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Tag: dual citizenship in intercountry adoption

An Accounting from One Adoptee

On July 8, 2021July 11, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn Adoption Book, Adoptive Country, Greece, Illicit Adoption, USA1 Comment

Mary shares her journey of coming to terms with being adopted, the impacts, the legacy, and how she moves forward to bring together voices of Greek adoptees.

“You can always tell a German, but you can’t tell ’em much!”

On April 17, 2020April 18, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

William Gage, shares about returning to live in Germany.

A Filipino Adoptee’s Plea to Not Be Erased

On June 23, 2019July 25, 2022 By Desiree MaruIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Dear Intercountry Adoption Board (ICAB) of the Philippines, I'm a 33-year-old Filipino American adoptee and I refuse to be erased. I refuse to be ignored. I was born in the Philippines and it was not my choice to leave. But it is my choice to return as an adult and to regain my citizenship. Because, …

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