Desiree shares the complexities of life as an adoptee, the challenges of finding and establishing ones roots, reinventing oneself, finding a place to just be.
Tag: orphan
Adoptees Need Mental Health Services
Christina speaks about the need for mental health services for intercountry adoptees who live many traumas.
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.
Reconstructing Identity and Heritage
Desiree shares her thoughts on being an orphan and finding her identity.
No Mother, No Child
Yennifer Villa is a Colombian adoptee who has undertaken a project to photograph and capture the experiences of the mothers of loss in Colombia.
Abandoned Adopted Here: Review
ICAV review of Abandoned, Adopted Here: a multimedia documentary by Lucy Sheen about the Hong Kong intercountry adoptees sent to England.
ICAV Meeting with Federal Minister
Lynelle met with Federal Minister Christian Porter, responsible at the time for the adoption portfolio in Australia.
In Who’s Interest are Australia’s Adoption Reforms for?
Lynelle writes critically about the Australian reforms in intercountry adoption.
Intercountry Adopted into Same Race Family
Prema shares her story of same race intercountry adoption, the complexities of adoption. Adopted from India to the USA.
Online Panel: InterCountry Adoptee Experiences
Online series of panel discussions with intercountry adoptees on various topics.
What is it like to be Adopted?
Lynelle answers the question What is it like to be adopted? providing insight from her own journey, sharing some common elements many other adoptees speak of.
Why is it important to have Intercountry Adoptee Voices?
Lynelle writes about the importance of having voices from those who live the experience of adoption, involved in policy and debate.