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March 21, 2009 |
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2009 KAAN Conference |
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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 is now open at www.kaanconference.com New Workshops are being added daily as the speakers return their signed acceptance letters. |
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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Where education and assimilation collide - Read more: http://www.nytimes.com |
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Adolescents with positive feelings toward their ethnic group say they are happier on a daily basis than those who have a more negative attitude about their ethnic identity, said Lisa Kiang,
assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest and lead author of the study. Read More: http://psychcentral.com |
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"For transcultural adoptees, our lives are written in pencil," he said. "Everything you think you know about yourself can change in an instant." Read More: http://my.opera.com
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K-pop superstar BoA is releasing her first U.S. album. Read More: http://english.chosun.com |
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At a recent five-year-old’s birthday party at Jungle Java, after the children all gathered together and sang ”Happy Birthday” and cut the cake, a friend of the family burst out, “What, no Arabic? We’re supposed to sing the song in Arabic now!” Read More: http://annarborchronicle.com |
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So what to do with the children? How to raise them so they do not feel like minorities? Read More: http://rainbowkids.com |
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The one that really got me thinking was the truism “All Asians are female”. Read More: http://www.filmthreat.com |
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"Remarkable...Pool's candor is striking...Her story is as much about an adopted child facing up to the challenge of tracing her biological family as it is about her search for African roots...[She
gives] a sense of what it is like to be a young person of African descent who is unquestionably British."-- The Observer (U.K.) Available through Amazon at http://www.amazon.com |
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What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans’ answer to this question over the past century, Kinship by Design provides the fullest account to date of modern adoption’s
history. Available through University of Chicago Press. Usual price is $70. However, if you go to https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/PREFERREDBOOKBUYER.ASPX?PRESS=CHICAGO and enter the code AD9112, you can get it for $20 |
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Select a foreign-born group to see how they settled across the United States. http://www.nytimes.com |
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Synopsis: "Operation Babylift" was a $2 million dollar US initiative that airlifted over 2,500 Vietnamese orphans out of a war-torn country to protect them from the impending threat of the Communist Regime. Coined by some as "one of the most humanitarian efforts in history," it was also plagued by lawsuits and political turmoil. Even with the best intentions, these adoptees grew up facing a unique set of challenges in America, including prejudice overshadowed by a controversial war and cultural identity crisis. Now, almost thirty five years later, this documentary takes a candid look at a significant yet untold event as seen through the eyes of the volunteers, parents, and organizations directly involved, as well as uncovers the "lost" stories of the the adoptees and who they have become as adults. This documentary is a contemporary look at Babylift and its relevance to international adoption today through the eyes of the adoptees themselves. http://www.thebabylift.com |
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Toraichi Kono worked as movie star Charlie Chaplin's personal valet for two decades before being arrested as an enemy spy during the anti-Japanese hysteria of World War II. http://www.youtube.com |
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My name is Jennifer and I am hoping to find some KAD's who suffered abuse (sexual, emotional, physical) in their adoptive families. I would like to be able to form a moderated panel at
this year's KAAN conference in Denver. Please email me at Delia328@aol.com if you are willing to
go public with this sensitive topic. Thanks, Jen |
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Dismayed by Student-Run Satirical Publication OCA, a national organization of over 80 chapters and affiliates dedicated to |
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InKAS is pleased to announce a drawing and writing contest for the Children’s Day 2009, organized by Korea Council of Children’s organizations. KCCO is working for children and adolescents under the principal “Children First” to promote a happy and safe environment for them.. InKAS is a member of KCCO and would like to build a bridge between children in Korea and Korean adoptees in overseas.
Please refer to the following information regarding this contest
- Who can participate? Pre-school and primary students - Theme of Contest: I have my own dream! - Due date: 3 April 2009 - Contest areas: Drawing (free style) or Writing (free style of poem or essay)
Please send your original drawing or writing to International Korean Adoptee Services 4F, 101-12 Daehyun-Dong, Seodaemoon-Gu, Seoul, Korea 120-809
We need the details from each participant – Please provide these details first to InKAS email address: inkas21@yahoo.co.kr
- Full Name - Gender - Name of School & Grade - Home Address - Home and cell phone number - Email address - Title of drawing or writing
Please encourage your children to participate in this event and to have a chance to win one of the prizes!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries regarding this contest.
Best Regards, InKAS |
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*5th Annual Korean Cultural Tour* The cultural tour is available to all Korean American Adoptees in high school Airfare, lodging, transportation, meals, and admission to all events will
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The 2009 CHSFS Culture Camp will be August 6 - 8, 2009. The camp location will be announced soon, and camp registration will be available in May. For more information on all of these great programs, contact Anna Petrillo at apetrillo@chsfs.org or 301-562-6518. |
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Smithsonian APA Internship Opportunities-app deadline March 28 The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American (APA) Program announces internship opportunities for summer 2009. Selected interns will be provided with office space equipped with a computer, phone, access to Smithsonian collections, reference materials, and other resources, as well as advice and research guidance from APA Program and other Smithsonian staff. Applicants will be chosen based on their scholarly qualifications, experience working with APA communities, and the quality of the proposed research project and its suitability to the APA Program's mission and goals. Online application is now available at http://www.apa.si.edu |
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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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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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Kites of Asia Saturday, March 21 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Air and Space Museum National Mall building Admission: Free Make your own kite to enter in the Smithsonian's annual kite-flying contest on the National Mall the following week. Explore how kites fly, watch amazing indoor kite-flying demonstrations, view a unique collection of historic kites and speak with local kite experts from the Museum staff and the American Kitefliers Association. Please check https://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1029 frequently for a complete schedule of events and activities. This Heritage Family Day Series program is sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation. |
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Koresh Dance Company Performance-Shippensburg-March 24 8:00PM Luhrs Performing Arts Center, Shippensburg University Admission Philadelphia's Koresh Dance Company blends the excitement and energy of jazz and modern dance with the eloquence and emotion of ballet. Founded by Israeli-born choreographer Ronen Koresh, dancers hail from all around the globe, including Bermuda, Korea, and Russia. For more information, call 717.477.7469 or visit http://www.luhrscenter.com |
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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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Subject: Film Screening 3/27 on a Pioneering Activist in the Asian American The film "A SONG FOR OURSELVES" can provide some perspective on the origins of the Asian American political movement of the 1970s as well as a look at one man's struggle to define his identity. |
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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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A wonderful opportunity for your child/children to participate in a FUN group of, creating art (talking stick, family trees, mosaics…) while engaging in dialogues about adoption.
Adopted youth share a unique experience. Adoption Mosaic’s Youth Activity Groups are designed and facilitated by adult adoptees to encourage the exploration and sharing of the adoption experience within a fun and structured environment. Through crafts and group activities, youth are encouraged to normalize and celebrate their experience as an adoptee. If you think this would be a great idea but are worried you child won’t want to participate, please feel free to call for ideas on how to introduce this group to your child 971.533.0102 At the beginning of every series, parents are required to attend a 4 hour workshop with the facilitators. The intention of the parent preparation is to meet the facilitators and to encourage everyday family activities that support the curriculum. The parent orientation workshop will be held on Saturday, April 4th (9am to 1pm) presented by Astrid Dabbeni. Topics covered include: adoptee friendships, adoptees in the media, who can adoptees go to for support… Who: Adopted Youth (5th – 7th Graders) When: Adopted Youth Activity Group: six consecutive Mondays, beginning April 6th – May 11th (3:45pm to 5:15pm) Where: SE Portland, Oregon Cost: Parent Workshop (required): $60 per person or $90 per couple Activity Group:$135 per series. Adoption Mosaic’s Adopted Youth Groups are designed to take full advantage of the benefits inherent to a mentorship relationship. Older youth, or youth who have taken a past series, are given the option of participating as “mentors” to the younger participants. Registration is required. Go to www.adoptionmosaic.org for a registration form, or contact Silvia at info@adoptionmosaic.org |
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Our documentary was selected to screen at this year's upcoming Vietnamese International Film Festival. We are excited to have our World Premiere at 7:30 pm Friday, April 3rd at the Bowers
Museum in Santa Ana, CA. Cast and crew will be in attendance. If you're in that neck of the woods, please come out and support the film. Tammy will also speak on a panel called "Crossing Boundaries: Female
Filmmakers and Questions of Gender and Genre" on Sunday, April 5th at UC Irvine HIB 100 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Tickets to both events are $8. Check out www.VietFilmFest.com
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Time: 9am - 1pm Where: Portland, OR Cost: $60 per person or $90 per couple Instructor: Astrid Dabbeni Transracial Parenting is a series of three workshops. The distinct workshops (A, B and C) can be taken in any order. Topics for the upcoming Workshop ‘A’ will be:
To learn more and to register go to http://www.adoptionmosaic.org |
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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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GlobalFest-Harrisburg-April 25 11AM-5PM Harrisburg Area Community College Cooper Student Center, One HACC Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Come experience cultural food, music, and dance from around the world, including Korea. Visit Ta-ri's booth, eat delicious food prepared by the Korean-American Wives' Club, and explore many other ethnic opportunities as well. Sponsored by Harrisburg Area Community College's Office of International Education and Multicultural Affairs. |
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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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6:30-8:00PM RSVP requested by May 5 to info@ta-ri.org
Geography of Thought: How Westerners and Asians Think Differently and Why by |
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration-Philadelphia-May 30 Franklin Square Park, 6th and Race Street, Philadelphia 11AM-5PM Free Admission Come experience Asian cultural performances, a variety of ethnic foods, Asian art and cultural merchandise, and children's activities. Participating communities include Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese. Free parking is available at 7th between Vine and Callowhill Sts (west side). Want to know more? Contact the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian-American Affairs at asianam@state.pa.us or call 717.214.6205. |
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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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KAAN's MISSION is: To Support Networking And Build Understanding Among Adoptees,
Adoptive Families, Koreans And Korean Americans. Visit KAAN's website at http://www.kaanet.com/ . KAAN does not endorse or take responsibility for the opinions or programs presented in the newsletter. Please send us information about events in your area, articles, personal requests etc. so that we may share them with others. Send information about events, interesting articles or websites, personal requests and questions, as well as other items of interest to us at mailto:kaanet@aol.com |