Hines Ward Continues Work with Bi-racial Korean Children

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward continues to be the most recognizable advocate of bi-racial children in Korea:

Eight biracial children from South Korea are visiting a famous friend of similar heritage – Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward.

The children, ages 9 to 16, landed Saturday at Pittsburgh International Airport, where Ward greeted them and local host families at the start of a four-day visit sponsored by the Hines Ward Helping Hands Foundation.

Ward established the foundation to help mixed-race children during a trip to South Korea earlier this year. He pledged an initial $1 million, a portion of which would be given in his mother’s name to express gratitude for her sacrifices during his childhood.

Ward was born in South Korea to a black American soldier and a Korean mother but grew up in the United States. He shot to fame in South Korea after winning MVP honors at the Super Bowl.

On Saturday, Ward thanked the Steelers and Pearl S. Buck International, an organization that promotes interracial adoption and programs to combat discrimination against children, for their support of the trip.

It is good to see Hines Ward still being active in being an advocate for bi-racial children, especially since the issue has completely dropped off the radar since his visit to Korea last spring. Since Pittsburgh has no hope of going to the Super Bowl this year, he has no chance of winning another MVP award to put this issue on the radar in Korea again.