Korea, and of course, his reunion with his birth family. The project will also include a full-length music album inspired by his experiences.
Here's Dan in a nationally-televised interview for Korea's Arirang Today:
Here's some more information on the project, in Dan's own words:
If you're like me, you want to see how it all went down. But mainly, I'm incredibly excited for my friend and this blessed opportunity to discover more about himself, his family and his roots.
The goal is to raise $25,000 by August 27. Your generous donation will help get this project finished. For further information, and to make a pledge, head over to the aka Dan Kickstarter page.