Indian adoptee from Belgium shares her story of adoption.
Tag: intercountry adoptees
Self Care and Healing
Last week, I was fortunate and privileged enough to attend a 3-day Adoptee Self Care Retreat funded by the Australian Government for adoptees from the Forced Adoption era and for people who have been in State care. I want to share my thoughts of what I gained from attending as I found it to be such …
Intercountry Adoptee LGBQT+ Journey’s
Collation of LGBQT+ intercountry adoptee journey's.
A journey through space, a journey divided
By Sunny Reed, Korean intercountry adoptee. Intercountry adoptees speak often about the return to their birth country, a time defined by searching and finding. Lynelle’s recent post made me consider my relationship with Korea, the land that, over three decades ago, released me to a country made of dreams. We speak of “the return” as …
Return to Birthland
Vietnamese adoptee Lynelle shares about her second return journey to homeland, a decade later and how things have changed.
Not My White Savior: Review
Julayne Lee's book, Not My White Savior is reviewed by ICAV.
DNA Testing: The Risks vs Rewards
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, 1.5 Million DNA kits were sold online by AncestryDNA, a US-based DNA testing company. The sudden increase for DNA testing may be due to YouTube and Facebook’s large cache of emotional stories about the outcomes of DNA testing. Two YouTube video’s that stick out for me are: “DNA Journey” …
Would Adoptees Adopt an Orphan?
Would Adoptees Adopt or Not? This is a compilation of responses from those with lived experience.
Parenthood Made Me Better
Jayme shares about how becoming a parent himself has changed his life and perspective as an intercountry adoptee from South Korea.
Expectations of Gratitude in Adoption
Lynelle shares about the burden of being expected to be grateful in being adopted.
What Intercountry Adoptees Need
Lynelle shares from dialogue within ICAV what intercountry adoptees need, having lived the experience.
Degrees of Being Trafficked in Intercountry Adoption
Lynelle writes critically about the lack of formal support for adoptees who have been trafficked via intercountry adoption.
Intrusive Interactions
By Sunny Reed Being a South Korean adoptee in an all-white New Jersey town was tough. Racism was sandwiched between episodic public speculations like “Where are you from? No, where are you really from?” and “What is your REAL name?” Sara Docan-Morgan, professor at the University of Wisconsin, calls those awkward questions “intrusive interactions." Today's …
Korean Killdeers
I was reared on a small dairy farm that rested on the edge of the Red River Valley on the Minnesota side. I grew up in a rural farming community that was filled with a lush green forest of corn, amber waves of grain and intermittent dots of farm homesteads covered with thick deciduous trees. …
Reconstructing Identity and Heritage
Desiree shares her thoughts on being an orphan and finding her identity.
Desiree’s Column, Filipino Intercountry Adoptee
Desiree starts her column sharing as a Filipino adoptee.
Gabby Mentors Young Chinese Adoptees via Art
Gabby Malpas shares her talent by mentoring younger Chinese adoptees through her artwork.
Personal Message from Lynelle
Lynelle writes about her views on the UNCRC and The Hague Convention for Intercountry Adoption.
The Power of Peer Support
Lynelle writes critically about the power of peer support in intercountry adoption.
Meeting with US DOS & ICAV
Adult intercountry adoptees meet with the US Central Authority to discuss their needs re Citizenship.
Search & Reunion Research in Intercountry Adoption
Pauline Senchyna's research on Search & Reunion for Ireland's aging intercountry adoptees.
Citizenship should be guaranteed in Intercountry Adoption
Citizenship in America is not granted to all intercountry adoptees. This paper explores the topic critically from those with lived experience.
Twins separated by Adoption
Lynelle writes critically about the intercountry adoption processes that knowingly separate biological twins.
Colombian Intercountry Adoptee Anthology
The first Colombian intercountry adoptee anthology that shares the many complexities of being adopted from Colombia, edited and compiled by Abby Forero-Hilty.