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Searching in Intercountry Adoption by Adoptee Experts

On March 23, 2023January 21, 2024 By lynellelongIn Adoptee Search Service Orgs, Adoptee support provided by adoptees, Adoptees Educate, Adoption Education for Professionals, Origins Search, Search and Reunion in AdoptionLeave a comment

ICAV presents a webinar on Searching on 23 April 2023 from lived experience and those who provide a formal search and support service.

Where do I belong?

On July 29, 2022January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Importance of Connections to Origins, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Multiple Identities, Not Knowing in Adoption, Origins Search, Puerto Rico, Search and Reunion in Adoption, Sense of Belonging, Transracial Adoption, Trauma in Adoption, Unique adoptionsLeave a comment

As a cross cultural adoptee, Charisse shares the complexities of being adopted from the Anglo-Saxon culture to a Latin American culture.

What’s In a Name?

On June 8, 2022June 2, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Stephanie shares on what her names mean and how she's integrated them into her sense of identity.

So Much Loss in Adoption

On February 13, 2022February 6, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

by Maars, taken from the Philippines to Canada. You can follow Maars @BlackSheepMaars I have been researching my roots for the last 3.5 years. When I first started this journey, I had nothing but scribbled memories of moments that provided places and names. Mostly by things I've overheard growing up when my family would speak …

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