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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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North Korean border officials reportedly detained Ling and her colleague, Euna Lee, earlier this week while the two were working on a story about the plight of North Korean refugees along the Chinese border. The journalists were focusing on the women who end up at the mercy of human traffickers and the children who grow up in hiding. Read More: http://www.sacbee.com |
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An Iowa teacher's 1960s classroom experiment on race changed my life. Now here I was, knocking on her door. Read More: http://www.latimes.com |
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In early January the gossip columns of the Korean tabloid press found a new topic. Last December, Ho Su-gyong, a well-known TV celebrity gave birth to a nice healthy girl. There was one thing special about this event. Ms.Ho is not married, and she conceived her daughter artificially. Read More: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr |
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The Korean art gallery at the Metropolitan Museum is a trim, tall, well-proportioned box of light. But it’s just one room, and a smallish one at that, reflecting the museum’s modest holdings in art from this region and the still scant attention paid to it by Western scholars. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com |
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Turn a bit red when you drink a mere half bottle of beer? If you're of East Asian descent, consider that a warning: You may be at higher risk of alcohol-caused esophageal cancer.
Read More: http://www.google.com |
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With a long-range rocket installed on a launch pad in North Korea earlier than expected, it will be technically possible to fire it up around Mar. 29 and 30. But experts predict that North
Korea will launch it between Apr. 4 and 8 as it has notified international organizations. Read More: http://english.chosun.com |
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Thirteen-year-old Lauren, a Korean American adoptee, is best friends with the prettiest — and tallest — girl in the school, Julie, who has an endless amount of confidence. Lauren, on the
other hand, has been saving for years to pay for a special eye surgery that will deepen the crease of her eyelids. It's not that she wants to look like everyone else in her suburban Connecticut school;
she'd just be happy if kids stopped calling her "slant" and "gook." Up until now she's been able to ignore the insults, but when the cutest boy in her class calls her "slant," she realizes she needs to
do something about her "nickname." When she convinces her reluctant father to consent to the eye operation, Lauren suddenly finds herself faced with a challenge: should she get the operation that might
make her more confident and popular, or can she find that confidence within herself? Laura Williams' sensitive, beautifully written story offers a powerful lesson to young readers whose self-esteem depends
too much on how they look. Purchase the book at http://www.amazon.com |
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A board book with a sweet sing song poem, introducing babies of all races delightedly interacting in their daily activities of eating, playing, having a bath, and more. Publisehd in 1994, but well loved. Find it in your library or at Book Finders http://www.bookfinder.com |
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Planning is well underway with only one or two speakers to confirm their workshops. See the great conference we have planned for you and regsiter today at www.kaanconference.com |
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New York City Asian American Student Conference 60 Washington Square South, 7th Floor, Mailbox 24 New York, NY 10012 press@nycaasc.com March 10, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Earlier this week, Dr. Jim Yong Kim was announced the 17th president of Dartmouth College by its Board of Trustees, making him the first Asian American individual to hold the presidency of an Ivy League institution. This momentous occasion is a cause for celebration in not only the circles of American higher education but in the Asian American community as well. Dr. Kim's distinguished professional history in the non-profit health sector, his leadership in the World Heath Organization's fight against HIV/AIDS, and his experience as a researcher and educator make him an ideal role model for young Asian Americans. The board of the New York City Asian American Student Conference (NYCAASC) would like to extend its sincerest congratulations to Dr. Kim. It is unfortunate that an event that should invoke pride in America's diversity was immediately greeted with ignorant and hateful commentary. Generic Good Morning Message (GGMM), the daily Dartmouth email update, was intrinsically tasteless, socially and culturally insensitive, and harmfully racist. Under the flimsy guise of satire, the author attempted to pass off statements that ridiculed immigrants by likening the accomplished humanitarian to a democracy-hating "Chinaman" and mocking his ethnic heritage through hate speech that has permeated our history. Particularly disturbing was the underlying assumption that all people of Asian ethnicity, regardless of their upbringing or accomplishments, should be viewed as outsiders and a threat to a fictional racially-homogeneous United States. While we applaud GGMM's timely apology and willingness to attend diversity training seminars, this incident is an indication of a deeper, more troubling issue. In recent years, there have been similar incidents across college campuses (such as the University of Colorado's 2008 press article, "If it's war the Asians want", written by Max Karson) and the problem is not being addressed. This disturbing trend becomes increasingly clear as Asian American attendance in higher education institutions continues to grow. The alarming reality is that while the immediate controversy is generally resolved by getting the offending party to apologize and/or attend educational workshops, racial stereotyping of Asian Americans is still often condoned without questioning. Most derogatory comments made about people of Asian descent are often considered to be relatively humorous and are not condemned as gravely racist-we must ask ourselves, why is this so? We must spread awareness about these issues in order to combat bigotry within our community. It is not enough to acknowledge that this is an issue, only to have it be swept under the rug, and allow it to recur. NYCAASC calls on all individuals to take a more proactive stance by empowering themselves through education and by challenging assumptions so that these incidents will no longer persist. |
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Nodutdol for Korean Community Development is offering Korean language classes. If you are interested, please contact us at nodutdolkoreanclass@yahoogroups.com or 718-335-0419 . BEGINNER III: 4/07/09 to 6/09/09 (10 weeks) Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm Basic knowledge of Korean language [Korean alphabet, basic greetings, numbers, etc.] required. INTERMEDIATE: 4/08/09 to 6/10/09 (10 weeks) Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm Students with about 7-8 months of Korean language Instruction. Corresponding level of Korean proficiency to conduct basic social activities. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. + Classes are held in Mid-Manhattan. Each class will be small (a maximum of 10 students) and focus on developing conversational Korean language skills in an informal atmosphere. + Tuition : $300 per 10-week session ($225 for Nodutdol members, low income and students) |
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The Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Students provides international students with the opportunities to conduct advanced studies at higher educational institutions in
Korea in order to promote international exchange in education and mutual friendship between countries. ¦ Eligibility for the USA students: - Korean adoptees who have USA nationality ¦ Quota for the USA: Four ¦ Scholarship period: Master's course : 3 years (1 year of Korean language course & 2 years of master's course) Doctoral course : 4 years (1 year of Korean language course & 3 years of doctoral course) ¦ Benefits: Airfare, Monthly Allowance, Research Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Language Training Fee, Tuitions, Dissertation Printing Costs, Medical Insurance ¦ Qualifications: - Both applicant and his/her parents must possess the citizenship of the country of origin * Applicants should not be a holder of Korean citizenship. - Applicants should have an adequate health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long period of time * Persons who are pregnant or having serious illness may not apply - Applicants who have already enrolled in the same academic course in Korea same as the one they are applying for will not be admitted. - Persons who can contribute to promoting the mutual friendship between Korea and the country of origin - Should be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2009 - Hold a bachelor degree for the master's course, or a master's degree for the doctoral course as of September 1, 2009 - Obtain a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 85% from the last institution attended ¦ Place of submission: Documents must be submitted to the Korea Education Center in the Korean Embassy: Korean Education Center 2320 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington DC 20008 ¦ Application Deadline: May 19, 2009 Application form http://www.koreanfocus.org |
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The Sogang International Summer College will be held on the campus of Sogang University, Sin-Chon, Seoul, South Korea from June 29 through August 7, 2009. Academic Courses:
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Join other adoptive parents at a FREE drop in To get notices about this group, sign up here http://www.pactadopt.org |
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The International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL; http://www.iakl.net) is an organization of lawyers of Korean heritage or lawyers with interests
in Korea from around the world. The IAKL will start holding consultations for adoptees living in Korea free of charge monthly. These informal gatherings have been organized to give adoptees an opportunity
to ask questions about law and other related practices pertaining to adoption. Feel free to stop by to ask a question or just to listen. It is also hoped that these sessions will help contribute to building
mutual understanding between the adoptee community and the Korean lawyers community. This is a joint project supported by GOAL, TRACK, KoRoot and ASK. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelsey at khsmarch@gmail.com or 010-8208-1082. |
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We are pleased to announce about our new Korean conversation only class on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Since most of you want to have a chance to practice your speaking, we will try to speak only Korean in the class. In this class, we will have fun not study grammar. We will have a fun program including watching Korean dramas, learning Korean songs, going to Korean restaurants and so on. We will have different subject to talk every week, and it is open to everybody. Here is the tuition info of the class; Tuition of Korean Conversational classes (minimum 4 students required) For the students who are taking the regular class: $200/quarter (10 weeks) For the students who want to take only this class: $300/quarter (10 weeks) For the students who want to come for certain weeks: $40/day Course registration fee, $70.00, will be applied for the first time only If you are interested in joining this class, please let me know. We will start the class on April 3, 2009, Friday at 7:00 p.m. Thank you. Dr. Koo. -- Adroit College - Korean School 1851 McCarthy Blvd. #213 Milpitas, CA 95035 Tel: 408-716-8443 Fax: 408-716-8518 www.adroitcollege.org info@adroitcollege.org .AOLWebSuite .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink { height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; } .AOLWebSuite a {color:blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer} .AOLWebSuite a.hsSig {cursor: default} |
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On May 2, 2009, Lana Noone will present the Heather Constance Noone Memorial Award to the Saigon Mission Association (SMA) for their compassion and heroism towards the Vietnam "Operation Babylift" (OBL) orphans during April, 1975. SMA is comprised of civilian and military Americans and Vietnamese personnel who worked with them dring OBL and who remained in Vietnam until the final days of the Vietnam War. Lana Noone, representing the Vietnam Babylift Awards Committee, is honored to bestow the Award on this very worthy group. Please contact: Lana@Vietnambabylift.org for complete details. |
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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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Millerville University 29th Annual Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide Special Arts Program Featuring … Hanna Song, Curator War and Women’s Human Rights Museum, Seoul, Republic of Korea Presentation of Paper: ‘Comfort Women’: The Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery and Representation of Trauma in the Victims’ Paintings Thursday, April 2, 2:00PM, University Room, Gordinier Conference Center For more information: http://www.millersville.edu or call Millersville University History Department at 717-872-3555. |
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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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Harvard Korean Association presents: Love Story in Harvard This is a culture show. "Open to all to appreciate Korean culture and food!" Friday, 3 April 2009 7:00 PM 'til 9:00 PM Lowell Lecture Hall at the College |
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Our families are in for a special treat next month, so please mark your calendars for Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 3:00 to 5:30 PM. One of our own Friends of Korea members, an
accomplished black belt in Taekwondo and adult Korean adoptee, Susie Gulde, will be performing along with an impressive team from Robinson's Taekwondo. Susie has coordinated
an afternoon full of exciting demonstrations and fun participation for the kids and parents alike. Robinson's Taekwondo is opening the doors of their largest facility to host this event, so we are
hoping for a good turnout. Event Location: Robinson’s Taekwondo 6840 Watt Ave (916) 332-6979 3:00 pm - Friends of Korea Introductions - Michele Worley and Susie Gulde Introductions of Instructors – Chief Grand Master Robinson 3:20 pm - Poomase Demo - Color Belt, Black Belt - Juniors, seniors, ultras - Individual, pairs and teams 3:35 pm – Friends of Korea participation – punches 3:45 pm - Weapon Demo - Bo Staff, Nunchaku, Eskrima 4:00 pm - Board Break Demo 4:20 pm – Friends of Korea participation – hammer fist board breaks 4:30 pm – Conclusion – Questions and answers 4:45 pm – Potluck / Soc RSVP by April 12th to Michele Worley at DAWFAMDOC@aol.com with the number of people attending and a food item you can bring, i.e. appetizer/snack, entree, dessert or beverage. |
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8:30AM - 12:00PM 300 Airdale Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 A Day About Immigrants is a half-day conference for social workers, case managers, educators, lawyers, clergy, doctors and nurses, and anyone who serves immigrants (documented and undocumented). Fernando Chang-Muy, the Thomas O'Boyle Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law will be the keynote speaker. Costs vary depending on status: students with ID (free), nonprofit ($50), or professional ($75). Among the items available for purchase will be Koreans and Asian Indians in the North Penn Area—A Needs Assessment Report by Larry Fiebert, LCSW, BCD. For more details and registration information, contact: Ludy Soderman, Liaison to Community Based-Organizations Project ECO, Family Services of Montgomery County 3125 Ridge Pike, Eagleville, PA 19403 610.630.2111 x 238; Fax: 610.630.4003 Co-sponsored by Family Services and Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work and Social Research |
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When: Sat
April 14
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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When Japan ruled Korea: Movies Set in the Colonial Era
Monthly Screenings, Every Third Thursday Movies will be screened at The Korea Society in midtown Manhattan (950 Third Avenue, 8th Floor. ) Buy Tickets http://www.koreasociety.rsvp3.com
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"Adopted": Screening and Discussion
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The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers Barb Lee and Nancy Kim Parsons. $10 for members (The Korea Society or A.K.A.) and students, $20 for nonmembers (Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5.) |
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IKAA Mini-Gathering, New York City April 16 – 19, 2009 New York City Hotel Pennsylvania 401 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001 Continuing the longstanding traditionof Adult Korean Adoptee Mini-Gatherings, Also-Known-As, Inc. is happy and proud to be hosting the IKAA Mini-Gathering in New York City this spring and they look forward to welcoming all of you to the Big Apple! For more information and registration, click here http://gathering.ikaa.info . |
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Finally - a baby care class designed especially for pre-adoptive parents! You will learn the fundamentals of baby care and won't have to sit through topics that don't necessarily apply to your family (such as post-partum care or the assumption that your child will be breast-fed). The class will teach you the basics of baby care as well as give you really practical information about how to promote attachment and read your new baby's cues. The afternoon session is divided into two groups - one for families adopting internationally, including information about how to promote attachment in children who have been in foster care or orphanage settings and specifics on medical and physical expectations for children from various countries. The other group is for domestic adopters, discussing the transition at the hositpal, bringing a newborn home and other issues specific to domestic infant placement. We want to let you know that because this is an all day event you will only have 45 minutes for lunch. Pact has contracted with a local caterer to provide lunch (vegetarian including main course, side course, dessert and drink) to participants at cost. Many families who attend tell us they would rather stay in for lunch and have the opportunity to talk with speakers and other participants rather than running over to Piedmont Avenue for a fast lunch and rushing back to begin the afternoon session. If you are interested in having a lunch just email to let us know and we will add a $12.00 charge to the credit card you use to pay for your attendance. To register http://www.pactadopt.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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Come celebrate International Family Night on Saturday, April 25,2009 at our Church of St. Mary on Broadway in Providence. The event will be held at Paul Cuffee school cafeteria 6pm to 9pm. Admission is $5.00 per person .*this includes $5 worth of food coupons. If you are interested please notify myself at chingu2007@aol.com, or you may call St. Mary's directly and speak to Dale or Shaylin at 401-274-3434. All tickets must be purchased in advance so that we can plan food quantities. Kindly purchase tickets by April 20. There will be American, Italian, French, and Korean cuisines represented as well as others. I hope that some of you can join us for this family fun night! Thank you, Lisa G. Silverman |
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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. Korean drumming group Do-Re will perform from 2:30-3:00PM. Sponsored by Harrisburg Area Community College’s Office of International Education and Multicultural Affairs. |
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AK Connection Bowling Bash for Adult Adoptees Saturday, April 25 8:00pm Elsies Bowling <http://www.elsies.com> 729 Marshall ST. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 612.378.9701 This is a 21+ event. Attendees are responsible for paying own games & shoes. RSVP to contact@akconnection.com |
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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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Made in Vietnam Exhibition Opening Reception Tuesday, March 31, 2009 The Gallery Space at Wagner Puck Building, 2nd Floor 295 Lafayette Street at the corner of Houston Street 6PM-8PM "Made in Vietnam" runs from March 31 through May 31, 2009. Gallery viewing hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-7:00pm and Saturdays 9:00am-6:00pm. For more information, please contact Margie Jimenez at 212.998.7535. The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, in partnership with the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, is pleased to join New York University's celebration of Asian Heritage Month with the opening of "Made in Vietnam," our fourth exhibition of the 2008-2009 season. Curated by NYU Steinhardt Professor Ann Chwatsky, with curatorial assistance by Frankie Crescioni-Santoni and the Gallery Space at Wagner Committee, "Made in Vietnam" features a stunning selection of lacquered prints by photographer and Steinhardt alumna Phuong M. Do. With this intriguing and culturally-rich photographic essay, Phuong M. Do delves into complex questions of self-identity and cultural and geographical displacement by revisiting her parents' homeland and documenting local nocturnal scenery. Commercial and residential architecture, city landscapes, and everyday street life function as subjects to a collection of images that evocatively captures the dynamic vibrancy of these urban spaces. The photographs, all taken at twilight or nighttime and primarily lit by street lamps or beaming window lights, convey a remarkably inviting and intimate mood despite the strictly public settings. |
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How to Dialogue with Young People about Race and Racism 4000 Blackburn Lane |
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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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Watch a slide show about the art at http://www.nytimes.com Find out more about at the Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org |
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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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The 11th Annual KAAN Conference, Extending the Family of Korean Adoption, will be held at KAAN’s primary project is an annual national conference in a different city each year. This annual coming together allows all attendees to feel part of a national adoption community. In fact conference attendees come from all over the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and Australia. KAAN offers national support and guidance, but the KAAN Conference belongs to the community where it is held. Through the process of hosting a conference, it is hoped that the local organizations will be strengthened and the local connections among adoptive families, adult adoptees, Koreans, and Korean Americans will be enhanced. For nine years KAAN has supported community development through its conferences: KAAN Conferences have been held in Los Angeles, California; Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey; Seattle, Washington; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Arlington, Virginia; San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Seoul Korea; Boston, Massachusetts: and Chicago, Illinois. This year’s conference will be held in Denver Colorado. KAAN is entirely run by volunteers with no paid staff. All funds raised go to support the KAAN Conference. |
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KAMP is a culture camp for adoptive families with Korean children 5-18. Recognizing that adoption is a family issue, KAMP seeks to provide an educational and social
experience not only for Korean adoptees, but also for their parents and siblings. Kamp 2009: August 5-9 Through a fun-filled camp format, school age Korean adoptees, and their siblings learn about Korean life, language, culture, history, songs, games, cooking, crafts, taekwondo, fan dancing, and pop culture to gain a basic understanding of their rich Korean heritage. Most importantly, KAMPers spend time with other young adults who share the unique challenge of growing up as a minority and as an adoptee in this country. There are many opportunities to address adoption and identity matters with these role models and older peers. While children attend KAMP classes, parents are involved in some of these same experiences through special adult sessions. Parent sessions include guest speakers, panel discussions and cooking classes. (Child-care is available as a co-op effort by parents for children too young to attend KAMP) The IIA board recruit yearly for college-aged Korean-American Adoptees and Native Koreans. These young adults provide a positive role model for children and parents. Counselors need to be at least 18 years or older. Opportunities are also available for High School Juniors and Seniors to apply as intern counselors. KAMP DETAILS The Annual KAMP/Retreat is held during August at the Riverview Conference Center, 319 North Division Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa. It is located in a quiet residential area with approximately 50 cabins available for families attending KAMP/RETREAT to rent. All cabins have running water and minimal bathroom facilities. There are also 28 camping spaces for RVs and tents with water and electricity hook-ups as well as some sites with sewer hook-ups. Shower and bathroom facilities are located next to the camping area. Riverview Conference Center has a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, sports field, carpetball and hard surface paths for biking and rollerblading. Cabins are reserved through IIA but fees are paid directly to RCC upon arrival at KAMP/RETREAT. Truly the best way to experience KAMP/RETREAT is to stay on the grounds but there are motels near by to choose from. For more information and registration, please visit http://www.iiakampretreat.com. |
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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 |