"Hour to Kill" #9 - Ted Talk Presenter Eric McDaniel talks about his 2nd chance after being adopted

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Publicado 2021-06-18

Hour to Kill #9 is with Eric McDaniel who recently presented for Ted Talk about 2nd chances. Eric is a Korean American adoptee who has found his birth parents in Korea. He has now called Korea home for the last 13 years after being raised by Caucasian parents in the United States.

You can find his Ted Talk Presentation here:
• A Story of a True Second Chance: An A...

Time Codes:

0:00 - Intro
1:08 - How Eric was chosen to do a Ted Talk
3:00 - Preparing for the Ted Talk
4:20 - How many people auditioned for Ted Talk?
5:15 - How intimidating was it auditioning for Ted Talk?
7:45 - On being adopted
12:40 - When did you have your first mature talk about adoption with your parents?
16:08 - “You’re not my REAL Parents”
17:12 - Wishing you were white
20:25 - Using sports to fit in
22:07 - Becoming a baseball prospect
25:10 - Dad’s influence on Baseball
27:15 - Being a 5 tool prospect
26:16 - Being scouted in baseball
29:20 - Failing at baseball
32:40 - Giving up baseball
35:25 - Coming to Korea
36:55 - Telling parents about seeking birth parents
38:45 - Brother visiting Korea
41:52 - Process of finding birth parents
44:48 - Meeting birth parents for the first time
47:33 - How did you end up staying 13 years in Korea?
49:08 - How did you decide to stay longer?
50:27 - Working beyond teaching English in Korea
53:10 - How did you network in Korea?
55:58 - How has the Corona Virus affected Party Planning?
57:28 - What did you hear about Burning Sun?
1:01:18 - What are you doing now for work?
1:04:43 - How connected are you to the Adoptee community?
1:06:47 - What advice do you have for adoptees wanting to find their birth parents?
1:08:25 - How much time do people need to find their birth parents?

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Todos los comentarios (3)

@ericmclee86 hace 3 años

Thanks for inviting me! U r the true legend! We gotta do another one baseball specific :)
@truth652 hace 3 años

it was really interesting story!