A different type of Reunion

On July 4, 2023January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Australia, Grief and Loss, Illegal Adoption, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Search and Reunion in Adoption, Trauma in Adoption, VietnamLeave a comment

Damian shares about a different type of reunion, not with biological family but with an adopted sibling who got returned to the State in Australia.

Searching for my family in Vietnam

On June 4, 2023January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Adoptees Educate, Impacts to Biological Families, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Origins Search, Search and Reunion in Adoption, USA, Vietnam1 Comment

Hyun shares about searching for Vietnamese family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.

Adoptees at the Hague Special Commission

On July 1, 2022August 20, 2024 By lynellelongIn 1993 Hague Convention, Adoptee Activism, Adoptees Educate, Adoption Education for Professionals, adoption reform, Complexities in Adoption, Critical Thinking in Adoption, Family Preservation, Hague Special Commission, Impacts to Biological Families, Importance of Connections to Origins, Is adoption the best option, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Lived experience leadership, Peer Support, Politics of Adoption, Rights in Adoption, Transracial AdoptionLeave a comment

Lynelle shares the history of adoptee led organisation involvement at the Hague Special Commission meetings and the importance of adoptee voices being included.

Sue-Yen Bylund on Racism

On April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Sue writes eloquently about racism as an intercountry adoptee for our submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission National Anti-Racism framework.

Poetry Reflects My Inner World

On April 12, 2022March 26, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Kev Minh Allen shares poetry that reflects his inner world as an intercountry adoptee, born in Vietnam and raised in the USA.

My Father’s Death Anniversary

On November 6, 2021November 5, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

My Huong Le celebrates her American father in a Vietnamese tradition known as celebrating the Death Anniversary of loved ones. Sadly she never got to meet him.

Evacuation out of Vietnam on 20 April

On April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

My Huong Le reflects on life since leaving Vietnam as a young child 46 years ago.

Racism as an Asian Adoptee

On March 23, 2021March 21, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

by Josh Woerthwein adopted from Vietnam to the USA. I've decided to share my own experiences with racism, because current events have got me reminiscing about the past. Let's not get it twisted: much worse has happened to much better people than me. But I do think it's important that people know that racism has …

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Reflective Memories: Finding My Vietnamese Mother

On January 1, 2021February 12, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn Uncategorized1 Comment

by Denise Sandquist adopted from Vietnam to Sweden. At this time of the year, it's time for reflection! I want to share my story of how I found my mother and why this time of year is so special. Almost exactly 4 years ago, I found my biological mother in Vietnam! I was adopted from …

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