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The 2009 KAAN Conference will be held in Denver, July 31 to Aug 2, 2009. Our theme will be: Extending the Family of Korean Adoption. Registration will open in late February at www.kaanconference.com |
A Euro-American on a Korean Tour at a Thai Restaurant in China : With
each chapter examining issues that interethnic adoptive families experience, Chris
Winston weaves her own perspective on her adoption experience with perspectives
related to her by her own children, adopted adults, other adoptive parents, birth
parents, Koreans, Korean Americans, and Asian Americans. While the book’s focus
is on experiences with Korean adoption, the experiences are transferable to inter-ethnic
adoptions from any country. Author's
speaking engagements... |
Pushing Up the Sky : This is the story of a remarkable family facing
incredible challenges of cancer while simultaneously figuring out how to weave their
adopted children's Korean heritage and racial ethnicity into their family. It is a story of
compromises and insights, profound joy, deep suffering, and terrific rewards. Parenting birth
and adopted children — is one theme of this book. Most of all, it is a story on the meaning
of family, and learning to let go of expectations and to forge a new identity. Author's
speaking engagements... |
| Proceeds from book sales support the KAAN Conference. Purchase your copy at www.kaanet.com/books/ | |
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My daughter, while still in utero, was taken from me by her mother. We were in a relationship. Read More: http://www.thepetitionsite.com |
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“I have a possible referral for you,” the social worker, Sara, said over the phone. “It’s a little boy from Korea.” Read More: http://www.nytimes.com |
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Kang said she loves all of her children, though only one of them is biologically hers. Kang adopted the two daughters when they were newborns. Read More: http://joongangdaily.joins.com
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It’s about time. We as adoptees are part of Korean society; whether Koreans accept it or not, we are living proof that something went wrong and still does in this society. Read More:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com |
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Adoption exists and we participated and I don’t think we’ve done a horrible thing, despite some of the things I read. Read More: http://cavaticasweb.wordpress.com |
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It's safe to say Margaret Cho has not accepted Miley Cyrus' repeated apologies for mocking Asian people in her latest photo scandal. Read More: http://www.popeater.com |
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Miley Cyrus has said she meant no offense by a gesture that some have construed as insensitive to Asians — but one woman isn't buying the pop star's story, and she thinks Cyrus should pay.
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com |
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Your client, Miley Cyrus, is only 16. Should she know better? Of course, but it's you, her public relations representatives, her managers, her "handlers," who should have made sure she
did. Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com |
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So for white adoptive parents who believe that Miley Cyrus’ actions are no big deal because “everybody” has made the “slant-eye” gesture at some time: NO. We have not. Read More: http://resistracism.wordpress.com |
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The United States would be willing to normalize ties with North Korea, sign a peace treaty and provide energy and economic aid if the communist state is prepared to completely eliminate
its nuclear weapons program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Read More: http://www.reuters.com |
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This cinematic tale of two love affairs in mid-century Hong Kong shows colonial pretensions tainted by wartime truths. Will Truesdale, a rootless, handsome Briton, arrives in the colony in 1941, and is swept up by Trudy Liang, the blithe and glamorous daughter of a Shanghai millionaire and a Portuguese beauty. They quickly become inseparable, their days spent in a whirl of parties and champagne, but when the Japanese invade, Will is interned and Trudy resorts to increasingly Faustian methods to survive. After the war, Claire Pendleton, the naive wife of a British civil servant, arrives. She begins giving piano lessons to the daughter of a rich Chinese couple, and falls in love with their wounded and inscrutable driver: Will. Lee unfolds each story, and flits between them, with the brisk grace and discretion of the society she describes a world in which horrors are adumbrated but seldom told. Available through Amazon at http://www.amazon.com |
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InKAS offers a wide variety of programs to support the postplacement needs of adoptees. Their website has been recently updated. You can visit at www.inkas.or.kr |
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NoPAK.org is an organization of progressive adopted Koreans who value professional and social relationships with one another. We are people with powerful life experiences with similar goals
and challenges which has bonded us together to further enrich our lives.
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Pictures and captions http://www.iht.com |
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The man believed to be the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il refuses to clarify who will succeed him. http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com |
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One of the many milestones in an adoptee’s life is the decision to visit his or her birth country. Dillon International’s birthland tour offers a complete tour package for all families, regardless of agency used for adoption placement, that allows participants to experience their birth country’s culture, heritage and people. This journey is a great emotional and financial commitment allowing adopted persons an opportunity to learn more about their origins.
We offer three trips for adoptees and their families: Visit Korea Family Tour – June 9-22, 2009 (14 days) – for adoptees of all ages and their families Visit Korea Adult Adoptee Tour – June 24-July 5, 2009 (12 days) – for adopted adults, their families and friends Sharing Heart Mission Trip: Korea – Nov. 21-28, 2009 – for adoptees and their friends and family, adoptive families, those with a heart to serve in Korea Trips Include: ¨ Small travel groups for individualized service ¨ International airfare from port of exit to Seoul, Korea ¨ Accommodations based on double occupancy ¨ Admission Fees to all scheduled events ¨ 2-3 meals per day ¨ Transportation during scheduled events ¨ Visits to adoption agencies ¨ Hands-on cultural experiences (limited during the Mission Trip where our focus is serving) ¨ Professional, English-speaking guides ¨ Staff of social workers, adopted adults and/or adoptive parents ¨ Counseling support ¨ Pre-trip orientation and resources to assist you in preparing for your journey ¨ Two decades of experience leading birthland tours to Korea
For specific information regarding itinerary, price and more, please visit our website at http://www.dillonadopt.com or contact Angela@dillonadopt.com .
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Sponsored by the Chicago Arirang Lions Club
Who: Korean American Adoptees in High School or College The President of the CALC (Chicago Arirang Lions Club) Paul Sokon Kim and KCT (Korean Cultural Tour) Chairman Yong Lee are pleased to announce the fifth annual Korean Cultural Tour. The CALC along with the Busan Tong-Il L.C., Seoul ROTC L.C., Seo Seoul L.C., and Seoul Namsan L.C. will be sponsoring a cultural tour to South Korea. The cultural tour is available to all Korean American Adoptees in high school (juniors and seniors) or college with the priority going to those who have never had an opportunity to visit their homeland. Participants will visit National Museums and other historical landmarks that the country has to offer such as the Korean Folk Village, Manner House, and the DMZ. Furthermore, participants will also experience Korean family traditions and customs while staying with a Korean host family and also have an opportunity to visit schools and universities. Airfare, lodging, transportation, meals, and admission to all events will be provided by the CALC. There is a fee of $1000 per person which will be used to help offset additional costs. Reservations are due by March 20, 2009. Please see below for the application forms. Applications can be mailed or faxed to: Mr. Yong Lee, KCT Chairperson KCT 2009 For reservations or information about the tour, please call or email for Becky Belcore at becky@chicagokrcc.org or 773-588-9158, or Jason Lee at yejinwoo@gmail.com. Paul Sokon Kim, Yong Lee, Chicago Arirang Lions Club Please Attach Korean Cultural Tour Application Recent Photograph First Name:_________________ M.I.:______ Last Name:_____________________
Date of Birth:______________ Gender (circle): Male / Female
Address:_______________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________
Email: _________________________________
Phone Number:___________________________
Name of Parents:_______________________________________
Parents Address (If different):_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Phone Number:____________________________
Have you ever visited Korea before?___________ If yes, when?
*Please type an essay describing yourself and your family and why you would like to visit Korea and what you would like to gain from this trip.
Emergency Contact Information:
Name:__________________________________Phone:__________________________
Relation to participant:_______________________
Signature of participant:__________________________________Date:_____________
Signature of parent / guardian:_____________________________ Date:_____________
* Payment of $1,000.00 can be sent in full along with this application or two installments of $500.00 due by March 1, 2009 and March 30, 2009. All applicants will be notified of their acceptance by the first week of April.
Chicago Arirang Lions Club Korean Cultural Tour Health Information Form
The purpose of this form is to help C.A.L.C. be of assistance to participants should the need arise during the trip. It is important that C.A.L.C. be aware of any medical or psychological conditions, which may affect the participant during the trip. The information provided will remain confidential and will only be shared with individuals pertinent to the participants well being. This information does not have any bearing on the individuals’ application.
First Name:____________________ M.I._______ Last Name:___________________________
Birth Date:_____________________ Gender (circle) : Male / Female
1. Are you in good physical health? If no, please explain
2. Do you have any physical disabilities? If yes, please explain
3. Do you have any allergies? Food, animal, or medication allergies?
4. Are you taking any medications? If yes, please explain
5. Are you a vegetarian or on any restricted diet? If yes, please explain
6. Do you have health insurance? If yes, what company? Policy number:
7. Is there any additional information concerning medical conditions or physical disabilities that would be helpful for C.A.L.C. to be aware of during your trip? If yes, pleas explain
8. Please include an emergency contact.
Name:_________________________ Phone Number:______________________ Relation to Participant:________________
I certify that all the responses made on this Health Information form are true and accurate, and I will notify C.A.L.C. hereafter of any relevant changes that occur prior to the start of the trip.
Signature of participant:____________________________________ Date:_______________
Name (Please Print):_______________________________________
Signature of parent / guardian:_______________________________ Date:_______________
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Apply by March 9, 2009 Learn more at http://www.koreasociety.rsvp3.com |
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InKAS provides Korean language scholarships to overseas Korean adoptees in association with a grant from the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the following Language Institutes: Ewha, Korea, Kyunghee,
Seoul, Sogang and Yonsei University. All Korean adoptees over the age of 18 who can invest a semester of studying are qualified for this scholarship. You can apply for the 2009 InKAS Korean Language scholarship
through the InKAS website: (www.inkas.or.kr).
1. Application
Each applicant is required to submit 5 separate documents: - Application form - One photocopy of adoption document with your Korean name - One photocopy of your passport with passport number - One page of self-introduction - One photo (3x4cm)
In addition, only fully-completed applications received before the deadline will be accepted. Selections will be made entirely on a first-come, first-serve basis.
2. Application Dates
Starting from February 11th, first-come, first-served basis
Please apply for all the semester that you wish to receive the Korean language scholarships for (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) starting from February 11th, 2009. (Please note the Spring semester for Sogang and Seoul National Univ. registration are closed.)
3. How to Apply
1st Option: 1. Sign-up through the InKAS website and go to the Korean Language Scholarship section: 2. Submit an application form on the page and upload all the necessary documents on “Mypage”
2nd Option: E-mail inkas21@yahoo.co.kr with your completed application and all the necessary documents listed above.
4. Schools
Ewha Womans, Korea, Kyunghee, Seoul National, Sogang and Yonsei University (Please refer to the InKAS Website -> Services -> Scholarship)
5. Tuition
- Registration fee: KRW 70,000 - Tuition fee: Tuition is 100% free (Yonsei University students need to pay 20% of the tuition fee)
Each acceptance letter with the payment details will be individually notified on “Mypage” of the InKAS website.
If you have further inquiries regarding the InKAS Korean Language scholarships, please visit the InKAS website and check out the information or leave a message in the Q&A section. |
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The Halton Multicultural Council of Oakville, Ontario is a community agency dedicated to enabling every individual, regardless of race or ethnic origin, to participate as full and active members of the community through fostering mutual respect and understanding of one another. They have received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to develop the Transracial Parenting Initiative, a three year project that aims to create education and training curriculum for parents fostering/adopting a child of a race or culture different from their own. The project includes: developing a literature review; offering an online survey and holding focus groups in the KW, Halton and Peel regions; creating an educational training video to be used by agencies which will be accompanied by a comprehensive curriculum for practitioners and take away resource for parents. We recognize the importance of having the input of transracial adoptive/foster parents, prospective applicants, professionals and transracial adoptees to make this Canadian curriculum a meaningful tool that will make a difference in the lives of transracial families in our communities. We are particularly interested in collecting creative activities used in training sessions; reflective questions to help augment the training material; personal testimonials, anecdotes, life experiences, advice, teachable moments (i.e. I wish I had known…; I learned…) and resources (books, videos, articles, quotes, self reflection, etc.) you have found helpful. All submissions, suggestions, and recommendations will be considered to help in the creation of this innovative teaching resource. Please email or fax your submission to Susan Crawford, Project Researcher at transracial.initiative@gmail.com or ATTN: Susan Crawford at (905) 842-8807. Send in your submissions no later than March 31, 2009 and please share this with all transracial adoptive/foster parents or applicants, transracial adoptees, and professionals that you know. Bert Ballard, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Waterloo, adoption researcher at the University of Waterloo, and transracial adoptee is a member of the coordinating committee for the Transracial Parenting Initiative and questions may also be directed to him at bballard@uwaterloo.ca. Robert Ballard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Waterloo Communication, Leadership, and Social Innovation Modern Languages Building 234 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 519-888-4567 x. 38603 bballard@uwaterloo.ca |
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Please feel free to share & distribute the info to your friends/members - thank you! CALL FOR PAPERS OAK: Journal of Korean Adoption Studies DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 15 APRIL 2009 This is a call for papers for the first issue of the newly established OAK: Journal of Korean Adoption Studies (which will replace the former 'The OAK Newsletter'). The theme of the first issue of OAK: Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is testimony. We invite you to submit scholarly papers as well as first hand testimonies related to Korean adoption studies. We also welcome papers that are related to Korean adoption studies, but do not particularly deal with testimony. The first issue will be published Summer 2009. ____________________ The OAK: Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is dedicated to all aspects of international adoption from Korea. The peer-reviewed journal welcomes academic essays, testimonies of adoption, art, illustrations and reviews of new publications and media as well as other events related to Korean adoption studies. The OAK: Journal of Korean Adoption Studies is a bi-annual journal published in English and Korean by the Korean adoptee organization Global Overseas Adoptees' Link (G.O.A.'L), Seoul, Korea. Editors: Amanda Eunha Lovell, USA & Kim Su Rasmussen, Denmark, Ph.D. in History of Ideas, Seoul National University. ____________________ For more information about OAK: Journal of Korea Adoption Studies and to submit a paper visit: http://goal.or.kr |
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PEAR Observational Survey - Post-Adoption Services and Support We invite all adoptive parents to take the PEAR Observational Survey of Adoptive Parents on Success, Satisfaction and Types of Post-Adoption Services (POSitive Study). Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR), a 501 (C)(3) organization of volunteer adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents has initiated a survey for those who have completed a domestic or international/inter-country adoption from any country. Whether your child has had virtually no issues or interventions or many, we would like your input! This anonymous survey is in English. One survey would need to be taken per child. It will take between 20 and 40 minutes to complete depending on the amount of services you have used. The survey includes questions about adoption professional follow-up; financial and life insurance; International Adoption Clinic and medical doctor follow-up; early intervention services(US only); mental health/attachment services; faith-based services; school-based services; testing, therapies and at-home interventions. We seek to address gaps in post-adoptive support and provide free information to adoptive parents. Starting in 2009, we will be sharing explanations of interventions and practical tips. Our goal is to bring health care sectors together to solve the gaps brought to light in the survey. Ultimately, we want to recommend a healing roadmap that will have an interactive flowchart to assist parents in determining timing and types of interventions. You can access our survey at the following link http://www.zoomerang.com or go to our website at www.pear-now.org <http://www.pear-now.org> and access it there. You will also find on our website a free, comprehensive listing of 128 international adoption doctors and other issues we are currently addressing. Click on the Files "Pear". |
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Sponsored by PACT FEATURED BOOK FOR FEBRUARY 24th To sign up go to http://www.pactadopt.org |
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Hello, Thanks for helping me out with my survey thus far. There's been one small change: the password: June123 must be entered in order to initiate the survey. The link will take you to a page asking you for the password. https://surveys.luc.edu/opinio6/s?s=3952 Please provide those who are interested in the survey with the password. Thanks again for helping thus far! -- Kimberly J. Langrehr, L.C.P.C., C.R.C Doctoral Student Counseling Psychology Loyola University Chicago ??? |
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Hello everyone - I am exploring the possiblity of starting a playgroup for younger adopted kids in the Brooklyn community. My five year old son recently attended a Jane Brown "playshop" which gives adopted kids a chance to play together, facilited by teenage and young adult adoptees. He was so excited about being in a whole room full of adoptees with out parents to "bother them" - that he has asked me if he can go to an "adoption class or a camp" regularly! Most adoption activities are for older kids - and seem to start around age 7, so I'm looking to organize one myself appropraite for younger children, probably to meet once or twice a month. This play/peer group would be open to all kinds of adoptive families - Families of domestic, transracial, international, single and second parent, extended family, and/ or foster adoption would be welcome. I think it will be quite possible to find a playspace that offers the kids some privacy, with parents in an adjacent room - and hopefully it would create an opportunity for the grown-ups as well as the kids to connect. I am hopeful that some young adult/teen adoptees with an interest in baby sitting/camp counseling/childhood early education could be hired to supervise the group play. If you are interested in helping to organize a group along these lines, or in having your child particpate - Please email me directly at marthacrawford@yahoo.com |
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Anthropology museum hosts Korean film series http://www.wfu.edu |
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Thurs, Feb 26 @ 8pm 5 Funny Females Fri, Feb 27 @ 9pm Bucknell University |
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Film Screening: Korean Film Series A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied painting, performance and video art, Kim has also worked as a producer on various films directed by her husband,
frequent co-editor and creative partner, Bradley Rust Grey. The Harvard Film Archive is pleased to welcome So Yong Kim for a discussion of her two films and extraordinarily promising career. |
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***Save on Registration*** Conference Address: Conference Price:$300 for full conference. Adoption Connections Training Institute: OneWorld Neighborhood (ACTION) is Center For Family Connections' effort to develop a larger Neighborhood of Adoption and create an international dialogue about
post-adoption services.
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An Evening of Dreams & Theater: Psychic Loss and Adopted Women Adoption research and theater are joined in a presentation of the findings from Dr. Barbara D'Amato's (2008) doctoral research. Dr. D'Amato's powerpoint presentation of the study's findings will set the stage for a theatrical rendition of the dream data and research subjects' narratives to be performed by three professional actresses well known to the CMPS community. Material is edited and directed by Sam Schacht. Barbara D'Amato, PsyaD, LP, completed her doctorate at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis on the topic of Dream Threats as Manifestations of Psychic Loss in Adopted Women's Dreams. She is also a founding member of the CMPS, Adoption Circle. She has long been interested in dreaming and has written several articles on the connection between authors' dreams and their literary work. Sam Schacht, MA, teaches at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and is former Dean of the Actors Studio Drama School, New School University. Friday, February 27th. 7:30–9:30PM CMPS is located at 16 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10011 Admission: Regular Fee: $10 Student Fee: $7 RSVP: 212 260 7050 http://www.cmps.edu Triad members, professionals, students and all members of the community are invited to attend this unique adoption research and theater event. Barbara D'Amato |
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Koreans are pretty much some of the coolest asians ever. so here's a day to honor them! hug as many koreans as you know...or don't know. If you don't know any, get to know one today! Learn more about it on Facebook |
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Northwest Asian American Film Festival Washington State's largest showcase for Asian American films and videos. Mark your calendars! The next festival will happen February 26-March 1, 2009. |
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Northeast Modern Language Association 2009 Annual Convention Celebrating NEMLA’s 40th Anniversary Boston, MA February 26th-March 1st, 2009 Panel Title: “The Transnational of National(ist) Discourse in Asian/American Literature” When might national—even nationalist—discourse hold within it the possibilities of transnational dynamics? Is national(ist) discourse sometimes used to express transnational desires and affiliations? How are multiple national(ist) loyalties/affinities/histories “layered” one upon another in a sort of palimpsest that operates transnationally? Do multiple national(ist) affinities always translate into a transnational sensibility more critical of the nation-state? In literary and cultural studies, we’ve moved from an era that emphasizes immigrant literatures and the dynamics of assimilation to one that emphasizes the textual production of diaspora and more transnational affiliations. This panel seeks to address the continuing tensions between these critical models. What traces of immigrant rhetoric remain and why do they linger (whether or not one is speaking of an immigrant generation)? Is the rhetoric of immigration sometimes used to express a more diasporic sensibility? When and why do we continue to see nationalist discourse when multiple national affiliations are involved? Asian/American literature has long been marked by the perils of multiple national affiliations. Certainly, one may consider the demand for performances of loyalty to the United States; this demand only reveals how accusations of traitorous behavior are always just beneath the surface for those now considered the “model minority,” for the immigrant generation and beyond. For refugees forced to leave their homelands, too, how might the national(ist) rhetoric of one country be employed to express national(ist) sentiments for another? One may also consider how literary texts negotiate the demands of national(ist) and transnational sensibilities, say, for example, the tensions among the terms “overseas Chinese,” “Chinese diaspora,” and “Chinese Americans.” One may wish to consider how solidarities with other people of color and other diasporas may embrace and yet undermine more nation- based fantasies of a multicultural state. When might “trans-racial solidarity” speak to the instability of national(ist) identity? How do gender and/or sexual difference shape the relations between what we consider national and the transnational? How do histories of occupation and colonialism affect the employment of national(ist) discourse? Proposals should critically assess Asian/American texts that wholeheartedly embrace nationalist rhetoric, texts that purposefully use nationalist rhetoric in order to critically dismantle it, texts that are marked by the tensions between national affiliations and transnational connections, or even texts that test the limits of the term “transnational.” Deadline for presentation abstracts: September 15, 2008 Please note any need for audio-visual equipment. Please email 250-500 word abstracts to the panel chair: Susan Muchshima Moynihan, Assistant Professor Department of English State University of New York at Buffalo Email: sm246@buffalo.edu |
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Asian Adoptee Weekend Retreat By and for Adult Adoptees Bloomington, MN February 27-- March 1, 2009 Come join InterDoptee for a weekend filled with fun, food and good memories in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Meet other adoptees and learn about all the opportunities available within our network. Immerse yourself in our Asian centered interactive classes. Shop and sight-see at the Mall of America. Hear guest speaker, Dr. Judith Eckerle Kang, M.D., former Miss Wisconsin, share her inspiring story. Korean adoptee and comedian, Amy Anderson will have you laughing out loud during our Saturday evening entertainment. We will also have plenty of delicious food to enjoy, including sushi sampling; Asian snacks and appetizers; deluxe lunch and dinners; tasty desserts, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. ====================================================================== Host Hotel: Embassy Suites-- Mall of America 7901 34th Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55425
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Hi there! This is your fellow (adopted) Seoul sister, Janine Vance! I hope you are doing well! I just wanted to let you know about an event I’ll be at that I thought you might be interested in. Have you ever thought about writing a book based on your life? Journaling can give you an opportunity to ask questions and find (sometimes shocking) answers. Journaling can also lead to published books! I invite you to attend the “Pathways to Memoir Writing” panel discussion in Seattle Washington at the *Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 where I (alongside local authors and friends who will talk about writing & publishing) will read from my recently released limited and first edition book The Search for Mother Missing: a peek inside international adoption and answer audience questions. Finally! Isn’t it time for you to find your writing voice and get started on that memoir you’ve always wanted to write but didn't know where to begin? You have it in you! I will also be available to talk with you personally before and after the discussion. Everyone is welcome. For more information and directions to this event check out: www.rainbowbookfest.org and click to get to http://seattlerainbowbookfest.wordpress.com. Oh and please pass this email along to anyone you think might be interested. *Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center 104 17th Avenue South Seattle Washington 98144 FYI: Part of the proceeds from the sale of my book will go to Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea (TRACK). TRACK is a collaborative research center run by volunteers consisting of professional adult adoptees and Korean lawyers who are working to mend Korean families separated by influential and profitable adoption agencies. Your support would assist in law revision, research, archives, and healing the industry. TRACK needs your help! Please consider helping me support TRACK in their efforts to uncover the truth about our adoptions and emotionally heal severed families. To give a donation or to find out more, email truthreconcile@gmail.com. And a big thank you for opening your heart to adoptees! We need your concern. I hope to see you at the bookfest! PS my limited edition book will not be sold via major bookstore chains at this time. I would rather give proceeds to small grassroots organizations. If you cannot attend the Rainbow Bookfest and would like a copy of my book, you can print out ORDER BOOK page from http://www.vancetwins.com and snail mail with check or money order to address below. Thanks for your interest and remember the Truth shall set us free! Sending you peace, love and joy, Janine Vance The Search for Mother Missing: a peek inside international adoption www.vancetwins.com To order the book contact: c/o MF Books International 27013 Pacific Highway South PMB #247 Des Moines, WA 98198 USA |
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March 10th- Movie Group Open to the Adoption Community (Portland, OR) 6pm to 9pm Facilitator: Astrid Dabbeni Three times a year, our adult adoptee Movie NIght is open to the other constallation members and the adoption community (March, July & November). Through the viewing and discussion of mainstream movies, the adoption experience is shared and normalized. Adoption Mosaic Movie Group seeks to create a collective space where the adoption constellation can learn from each other, build community, and contribute to enhancing the lives of other constellation members. Join us for a movie, popcorn and a facilitated discussion.
Details
Contact info@adoptionmosaic.org to get on the e-mail list for this group.
March 14th- Transracial Adult Adoptee Panel (Portland, OR) 2pm to 4pm Facilitator: Astrid Dabbeni This is a rare opportunity to hear the recommendations and insights first hand of transracial adoptees and an adoptive parent who are willing to share their experiences of raising and being raised in communities with parents, family, friends who were/are of a different race than their own. Today’s adoptive families and professionals working with them are of a generation who, through education, have the opportunity to mitigate some of the challenges faced by adoptive parents of the past while learning to maneuver new challenges of today. Come listen, engage and learn what it is/was like for them to be adopted into a mixed race family in the United States. This panel of adult adoptees and one adoptive parent will share their experience of living in a transracial family. This panel is appropriate for adoptive parents, waiting parents and professionals. Discussion Topics:
The Details This panel is also offered on a request basis; contact us for details. Register at http://www.adoptionmosaic.org |
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Adult Adoptee Panel We invite you to spend an evening with a group of adoptees who would like to share their stories with adoptive families. This evening will focus on the adoptees’ feelings about their adoption, issues of culture and identity, openness in adoption, and birth families. FCA is committed to providing parents with the ongoing education and resources to guide them through the joys and challenges of raising an adopted child. To reserve your place, Please call Linda Hall at (203) 855-8765 or e-mail hall@fcagency.org |
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Adopted: We Can Do Better Working Through the Life Journey of Adoption Head-Royce School Oakland, Ca March 7th 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Featuring Joyce Maguire Pavao Premier screening of "Adopted," and new film that explores the intimate lives of two well-meaning families and shows us the subtle challenges they face. The filmmakers will then be joined by a diverse panel of adopted adults who will talk about their own childhood experiences. Nationally renowned therapist and author - (an adoptee herself) Joyce Maguire Pavao - will talk about parenting strategies that work with kids of all ages who are expressing (or repressing) feelings related to adoption and foster care. Register for Spring Training http://www.pactadopt.org |
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About the Festival
The Center for Asian America Media presents the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) every March. The SFIAAFF is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, annually presenting approximately 120 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. Since 1982, the SFIAAFF has been an important launching point for Asian American independent filmmakers as well as a vital source for new Asian cinema. To learn more go to: http://festival.asianamericanmedia.org |
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My Place or Yours: Embracing Mixed Identities Wing Luke Museum in Conjunction with MAVIN http://www.wingluke.org or http://www.mixedheritagecenter.org |
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The UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Hammer Museum present: ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA A Symposium Saturday, March 14, 2009 9:00am - 1:00pm Armand Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 (located at the northeast corner of Westwood and Wilshire Boulevards in Westwood Village 3 blocks east of the 405 freeway's Wilshire Boulevard exit) This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is requested. Please call (310) 825-2974 or e-mail aascrsvp@aasc.ucla.edu by March 13, 2009. Parking is available under the Museum. Rates are $3 for the first three hours with Museum stamp; $1.50 for each additional 20 minutes. Parking for people with disabilities is provided on levels P1 and P3. This program is one of the events celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and other ethnic studies centers at UCLA. For more information, call (310) 825-2974. From the Chinese photographers of the Gold Rush to contemporary video artists, men and women of Asian descent have produced a rich and diverse body of artwork. Examining the lives and work of artists past and present offers insights into issues of cultural hybridity, race, social climate, and transnationalism. This symposium will celebrate the publication of the landmark Asian American Art, A History, 1850-1970, edited by Gordon H. Chang, Mark Johnson, and Paul Karlstrom, as well as present the dynamic work of three present-day artists in southern California. Asian American Art, A History is the first comprehensive study of more than 150 early artists in the United States before 1970. Artists of Asian ancestry have received little historical attention, even though many of them received wide critical acclaim during their productive years. This pioneering work recovers the impressive artistic production of numerous Asian Americans, and brings to light their extraordinary range of vision and media. Amazon.com is giving a 34% discount (only $26.37 instead of $39.95) AND free shipping for this book. Purchase ahead for the best deal. The first panel explores the history of long-neglected artists, beginning with Sharon Spain's discussion of the innovative research project that gave rise to the book. Mark Johnson draws attention to the development of an international artistic sensibility among 19th-century Asian American practitioners, Karin Higa illuminates how the creative activity rooted in 1930s Little Tokyo also moved in national and global contexts. Gordon Chang considers the connection of war and art as well as the power of art to influence public mood. For the second panel, contemporary artists Reanne Estrada, Yong Soon Min, and Viet Le discuss their work within a transnational context. Reanne Estrada reflects on the Galleon Trade project, a series of exhibitions and programs highlighting the linkages among the Philippines, Mexico and California. Yong Soon Min-decolonial art activist and scholar-will speak about her projects, including "transPOP: Korea Viet Nam Remix," co-curated with Viet Le, an artist and creative writer who examines memory, AIDS and representation in Southeast Asia and its diasporas. Panelist Bios Sharon Spain has been the associate director of the Asian American Art Project since 2004 and has managed the California Asian American Artists Biographical Survey project for more than ten years. She holds an M.A. in museum studies and has overseen major exhibition and publication projects, including Chang Dai-chien in California. Mark Johnson is professor of art at San Francisco State University. He is the co-editor of Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970, and guest curator for the de Young Museum exhibition Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970' (2008) and other exhibitions of Asian American historical art. Karin Higa is adjunct senior curator of art at the Japanese American National Museum where she recently curated "Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art." She is currently working on a study of art and culture in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo between World War I and II. Gordon Chang is a professor of history at Stanford University. The author of numerous books and articles, he recently co-edited both Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 and Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present. Valerie J. Matsumoto, an associate professor in history and Asian American Studies at UCLA, is a contributor to Asian American Art, A History, 1850-1970. She has just completed a study of Japanese American women in Los Angeles from the Jazz Age to resettlement after World War II. Reanne Estrada, a Los Angeles-based visual artist, collaborates with Eliza Barios and Jenifer Wofford as Mail Order Brides/M.O.B. on video and works with Public Matters to integrate public-purpose media production with civic engagement. Yong Soon Min, professor of Studio Art at the University of California, Irvine, incorporates interdisciplinary sources and processes to engage issues of representation and cultural identities. Her work has been widely shown in exhibitions such as the 10th Havana Bienal and the 7th Gwangju Biennale. Viet Le is an artist, creative writer, and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California. His work has been featured in the Asian Pacific American Journal and anthologies such as So Luminous the Wildflowers; he has exhibited at DoBaeBacSa Gallery, Korea, The Banff Centre, Canada, and the Shoshin Performance Space in New York. Aimee Chang is Director of Academic Programming and Artist Residencies at the Hammer Museum. Schedule 9:00-9:30am Registration 9:30-10:50 Art History Panel (Sharon Spain, Mark Johnson, Gordon Chang, and Karin Higa; moderated by Professor Valerie Matsumoto) 10:50-11:00 Break 11:00-12:20 Contemporary Artists Panel (Yong Soon Min, Reanne Estrada, Viet Le; moderated by Aimee Chang) Book signing afterward |
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March 20, 8:00 PM Jude Narita is best known for her award-winning one-woman plays which celebrate the lives of Asian and Asian American women. Her monologue Stories Waiting to be Told introduces audiences to
Asian women, from first, second and third generations as they build their new lives in America, and struggle with issues that are not often discussed within their communities or even families. There will
not be a dry eye in the house as Narita celebrates the differences and illuminates the universal similarities of us all in her moving KPC debut. STORIES WAITING TO BE TOLD celebrates Asian and Asian American women, past An excerpt of STORIES is at: http://www.youtube.com
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Saturday, March 21 2009 One Woman Play by award-winning playwright, Jude Narita In celebration of National Women's History Month, Vashon Allied Arts brings Los Angeles playwright and actor, Jude Narita to the Island for a rare appearance. Narita an award-winning Asian-American playwright is best known for her one-woman show, Coming Into Passion/Song For A Sansei. PASSION ran a total of 24 months in Los Angeles, and was honored with a Drama-Logue Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award, a JIMMIE from AAPAA (Association of Asian Pacific American Artists), and a VESTA Award from the Women's Building of Los Angeles. Narita's other plays are: Celebrate Me Home, about racism and the mysteries of love; With Darkness Behind Us, Daylight Has Come about the effects of the Japanese American internment camps during WWII on three generations of Japanese American women; Walk The Mountain, an anti-war play exposing mis-information about the American war in Vietnam; and From The Heart, the play she will perform for Vashon Island. It's a poignant, hear-warming, funny play that celebrates and tells the stories of different Asian and Asian American women. Narita was the first artist to perform at the Singapore Repertory Theatre's Inauguration Season. She also taught a writing/acting workshop to Singaporean women, culminating in an ensemble play of original material written and performed by Narita and the Singaporean women, The Tiger On The Right/The Dragon On The Left - II. In Los Angeles, Narita had taught a free acting/writing workshop to encourage other Asian actresses to create their own original material, which resulted in the first The Tiger On The Right/The Dragon On The Left. The other actresses and Narita won Drama-Logue Awards for Performance and Narita also won a Drama-Logue Award as Producer. Narita just performed From The Heart for multiple performances, in the 2007 Asian American Theater Festival in New York city. WALK THE MOUNTAIN had two separate theatrical runs in New York city in 2006. All of Narita’s plays have premiered in and had theatrical runs in Los Angeles and Santa Monica including the Los Angeles Theater Center, Highways Performance Space, Electric Lodge, Fountain Theater, 24th Street Theater, East West Players, McCadden Theater, Stages, Japanese American Theater and many more. Narita was named one of the “50 Asian Americans Who’ll Be Making a Difference” by Asian Week, The Voice of Asian America, and one of the “Top 100 Asian Americans in the Nation” by Trans-Pacific Magazine. Other awards include: the 2006 Western Arts Jerry Willis Award for Artistic Excellence and Extraordinary Leadership in the Performing Arts Community, the Integrity Award from the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival, a Los Angeles Fellowship, a National and two California Civil Liberties Grants, eight L.A. Cultural Affairs grants, and a Rockefeller from UCLA Asian American Studies. Narita has toured her work around the United States for over 18 years. Narita and PASSION were also featured on the PBS Smithsonian episode Gender, which presented the work of only five U.S. artists, and were also chosen to represent American theater in the Mark Taper / USIA tour of Poland. Performance will be followed by Q & A and wine reception. Call 206.463.5131 for reservations. |
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We’re Not Orphans Anymore… Made possible by the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grateful appreciation to Mr. Ted Chen In its tradition of innovative services and practices, Joint Council is pleased to offer the first Adult Adoptee Institute at the annual conference. The Institute was made possible by the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The purpose of the Adult Adoptee Institute is to explore the innovative contributions, theories and practices of adult adoptees that uniquely foster the positive development of adoptive families and the adoption community. The Adult Adoptee Institute seeks to support a worldwide forum for adult adoptees to engage the broader adoption community to improve intercountry adoption practices. The first institute is entitled “We are Not Orphans Anymore…” This theme reflects not only adoptees’ growth in their lives, but also the growth of their contributions to the adoption community. There will be a series of presentations by adoption professionals who were adopted from Korea, Colombia, India, Ethiopia and Hong Kong. We welcome and invite all practitioners, adult adoptees, adoption agencies, parents, clinicians and interested persons to join us for the 1st Joint Council Adult Adoptee Institute on Wednesday, March 25 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Let’s begin the conversation about how we can work together to improve adoption practices. Come for the day or come for the entire conference! The cost is only $50 for the Institute. Register now for the Adult Adoptee Institute and the rest of the conference at http://www.jcics.org |
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Touched by Adoption, LLC, the Adoptive Parents Committee, Inc., and Connecticut Adoption Community Network jointly present: An Afternoon with Sherrie Eldridge author of Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish their Adoptive Parents Knew An Interactive Workshop for Adoptive Parents, Adult Adoptees and Professionals featuring a presentation and small group discussions on: • Coping with loss and grief • Resolving Identity Issues • Life Changing Choices Adoptees Need to Make • Connection: The Adoptee’s Deepest Need Sunday, March 29, 2009 Wilton Library 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm This workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is strongly recommended. Reserve your seat by email: tbadoption@optonline.net |
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Unwrapping the Secrets of Korean Textiles: An Exhibition of 'Pojagi' Gallery Hours The Korea Society Gallery 950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor, New York City The exquisite art of Korean wrapping cloths, known as pojagi, is featured in this exhibition of representative items drawn from eight private collections. With their distinctive geometric patchwork design, which often combines vivid colors, wrapping cloths have become one of the most widely recognized and appreciated of all traditional Korean textile arts. While often used for wrapping gifts, pojagi also were commonly employed in everyday life for carrying, covering and storing objects. Due to these multiple uses, pojagi were one of the most widespread items in Korean households of all social classes. Both in terms of design and function, pojagi demonstrate the ingenuity as well as the skillful needlework and refined design sensibilities of the anonymous women who created them over the centuries. To illustrate these distinctive features of the Korean textile tradition, the exhibition also includes examples of embroidered sewing boxes, pillow ends, spools and pouches. RELATED PROGRAM:Making Pojagi: A Workshop Every Tuesday, February 24-March 17, 2009 Session 1: 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Session 2: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Renowned textile artist, Chunghie Lee, will lead a four-session workshop on the art of making Korean pojagi. Registration Fee: Members-$175 / Nonmembers-$200 Cost of the Materials: $50 To RSVP for the opening reception or to register for the workshop, contact Jinyoung Kim at 212-759-7525, ext. 316 |
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International Adoption Program at the Smithsonian Institute's American History Museum, Washington, DC: Vietnam "Operation Babylift" (OBL) adoptee Jennifer Nguyen Noone, her mom Lana Mae Noone, (Author of "Global Mom: Notes From a Pioneer Adoptive Family") and several additional international adoption participants, will present a program on Monday April 27, 2009 at the Smithonoian Institute's American History Muesum, Washington., DC. The Program starts at 6:30 PM and is open to the public without charge. It will include talks, an art and artifacts exhibit, powerpoint presentation, and a solo flute performance of traditional Vietnamese music by Lana Noone. An excerpt from Lana Noone and Phil Wise's remarks at the recent Heather Constance Noone Memorial Award Ceremony in Washington, DC will post on the Smithsonian Institute's website soon. Please contact Lana@Vietnambabylift.org for complete details. |
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True Colors I: Putting together the pieces of the Transracial Adoption Puzzle
Date: January 10, 2009, June 13, 2009
Description: True Colors is a workshop for transracial and interracial families that focuses on the issues inherent to parenting children across racial lines. We will present concrete suggestions
for connecting your child to his or her racial heritage and information about how positive racial identity develops. Guest Speakers are a panel of adult adoptees sharing their lived experiences. We will
focus on white privilege and how white parents bring blinders to some of the racial realities that their children will deal with as a fact of life as a person of color. Real life scenarios will be also
explored in an interactive approach to problem solving and understanding the obvious and sometimes not so obvious divides and boundaries that multiracial families must negotiate. This workshop is required
for Pact clients currently waiting to adopt across racial lines as well as parents who are experiencing new challenges as they and their children enter new ages and stages of the journey.
Cost: $60 Members, $75 Non-members Register at: http://www.pactadopt.org |
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Where & When
Alliance Redwoods Camp & Conference Center Occidental, California We're particularly thrilled to welcome Rose "Mama" Rock, author who parented over 27 children, included comedian Chris Rock! Parents will attend a wide range of meaningful educational and recreational programming on parenting, adoption and race with an outstanding staff. We will also offer for adults and kids a huge range fun things: a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, skate park, playground, climbing wall and a thrilling zip line. We are planning a special teen program and Teen Village for our older youth, and a film project headed up by adult adoptee and award-winning filmmaker Phil Bertelsen ("Outside Looking In"). To view program details go to: http://www.pactadopt.org Click here to register http://www.pactadopt.org |
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Hello everyone, I have exciting news! InKAS (International Korean Adoptee Service based in Seoul) is sponsoring a Korean culture camp here in Massachusetts this coming July. The camp's theme is "Growing Up Korean-American" and it's mission is to provide Korean children (ages 4 to 18) with a place to develop and nurture their ethnic identity. It is open to all children of Korean heritage, adopted & non-adopted, full or mixed race Koreans, and non-Korean siblings of Korean adoptees. InKAS will be providing teachers from Korea to teach language, cooking, music, and arts & crafts. The camp will be held for 4 days (Tues, July 21 - Fri, July 24) in Hopkinton, MA. We are in the preliminary stages of organizing this camp. The vision is to provide classes about traditional Korean culture and arts, as well as activities focusing on modern Korea and Korean-American culture. We are going to rely heavily on volunteers to keep our costs down. There will be opportunities for parents of campers to participate in organizing, helping out during camp and even in cooking a Korean meal for the campers during the program. If there is enough interest, we would like to have a teen program that could include some mentoring of the younger campers and teen activities to help them connect with each other and explore being Korean in America. Right now, we have not determined the cost of camp. Our intent is to make it as cost friendly as possible so that as many families that would like to attend can. If you are interested in this camp, please let me know. I am not taking registrations at the moment but it is a good idea to let me know if you would like send your child so that I can get an idea of the numbers of children that might be attending. If you let me know now then you would be first to register when the time comes but it does not mean that you have to commit at this time. IMPORTANT - if there is not enough interest in this camp it may lead to it being canceled! I am also looking for a group of people to help in the planning of camp. There are many parts to this that will be hard for one person to organize and I am desperately looking for help! I hope to start having planning meetings in February or early March. This is crucial to this camp! Please email me if you are interested in being part of the planning committee. I am very excited about this camp and hope that you are too. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at jcnorton@rcn.com or call me at 508-628-3166. Jacey Norton Korean Adoption Circle |
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