Jonas Haid, adopted from Sth Korea to Germany, shares his latest artwork and thoughts.
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Australia’s History and Silence on Illicit and Illegal Intercountry Adoptions: A Record of Inaction
Australia’s silence on illicit and illegal intercountry adoptions and ICAV’s 20-year fight for truth, justice, and recognition of adoptee rights continues
Self Reflections
Hannah reflects as a Russian Asian intercountry adoptee on identity, belonging, loss, and the emotional complexities of adoption.
What happens after an adoption investigation?
Lisa shares about the challenges and realities adoptees face after national adoption inquiries and public debates becoming toxic.
Letter to Adoptee Youth
Jonti reflects, looking back over what has shaped his life as an adoptee and how he's ended up incarcerated, in prison, for a serious crime.
The most invisible adoptees
Lynelle raises awareness of those intercountry adoptees who are incarcerated, an unheard voice.
Black Lotus
Jonas Haid shares his artwork Black Lotus created and inspired by his own story of adoption from Sth Korea to Germany.
Addressing Sexual Abuse in Intercountry Adoption
ICAVs newest Perspective Paper on Sexual Abuse experiences of intercountry adoptees helping to elevate their voices and advocate for much needed supports.
Celebrate the small victories
Lynelle shares about the apology received from the Australian Home Affairs Department for their role in her sexual abuse, in failing to protect her as a vulnerable child entering Australia.
Adopted from Moldova
Jacky shares about growing up with fragmented memories of their birth country Moldova and adjustments to fit in with life and family in the USA.
What do I want from my adoptive parents?
Lynelle shares what she would have wanted from her adoptive parents in response to the fraud and human rights abuses in her adoption.
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.
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.
My feelings regarding my first mom
Maria shares on how to practically access her younger years emotions about her Chilean mother, an exercise that she was never encouraged to do while young.
Adoptee Grief and Zen Meditation
Desiree shares her journey of acknowledging and embracing feelings of grief and loss that arise during Zen meditation. We all try to find paths towards healing.
Learning to Grieve as a Child
Paul expresses the depths of pain and healing an adoptee undergoes who has suffered complex trauma via relinquishment and adoption via his artwork and writing.
Navigating Disability and Rare Medical Conditions as an Intercountry Adoptee
What complex issues do intercountry adoptees living with disability and or a rare disease navigate? We have created a resource to help educate on this topic.
Confirmation that we are born as adoptees
Hollee shares on the significance of having access to information about our origins as adoptees.
A Question for Adoption Agencies
Cameron asks adoption agencies how well they are incorporating adoptee voices and adoptee led research into their practice and policy.
Adoptee Artists
Art is an incredibly powerful tool to convey the complexities of lived experience in adoption. Here is a compilation of the artwork presented at ICAV.
Ebony at K-Box Adoptee Takeover Night
Ebony Hickey is a Haitian born intercountry adoptee to Australia whose contemporary artwork we included at the K-Box Adoptee Take Over Night.
The Feeling of Not Belonging Anywhere
Michelle shares the complexities as an intercountry adoptee and the ongoing feeling of not belonging and how this underlies her many medical diagnoses.
Finding Peace after Adoption
Jonas shares on the complexities of being an intercountry adoptee, ending up on the streets at age 13 and getting his life back as an adult to find his peace.
Embracing Therapy as an Adoptee
Oleg shares the journey from being ashamed of needing therapy to fully embracing and recognising the benefits it added to his life as an intercountry adoptee.