Desiree shares about the complexities of breaking away from toxic ties if an adoption hasn't served our best interests.
Tag: orphans
Intercountry Adoptee LGBQT+ Journey’s
Collation of LGBQT+ intercountry adoptee journey's.
Voices of those impacted the most in Adoption
Paul Bonnell's essay written to express his journey of intercountry adoption from Vietnam.
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.
Would Adoptees Adopt an Orphan?
Would Adoptees Adopt or Not? This is a compilation of responses from those with lived experience.
The Other Half Left Behind
- Many adoptees were sent to orphanages before they were adopted and many do not remember the experiences they had before being sent to their forever homes. At one time, we adoptees may have begun the same journey in life as one of the millions of orphans placed in orphanages. However, a choice made by …
What Intercountry Adoptees Need
Lynelle shares from dialogue within ICAV what intercountry adoptees need, having lived the experience.
LIONHEART Review
Lynelle provides a recommendation and review of the book Lionheart - a terrific resource for any parent considering intercountry adoption written by adoptive parents.
Personal Message from Lynelle
Lynelle writes about her views on the UNCRC and The Hague Convention for Intercountry Adoption.
Search & Reunion Research in Intercountry Adoption
Pauline Senchyna's research on Search & Reunion for Ireland's aging intercountry adoptees.
Artwork Submitted for The Colour of Time Cover Competition
Artwork submitted by adoptees for the competition of the front cover design concept of the book, The Colour of Time.
When will Intercountry Adoptee Services be provided by Federal Government?
Lynelle critically examines who and how well the millions of money is being spent by the Australian government in intercountry adoption.
Memories and Feelings of an Older Aged Adoptee
Being adopted at older ages brings with it more complex issues to sort thru and need specialised support for. Min shares her story as a Thai adoptee.
Complexities of Intercountry Adoption
Lynelle shares on intercountry adoption, together with her own experience and hearing from many fellow adoptees on a range of questions asked by a journalist.
Adoptee Anger
Lynelle shares about adoptee anger, how it connects to abandonment feelings, grief, loss and sadness; the best response is to listen and validate our feelings
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.