(Susanna and Esther circa 1978)

Little Seouls was started by 2 sisters, Susanna and Esther back in July of 2008 after the adoption of Susanna’s daughter from Korea.  Through her involvement in the adoption community, she realized many adoptive families had very little access to Korean children’s goods.   Then a little lightbulb went on in her head and that’s how Little Seouls the idea was born. 

Susanna spoke with her older sister Esther about the idea and she definitely agreed not only was there a need in the adoption community but also the Korean-American community. 

Susanna and Esther were both born in the US by 1st generation parents.  Growing up, they learned the language and customs through their parents.  Now that they themselves are parents, they realized how much their culture and language will be lost in their own children since they rarely speak to them in Korean.   Customs are still practiced except it’s become very fused with the American culture. 

After researching for items for their own children, they too realized how hard it was to find things that taught the Korean language and culture.

Thus Little Seouls was born.