Missing Pieces: Sue-Yen Luiten
Luiten was just a few weeks old when she was adopted by an Australian couple but she's spent her adult life trying to piece together her biological puzzle.
Australian Story filmed with Luiten as she led a group of adoptees around the Mekong Delta, arranging for DNA kits to be handed out to mothers in the hope the results connect adoptees with their biological families.
Watch 'Missing Pieces' at 8pm Monday on ABC TV or iview.
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