Lynelle shares the life experience of intercountry adoptees who don't know anything about their origins.
Tag: thousands of orphans
Evacuation out of Vietnam on 20 April
My Huong Le reflects on life since leaving Vietnam as a young child 46 years ago.
The Legacy and Impacts of Abuse in Adoption
Lynelle's part 2 of 3 on Sexual Abuse within Adoption.
Alone
Geetha shares about feeling alone.
My Mother
My Huong Lé shares both her mother and her thoughts on Mother's Day.
COVID Makes Me Rethink My Birth Country
How does COVID-19 challenge assumptions about our birth countries?
ANZAC Day Reflections
Sue-Yen shares her thoughts on ANZAC Day as an orphan of the war.
Collateral Beauty in Adoption
Lynelle shares about the pains and gains in adoption.
Can Intercountry Adoption be Ethical? Does it do Good?
Are you doing good by intercountry adopting?
Alternatives to Adoption?
ICAV Blogger Collaborative Series #3
Not a Tourist Attraction
Jessica challenges us to think critically about our intentions to do good.
Divided by Two Cultures
Xiaolan reflects her cultural identities in this artwork.
Orphan Bennie
Benjamin responds via artwork on the UN's Resolution on the Rights of the Child
Stranger Than Fiction
In third grade, I was in Mrs. Peterson’s class and given the assignment to do a family history project. I asked my adoptive parents about the project and they stated my Aunt Eirene had worked on the family tree and traced back across several hundred years. My family automatically skipped the fact that my own …
Intercountry Adoptee LGBQT+ Journey’s
Collation of LGBQT+ intercountry adoptee journey's.
The Truth of Intercountry Adoption
These past weeks have been frustrating to say the least! I received an official letter from the Australian Government - Minister Tehan's office, Minister for Social Services, one of the Federal departments responsible for intercountry adoption. Our stakeholder community has been actively writing and contacting the Minister to request a review of the decision to …
Voices of those impacted the most in Adoption
Paul Bonnell's essay written to express his journey of intercountry adoption from Vietnam.
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.
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.