APRIL08

ADOPTEE NEWS
 

• Adoptee: Phil Evans - The Best Day of My Life, so far

• Article: Dirty War adoption couple jailed

• USA Adoption Healing Weekend May 24: Adoption Crossroads

• VIC: Melbourne Adoptee Get Together
  4 July, Friday Night
  contact Indigo for details

• SA: Post Adoption Support Services (PASS) Seminar for those affected by Adoption
  21 & 22 April, 2008 @ Berri Hotel

• QLD: Adoption Services Dept seeking Teen & Adult Adoptees to participate in Prospective Parent Education Session
  Contact Rachel Rosenbrock or 07 3006 4025

• Article: A home, a job, a little support - summit to take on the basics (includes Indigo Willing as Vietnamese adoptee & researcher)

• QLD: ICASN Picnic
  Sunday 20 April @ New Farm Park
  Time: 1 - 4pm
  Call Ilan on 0406 174 100

• Vietnamese Sancta Maria Adoptees:
  Reunion being organised for 2010
  Contact Peter for details

• USA: Transracial Adoptee Panel
  April 26 @ Montclair State University, NJ

• Adoptee Blog: Advice to Agencies/Organisations that seek wisdom from adult adoptees

• SA: WFA & EMW Children's Day Picnic
  4 May 2008 @ 95 Fourth Ave, Joslin

• Seeking Asian Adoptees who can contribute to Grinding up Stones - an Asian Adoptee publication

• ICASN BLOG - your thoughts?

• Adoptee Conducting Research: looking for adoptee artists to participate in research about ICAs and their creative projects.
  Contact Dominic for details

• Film: Mother Fish by Khoa Do - Young Australian of the Year 2005
  
  
   

General Inter-Country Adoption News
 

• ABC Radio National: Street Stories - Inter-Country Adoption by Australian Single Mum's

• Article: Adoption adviser knows the value of family love

• Article: USA now signed up to the Hague for Inter-Country Adoptions

• Article: How adopting an angelic 5 year old blew our family apart

• Article: "Madonna Effect" sees poor families put children up for adoption hoping for a wealthy family

• Article: Madonna to adopt an Indian baby

• Research: History of the care of Displaced Children in Korea

• Online Adoption Bookstore - Closing Down SALE to Apr 26, 2008: Learning Together

• KBS Video: Baby Exporting Nation: The Two Faces of Intercountry Adoption - Korea

• Article: 90 Days in South Korea

• Article: Mom saw warning signs in adoptive son who planned shooting spree

• Article: Vietnam gang smuggle 30 babies for Adoption

• Article: Unique case of adoption - Korean family adopt Indonesian girl

• SA: Post Adoption Support Services (PASS) Narrative Therapy Training for Adoption Professionals - May 13, 2008

• Attorney General's Dept: Update on draft of "Guidelines on Adoption of Indian Children"; China Document Processing update

•  Radio: Life Matters - Children on Demand

• Article: India's adoption plea raises hopes

• USA Conference: The Adoption Initiative: 5th Biennial Adoption Conference - Identity & the Adopted Teen
  Oct 24 & 25, 2008
  St John's University, Manhattan Campus

• Article: Madonna granted delay in adoption case

• Documentary:: Four Corners - China's Stolen Children also on YouTube: China's Stolen Children

• Adoptive Parent Blog: Research-China.Org

• US Embassy Report: Summary of Irregularities in Adoptions in Vietnam

• Adoptive Parent Blog: Fleas Biting

• Article: US alleges baby selling in Vietnam

• 9th Australian Adoption Conference
  2 - 5 Sept, 2008
  Early Bird Registration extended to 1 May, 08

• Article: Vietnam to halt American adoptions after damning US Report