Sam Roxas-Chua shares artwork and writing relating to themes and topics that arise as a transracial adoptee born in the Philippines adopted to US parents.
Category: Adoptee vulnerability
Finding Home = Sense of Belonging
Sascha shares about her journey to find a sense of belonging as an adoptee from Sth Korea.
A formal apology for an illegal intercountry adoption
A historic day in Guatemala with an apology to a family who were torn apart by illegal intercountry adoption. English translation provided.
Cut Chilli Play: Adoption Community Events and Feedback
Lynelle shares about the recent Cut Chilli events which ICAV hosted for the adoption community.
Returning To Reclaim
Marta shares the complexities of returning to Ethiopia, meeting bio family, and provides tips and suggestions for other adoptees who might be facing the same.
Reflections on Returning Home Part 1
Emma shares her reflections as a Chinese intercountry adoptee having lived in China as a MSW student at NYU Shanghai.
USA Virtual Fair
Lynelle shares the recording of the USA Virtual Fair held on 1 June 2024 showcasing 20 intercountry adoptee led organisation who provide support to adoptees.
To the Parents I don’t Know
Meredith shares her song to express the many complex feelings she has for her Chinese parents whom she doesn't know and has lost since being adopted to the UK.
The Pain is Bearable
Soorien shares about the bearable pain of grief and loss she lives with as a Korean intercountry adoptee raised in the Netherlands.
I don’t know
Xanne-Li shares her music written to express some of the heartache and pain of not knowing as an intercountry adoptee from China.
Monologue performances showcasing the complex lived experience of adoption
Performances by José Montoya: one on Grief the other a biographic portrayal of his life, adopted from Colombia to the Netherlands and the complexities within.
Adopted to Norway
Vår Benum is adopted from Sth Korea to Norway and shares artwork created for her poetry, describing the lifelong journey of being an intercountry adoptee.
Adoptee Fear and Vulnerability
Oleg shares on the fear and vulnerability so many adoptees live and being brave to open up and trust his adoptive mother to understand and support his journey.
Lived Experience of Racism in Transracial Intercountry Adoption
ICAVs panel webinar on the Lived Experience of Racism in Transracial Intercountry Adoption.
Participating in The Colour of Difference: Long Term Outcomes
Lynelle shares how participating in PARCs book project to produce The Colour of Difference changed her life and began the adoptee network InterCountry Adoptee Voices.
My Adoption Day Is An Anniversary of Loss
Mary shares how Adoption Day anniversary can trigger feelings of grief and loss that pervade her life; coming to terms with it, making the most of life now.
Adoption: Not a Default Setting
Mary Cardaras, Greek intercountry adoptee in the USA, critically examines Amy Conley Barrett's assumption that adoption is a default to abortion.
Grieving for the Child of the Past
Dan R Moen, Filipino adoptee and talented artist shares a 3 part series of paintings depicting the internal struggles an intercountry adoptee traverses.
Healing as a Transracial Adoptee
Kamina shares her pathway of finding healing as an adoptee through many methods and routes, eventually discovering plant medicines which have proven successful.
Relinquishment, Adoption and Grief
Bina shares about the loss that goes unrecognised in adoption during November Adoption Awareness Month and highlights the necessity of support for grieving.
Korea’s Revised Adoption Process
Jayme Hansen applauds South Korea's revised adoption process more aligned with Hague Convention guidelines, creating more oversight of vulnerable children.
Lifelong Impacts of Identity Loss
Lynelle shares about the impact of identity loss in intercountry adoption, including the views of other adoptees to help build a more in-depth understanding.
We Need To Talk About Adoptee Suicide, Now
Lina shares part 2 of her discussion into adoptee suicide - something we must talk about if we are going to provide a more supportive space.
The Aloneness of Motherloss
Mila Konomos articulates the aloneness of mother loss, the grief and loss an adoptee lives due to being separated at birth.