Korean gift ideas?

Travel Info
Hello, my best friend is going to visit her birth family in Korea to see her orginal home and meet her sister (20). She needs to bring small gifts for everyone, what would be appropriate?
She'd like something for each person, a little more substantial than flowers.
Thank you!!

Travel Tips

The very first thing you give is somthing from the place you are living now.. something unavailable in KOrea, (becauseof no trade law), or extremely expensive here.
You do not say where your friend is coming from, but I am sure there is a specialty of that state or country.
She probably has already thought of this, but someone I know in a similar situation made a beautiful scrapbook of her life , (it was fairly brief.. it didn't go on and on), and left it there for them to keep.. and also a home movie of her city and house.

For the 20 year old sister. truly anything that an American 20 year old girl would like holds here in Korea as well. Designer perfume or a designer purse. Knock-offs about here, but the real thing is precious to a college student. Also, this age girl loves the little travel sets from Estee Lauder or Lancome. You can sometimes get them for free for purchasing the perfume.

For the parents, how about a crystal vase or frame that has a "love" pattern running through it.. Waterford and Boch carry these. They have patterns that mean "always in my heart" and so forth.. You see them in the stores around Mother's Day or Valentine's day but can find them online.
What NOT to give:
Something flashy or too expensive.
No winter gear, like leather gloves or cashmere scarves.. even in the coldest weather, Koreans never wear them.
Don't give alcohol unless you know it is something they enjoy.
Others

It depends my mother bought alot of clothes with our cities name because it is hard for korea to come to America so it'd be nice if she gave gifts where she lives (virgina,nevada,cali,etc) would be nice because it's rare to find these kind of stuff in korea :] good luck to her!
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Nothing since she was abandoned why should she bring gifts to the people who abandoned her!!!

You did not say how old your friend was nor how old she was when she was abandoned.

She should create a photo album with her happy life with her adopted family and present it to her neglectful family.

Another nice gift to give will be a nice framed large picture of her with her adopted parents/family.

Or a framed needlework that says "Love is the family that raised you not the one that abandoned you."

She should be careful not to give gifts to her birth family. When adoptees return to Korea to visits most discover their birth families expect them to support them.

She should be very careful about the message she is sending to them. These are very selfish people who abandoned her and now want her to support them. She should make it very clear to them that she is only curious as to why she was abandoned. After all she never asked to be born.

There is never an excuse to abandon a child and Koreans always abandon a child, especially girls, when they feel they are not as rich as their neighbors. They always use the poverty excuse but these people are never really poor, just poor in integrity.

The best gift is a scrapbook of her life with her real family not the selfish Koreans.

A custom made T-shirt for her sister that says in Korean, "My parents abandoned my sister." Which her sister should proudly wear.

She does not NEED to bring gift.

Someone is already trying to brainwash her into supporting her parents. The girl should tread very carefully and not keep in contact with these people.

This is a very bad move and she will regret it.
Koreans are some of the sweetest people I've ever met and likely to appreciate any gift she brings.

When I came to Korea to start my job I brought my new boss a jar of really nice honey from a local farm (it's a specialty where I live). I also brought her a pocketbook embroidered with my state tree. For her husband and two kids I brought University of South Carolina sweatshirts. They all loved their presents and I spent maybe $60 to buy presents for 4 people. In Korea everything has English writing on it and Koreans really like anything (especially clothes) with English. I've since had my parents send me t-shirts and stuff for her kids birthdays.

The scrapbook idea is a really good one as her parents would probably love to see what her childhood was like. And I'm sure her sister would love a t-shirt from the state university or a band shirt.