A Colombian Australian intercountry adoptee shares their story of reunification with biological family.
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Search and Reunion in Intercountry Adoption
Lynelle provides a summary of ICAVs 2016 Perspective Paper: Search & Reunion - Impacts & Outcomes
I’m like a Deer Caught in the Headlights
by Krem0076, an Korean intercountry adoptee raised in the USA. Krem0076 as a toddler I am an adoptee from a closed international adoption. I have paperwork but for many of us, our paperwork is often fraught with mistakes, lies and discrepancies. That is a challenge - is my information accurate? My birth name? My birthdate? …
Why do Intercountry Adoptees want to know their Origins?
The desire to know my origins is an innate and fundamental human need (and right). My need to know my origins is akin to your need to breath air that keeps you alive. Breath of Air by Tim Kakandar We only know our origins are important when we don’t have it, or access to it. …
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her name was maité, su nombre era maité
J Alonso shares his poetry as a Spanish intercountry adoptee.
Excerpt: First Letter to my Iranian Father
Iranian adoptee shares her thoughts (excerpt) to her new found Iranian father.
Adoptee desire to know the Truth
Indian adoptee from Belgium shares her story of adoption.
Search & Reunion Research in Intercountry Adoption
Pauline Senchyna's research on Search & Reunion for Ireland's aging intercountry adoptees.
The Colour of Time
A brief overview of the new book The Colour of Time.
Search and Reunion for Intercountry Adoptees
Search and Reunion in intercountry adoption: a compliation of over 40 intercountry adoptees with lived experience.