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Registration opens February 18, 2010 The 2010 KAAN Conference will be held in Harrisburg, PA from July 23-25, 2010. Our theme is The Road Ahead. This theme is relevant as Korea looks at closing international adoption, as racial discussions and perspectives continue to evolve in the United States, and as North Korea’s situation changes every day with questions of war, reunification, and human rights on the forefront. What wisdom can KAAN presenters and participants bring to these discussions? How can we listen and respond to each other and the world around us? How can we as a community support adoptees and adoptive parents of all ages? Our program is under development, but information about many of the sessions is now available at www.kaanet.com Click on 2010 Conference. Check it out! |
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
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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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And It Doesn't Include Racism Read More: http://bigjournalism.com |
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Bring up race and adoption, and watch people squirm. But the reality remains that African-American children remain on the bottom rung of the adoption ladder. Read More: http://www.theroot.com |
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If and when adoption of Haitian children re-opens as an option, managing this system ethically will be essential to insure human rights of peoples who have already been so devastated. Read More: http://www.globalsocialwork.org |
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I was adopted. Which mother do I honor? Read More: http://www.aish.com |
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Events like Chinese New Year can help, but they're just a jumping-off point, experts say Read More: http://www.chicagotribune.com |
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The Year of the Ox ended Saturday and brought the Year of the Tiger, and two Asian-American cultural celebrations in central Iowa honored the coming of the Lunar New Year. Read More:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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Information by country as well http://adoption.state.gov |
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2010 is the year of the tiger http://www.lifescript.com |
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Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva In this book, Bonilla-Silva explores with systematic interview data the nature and components of post-civil rights racial ideology. Specifically, he documents the existence of a new suave and apparently non-racial racial ideology he labels color-blind racism. He suggests this ideology, anchored on the decontextualized, ahistorical, and abstract extension of liberalism to racial matters, has become the organizational matrix whites use to explain and account for racial matters in America. Available through Amazon at http://www.amazon.com |
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The 2010 KAAN Conference will be held in Harrisburg, PA from July 23-25, 2010. Our theme is The Road Ahead. This theme is relevant as Korea looks at closing international adoption, as racial discussions and perspectives continue to evolve in the United States, and as North Korea’s situation changes every day with questions of war, reunification, and human rights on the forefront. What wisdom can KAAN presenters and participants bring to these discussions? How can we listen and respond to each other and the world around us? How can we as a community support adoptees and adoptive parents of all ages? Our program is under development, but information about many of the sessions is now available at www.kaanet.com Click on 2010 Conference. Check it out! |
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WHFC is pleased to announce the re-opening of our Korea program to a limited number of new applicants, effective immediately. Applications to the Korea program will be accepted on a first-come basis. In 2008, the Korean government announced its intention to end international adoptions by 2012. As Wide Horizons already had a number of families waiting to adopt from Korea, we decided not to accept new applicants to the program until we had a better sense of how this announcement might impact the number of children being placed. Based on trends over the past year, we are hopeful that we will be able to place children with all of the families who are currently waiting and have decided to accept a limited number of new families into the program. However, families need to understand and accept this uncertainty and be aware that neither Wide Horizons nor Holt Children s Services, our partner in Korea, know exactly when Korea might further reduce or halt international adoptions. Read the full announcementhttp://r20.rs6.net. For more information, contact Betsey Barrett, Senior Case Manager at 781.419.0338 or email at bbarrett@whfc.org. |
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The 2010 KEEP application process has begun. Applications will be due by March 15, 2010. Please spread the word to your family, friends and colleagues. The mission of this annual summer program is to increase awareness of and strengthen the global movement for peace and justice on the Korean peninsula. Through building relationships and communities, KEEP seeks to broaden our understanding of and participation in the liberation struggles and unification of the Korean people. KEEP was created in 1994 by activists in NYC, LA, and Seoul who wanted to help build solidarity and learn from the struggles for peace, social justice, and unification taking place in Korea. We felt that these types of experiences are an important step toward understanding the history and role of Koreans here in the United States. We continue to hope that such knowledge will be a catalyst for a new generation of progressive activism and community leadership. For more information, please contact nodutdol@nodutdol.org You can directly download an application packet here: http://www.facebook.com You can also learn more about KEEP here: http://www.facebook.com We look forward to receiving your applications to participate in this incredible summer program. - Nodutdol |
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February 10, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts From now till the end of this year, artist JooYoung Choi is using her paintings to generate awareness and support for single mothers and their children at Ae Ran Won. From now till the end of 2010, 10% of the profits from her online gallery, will go towards donating baby clothes, vitamins and toys to the Single Mother Home in Korea. "When I stayed in Korea this past Summer, I had the honor of meeting nine young ladies who were being supported by this organization. They are amazing people, some as young as 16 or 17, out of the group, nine women offered photos of their children to me, along with information about their son or daughter. Also, they included their favorite and least favorite colors and their wishes for their child's future. Before I left Korea, I delivered a series of baby portrait paintings, one for each of the nine women I had met." Now that JooYoung is back in the United States, she is using www.jooyoungchoi.org to help continue her support of this organization. "I hope you will support our efforts in helping the mothers and babies at Ae Ran Won!" - Sincerely, JooYoung Choi ### JooYoung Choi, 617-202-1727, jooyoungchoi.art@gmail.com, www.jooyoungchoi.org |
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BJ Lifton wants to call your attention to the Jan – Feb issue of “Psychoanalytic Inquiry, A Topical Journal for Mental Health Professionals,” which is devoted to “The Adoption Journey.”
Articles by adoptees, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and professionals, include subjects like: BJ Lifton’s Ghost Kingdom, attachment issues by Miriam Steele, case histories by Kersten Kupfermann and
Sandra Rosengarten, adoptees as parents by Zara Phillips, and Secondary Infertility and Birth Mothers by Isabel Andrews. The issue can be downloaded by those with academic or professional affiliations
or from online. It’s rare for an entire journal to take up the psychological issues in adoption so BJ hopes everyone will read it. Update: Exciting news -- the entire issue is available for FREE
temporary access on InformaWorld.com. http://www.informaworld.com You have to register and create and account, but using the link above you can click on Volume 30, Issue 1 of Psychoanalytic Inquiry available as an "online sample issue". To get 30 days free online access, please press CLICK HERE to activate your access. |
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We are searching for an illustrator for a book that introduces Korean culture to children. This is a royalty contract. Requirements/qualifications: The artist must be thoroughly familiar with Korean culture, and able to express it creatively on a picture book page. How to apply: Please e-mail to describe your interest, including links to relevant portfolio samples: skorinchak@tuttlepublishing.com About our company: Since its inception 60 years ago, Tuttle Publishing, a member of the Periplus Publishing Group, has been bringing Asian culture, languages, arts, craft and design to readers worldwide. Our mission is to publish fine books which connect the cultures of the East with the West and provide greater understanding between the two. Tuttle Publishing, A Member of the Periplus Publishing Group 364 Innovation Drive / North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 Tel: 802-773-8930, ext. 223 Fax: 802-747-0423 Visit our website: www.tuttlepublishing.com |
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Feel free to post this message on your own blog or copy, paste and email it to anyone who might be interested in participating. Or simply email us at 2curiouskads [at] gmail com, with a list of emails, and we'll be happy to send out the information. Here’s some info on us. We are Korean adoptees, 32 and 35 years old, who've been Korea 2-3 times. After we returned from Korea last year we felt isolated. Displaced. Confused. Unable to ease back into our pre-Korea lives. We wondered if other adoptees felt the same way. More importantly, if they didn't, what had they done to prevent these feelings from manifesting? What sort of foundations, behaviors, life circumstances did they have in place that enabled them to feel rooted and connected when they returned? And how could this information offer support to other adoptees? This is where you come in. If we get enough responses we will develop the results into a presentation for the IKAA Gathering in Seoul this summer so that your responses will help others just like you. Much appreciation, fun-loving principal investigators korean adoptee post-trip study 2curiouskads@gmail.com |
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The Department of East Asian Studies at New York University invites applications for appointment as an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in modern Korean studies. The appointment will be for two years beginning September 1, 2010, subject to budgetary and administrative approval. Candidates must have received a Ph.D. within five years of the date of appointment and have a strong commitment to teaching. Fields of expertise sought include literature/film/media studies, but we encourage all applicants engaged with critical and methodological issues connected to Korean and East Asian Studies. Please submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a 20-30 page writing sample, sample syllabi for both undergraduate and graduate courses, and 3 letters of recommendation to *Chair, Korean Studies Search* *Committee, East Asian Studies, 41 East 11th Street, Seventh Floor, New York University, New York, NY 10003*. Please note that we do not accept electronic applications. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on *March 11, 2010*, and will continue until the position is filled. NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. -- Henry Em Associate Professor East Asian Studies, NYU 41 East 11th Street, 7th Floor New York, NY. 10003-4602
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The 2010 season of The Korea Society's Classic Movie Night series will begin on Wednesday, January 20. To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950,
The Korea Society has selected a schedule of classics that examine the conflict, and the deep, sometimes unexpected scars it has left on the Korean people. Beginning with Man With Three Coffins on January 20, and continuing with Last Witness (February 17) and Crossing (March 17), this season's classic films will examine how, even 60 years on, the effects of the War continue to haunt communities, divide families and fracture Koreans' sense of identity. Each film will be followed by a guest speaker who will discuss its artistic and cultural context. Classic Movie Night 2010
Facing the War: Six Decades of Film Since the Korean War Monthly Screenings
February 17, 2010 at 6:30 PM
March 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Tickets to each screening are available for $5 (members) or $10 (nonmembers). For more information contact Yuni Cho at (212) 759-7525, ext. 323 or email yuni.ny@koreasociety.org The Korea Society |
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Korean Adoptees Ministry (KAM) Center, Minneapolis, MN, invites you to join the KOREAN LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION! 4:30 – 6:00: Korean games such as Jegichagi, Nulddwigi, Yutnoree, and more Games COST: Adult: $15, Chidren(Under age 12): $10, Under age 3: Free |
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When: February 20
This four-hour workshop will provide you with:
· An understanding of the critical role that attachment plays in children’s development. · An opportunity to reflect on your own attachment style and how this may impact your attachment with your child. · An overview of attachment styles, unique attachment issues in adoptive families, signs of an attachment problem, and effective strategies for repairing attachment problems. [Read more . . .]
Pre-Registration is required. To register go to http://www.adoptionmosaic.org
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Host: MG Worley Game/craft: Yoot Nori & small craft. What to bring: 1. Potluck item, sign up for what you will bring when you RSVP. 2. Adult and childrens handboks. Extra's handboks available for use. 3. Several white envelopes w/ your childs name printed on the front & $1.00 inside of each.
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Date: Sunday February 21, 2010 This workshop is for pre-adoptive and adoptive parents, as well as adopted children ages 6-11.
Did you know nearly every adopted child is asked questions about their adoption? For children in trans-racial families, they may also be asked questions about their race. This may start
as early as age 3 with: "Why don't you look like your mom?” For others, it may not begin until ages 6, 7 or even 8 with: “Why were you adopted?” or “Where is your real mother?”
Session 1:
Session 2: Session 3: Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required and should be completed at least one week prior to the event. Payment must be received in order to confirm your registration. Cancellations must be received at least three days prior to the event. For additional information: |
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Registration is now open for the MFCAA and WCUMC Adoption Resource Foundation's Nancy Thomas Symposium on Reactive Attachment Disorder. Children in, or adopted from, foster care, and children who've been adopted from congregate care situations have suffered multiple and complex traumas. Working with, teaching,and parenting these children is a unique challenge. Come hear Nancy Thomas, author and renowned national parenting expert, as she provides funny, practical, real life information, skills and resources for parents, therapists, social workers, teachers and other professionals. Place: Woods Chapel United Methodist Church 4725 NE Lakewood Way Lee's Summit, MO 64064 Dates: February 22 and 23rd, 2010 9AM-4PM *lunch will be provided *full and partial scholarships are available For more information or to register online please visit: http://www.mfcaa.org Or call: 816-350-0215 |
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AK Connection Snowtubing Sunday Sunday, February 28 2:00pm Wirth Winter Recreation Area 1301 Theodore Wirth Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55442 Embrace your inner Minnesotan, and spend some time in the snow! Join AK Connection for an afternoon of snowtubing at the Wirth Winter Recreation Area on Sunday, February 28 starting at 2:00 pm. Family members and friends are welcome as well. Adult tow ticket and tube rental is $12. Junior (17 years of age and under) tow ticket and tube rental is $8. Children must be at least 4 years old or 36" tall to be on the tubing hill. Participants must rent the tubes from the park, and participants are responsible for their own costs. The tubing hill features lighted, groomed lanes and a tow rope. Once you have purchased a tow ticket in the main chalet, you can tube for the rest of the day. Click here <http://www.theodorewirth.org> for more information on snowtubing. Please RSVP on to akconnection.mn@gmail.com For adult adoptees and their children |
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In 1982, Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who lived in Detroit at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, was murdered by two white autoworkers. For the first time, Asian Americans around the country galvanzied to form a real community and movement -- and Chin's murder was the catalyst for this. Join us to view the new documentary about this case and learn about the response that continues to this day. The film is 40 minutes long. View Trailer Vincent Who? 2010 Spring College Tour
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FUTURE FEATURED BOOKS & FILMS Group Facilitated By To learn more contact: lynne@pactadopt.org |
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A group for foster and adopted preteens (ages 12-13) Center For Family Connections will be offering a therapeutic group for preteens touched by adoption or foster care to explore issues around identity and self- image. Group activities will involve discussion and artistic expression. When: Six weeks on Monday nights from 6:00 pm- 7:30 pm Beginning March 1, 2010 Led by: Jennifer Eckert, LCSW along with Bridget Furlong, Clinical Intern For more information contact: Jennifer Eckert at jekinnect@gmail.com Advanced registration is required. |
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Mar. 1, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m. To register go to http://www.psbi.org |
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Where & When: Head-Royce School 4315 Lincoln Ave. Oakland, CA Don't miss this once-a-year opportunity to hear from experts from other parts of the country. Register at http://www.pactadopt.org $25 late fee if paying after February 15, 2010.
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Date & Time: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Location: Korean United Methodist Church of Greater Washington, 1219 Swinks Mill Road, McLean, VA Fee: $5 per person, maximum of $20 per family All are welcome! Reservations are not necessary - come and enjoy! Celebration highlights: 1:00 - 1:30 PM: Registration & Reception 1:30 - 2:00 PM: Opening Ceremony Welcome and performances of traditional and new Korean dance 2:00 - 3:30 PM: Activities Cooking classes Korean craft sale - lots of new items this year! Crafts and games for all ages - gonggi, jaegi, tuho (arrow throwing), mask making, chongi-chopki (paper folding), calligraphy, taewondo, coloring for the little ones Modern Korean music for teens and younger children Pebag traditional Korean wedding photos Sebae traditional New Year's bowing Hanbok exchange and sale - bring your outdated hanbok and exchange it for a different one, or buy one for just $10 Korean refreshments Also during activity time: Ellen Lee and Marilyn Lammert, co-editors of "Once They Hear My Name," and several contributors to the book will be available to meet with families 3:30 - 4:00 PM: Raffle and closing - great prizes include Woo Lae Oak gift certificates, Korean craft items, and premium memberships to DramaFever, the great new K-Drama site There will be plenty of time for socializing with old friends an new, so plan on joining in one of the DC area's best family Korean New Year Celebrations! VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED! If you can help for any amount of time with the craft sale or an activity, please email announcements@koreanfocus.org. We encourage and welcome teens to volunteer to help with crafts and activities, too - community service forms will be be available at the event. For more information or to volunteer, email announcements@koreanfocus.org . |
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Date: Sunday February 21, 2010 This workshop is for pre-adoptive and adoptive parents, as well as adopted children ages 6-11.
Did you know nearly every adopted child is asked questions about their adoption? For children in trans-racial families, they may also be asked questions about their race. This may start
as early as age 3 with: "Why don't you look like your mom?” For others, it may not begin until ages 6, 7 or even 8 with: “Why were you adopted?” or “Where is your real mother?”
Session 1:
Session 2: Session 3: Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required and should be completed at least one week prior to the event. Payment must be received in order to confirm your registration. Cancellations must be received at least three days prior to the event. For additional information: |
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AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS **If you are interested in presenting/conducting a workshop at the |
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12:00-4:00PM Holy Name of Jesus Church Gymnasium 5150 Allentown Blvd Harrisburg, PA
Join us for the 19th annual gathering of the Festival of Many Lands. This year’s theme is “Games around the World.” Expect cultural performances, food, and tables on various countries. This event is sponsored by Families Through Adoption. Contact Joann Fritz at frtzdave@aol.com for more information. |
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6:00-9:00PM The Asian Student Association at Messiah College seeks to bring about awareness of the APIA community and culture to our campus as well as outreach to the community. This year, we have a lot of different events planned for the Asian Pacific Island Heritage Month. The evening of April 9, 2010 is the highlighting event to open the month up with celebrating Asian culture through the arts of dance, spoken word, music, singing, and more.
Contact Grace Park at gp1160@messiah.edu if you would like to get involved. |
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The Adoption Community of New England, Inc. (ACONE) will present its 37th New England Adoption Conference Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Bellingham High School in Bellingham, Massachusetts. This annual
gathering has become the largest such event in the nation, attracting all members of the adoption triad -- adoptive families, birth families, and adopted individuals -- as well as adoption professionals
from all reaches of New England and beyond. |
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11:00-4:00PM One HACC Drive, Cooper Student Union Bldg The Center for Global Education (new name, same office) at Harrisburg Area Community College has announced the date for its annual cultural celebration. This event features food, music, dance, and more from many cultures present in south central Pennsylvania.
If you would like to be an exhibitor, a food or merchandise vendor, or a performer, contact: Nancy Hile at nahile@hacc.edu or 717-780-3276. More details to come! |
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Wide Horizons for Children’s 26th Annual Korean Culture Camp, Marlborough, MA Saturday, April 24, 2010 (for families with children in Kindergarten & up) Join us from 9:30-3:30 for a cultural & educational experience for adoptive families with children from Korea. Event includes traditional dance performances, sessions for children, teens, and parents, cultural marketplace of vendors, meet families of similar heritage & Korean lunch is included in admission. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged as event sells out early. E-mail Cherry Fenton at cfenton@whfc.org or for more information, please click on: http://www.whfc.org. |
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Description: A day-long celebration of eight of today's most accomplished and exciting Asian American writers. Come to any or all of the readings; stay for the Q&A sessions, and don't
forget to get your books signed by the authors. As a part of Maryland Day 2010, sponsored by the University of Maryland, College Park, the Symposium will be held on April 24th, 2010, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Hall. Free to the public. Schedule: Introductory remarks by AALR editors-in-chief Lawrence-Minh Bui Davis and Gerald Maa and Asian American Studies Program Director Larry Shinagawa 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Peter Bacho and Ru Freeman 11:30a.m.-1 p.m. Ed Lin and Srikanth Reddy 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Kyoko Mori and April Naoko Heck 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Karen Tei Yamashita and Sonya Chung 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Book Signing Sponsored jointly by The Asian American Literary Review and the University of Maryland's Asian American Studies Program, Writer's House, and English Department. Please direct any questions or inquiries to asianamericanliteraryreview@gmail.com |
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Adoption: Secret Histories, Public Policies The Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture officially adopted a constitution in 1998, under the name The Alliance for the Study of Adoption, Identity, and Kinship. We seek to promote
understanding of the experience and institution of adoption in relation to literature, history, philosophy, anthropology, law, political theory, cultural studies, and other humanistic disciplines, and
to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of artistic creation dealing with adoption and related issues in poetry, fiction, memoir, film and other disciplines. We have arranged two
international conferences, and publish the journal Adoption and Culture and an annual newsletter. |
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Longwood Gardens PO Box 501 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Tickets $40 from www.ticketphiladelphia.org or (215) 893-1999
Born in Seoul, Korea, and educated at Juilliard in NYC, the members of the Ahn Trio are redefining the art and architecture of chamber music, breathing new life into the standard piano trio literature with commissioned works from visionary composers. The trio’s latest CD reached #8 on the Billboard charts. Possessing an enviable combination of talent and style, they have gone on to frequent fashion pages of Vogue and GQ and in 2003 were named three of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. |
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Airfare and Room and Board are covered. There is a registration fee of $150/ The program includeds Korean Culture Classes, Gatherings with Korean Volunteers and Field Trips. InKAS would like to present another exhilarating and adventurous summer camp for 2010. This year will be steaming with exciting opportunities as you learn more about Korean culture. The hot summer
air will be filled with a cool breeze of entertaining experiences. |
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Forever Families Weekend – for Jewish Families Touched by Adoption June 11-13, 2010 at Camp Nah-Jee-Wah in Milford, PA
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ASIA, Inc. would like to invite you to our 1st annual family/teen camps. This year’s theme will be ‘rice.’ Rice is a food item that is loved by both Koreans and Americans on a daily basis and it is served with almost every single meal in Korea. Rice can be a source of many creative Korean dishes –bibimbop, kimbop, bokeumbop, etc. We will be learning about the wonderful Korean culture by exploring around rice. Who should consider coming? All adoptive families with Korean children of all ages and their siblings are welcome to participate. We are planning two separate camps –family camp and teen camp, in the same camp site. There will be enough space to accommodate the first 26 families at the ASIA Family Camp and 35 or more teen campers at the teen camp. There will be nursery programs for infants and toddlers, as well as programs for school-age children, and adults. Special attention will be given to birth children and children from countries other than Korea. Our Teen Camp will be operated in the same facility but in a different section of the retreat center. While adults and younger children stay in a hotel style room with their parents, teen campers will stay one night outdoors in tents and two nights in a cottage with counselors. Contact Grace Song for registration info at hwakangsong@gmail.com Accommodations and location The Meadowkirk Camp and Retreat Center is a beautiful facility which attracts private parties and wedding ceremonies throughout the year. It is located in Middleburg, VA approximately 40 miles west of Washington DC. All accommodations are newly built hotel style rooms with a full bed, an extended length twin bed, and a private bath. One or two small people can sleep in their sleeping bags in the same room with their parents. Teen campers will be sharing rooms with other teen campers. Please notice that during the first night teen campers will be sleeping outdoors in tents. They will move into cottages and sleep on bunk beds for the second and third nights. Families who live close by Middleburg could commute to the camp. For more information about our camp facility visit http://www.meadowkirk.org . The town of Middleburg is known for fox hunting and steeple chasing. The charming village has earned a reputation as the "Nation's Horse and Hunt Capital," attracting prominent visitors from across the United States. Serving as a host community for more than 250 years, it is no surprise that Middleburg has developed such a high concentration of fine inns, shops and restaurants. Middleburg was recognized in 2008 for its historic preservation efforts by being designated a Preserve America Community by then-First Lady Laura Bush. Read more about Middleburg at http://www.middleburg.org
Schedule and Program Check-in will begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Check out will begin at 12:00 noon on Sunday. We will be selling Korean items at our camp store to benefit ASIA Culture Camp. We will be asking each family to give one hour of their time to serve a camp program. Once we have final list of campers, we will be providing you with a signup sheet with a list of areas where we need parent volunteers. Camp counselors If you would like to volunteer as a group leader for children or teens, you will have to be at least 18 or older and be able to pass a background check. Each applicant will need to submit an application by June 15th, 2010. There is no compensation for the counselors and you will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the camp location. ASIA will provide free lodging and food during your stay at the camp. Camp counselors can be Korean adoptees, Korean Americans and non-adoptees or non-Koreans. Contact Grace Song for an application form at hwakangsong@gmail.com. Registration Fee The full camp registration fee includes all hotel style accommodations, three continental breakfasts, two Korean lunches, one sandwich dinner for Thursday evening, two buffet style dinners, camp t-shirt, snacks and camp programs. *$265 per adult, child (3 and over) , or teen *$50 discount per 4th, 5th or 6th camper who is older than 3. *$100 fee per camp baby who is using daycare *$200 per daycamper who does not require lodging. It is recommended that your teenager stay with their counselors for most of the time during the camp if your whole family participates in the family camp. Parents of teens will have a chance to be briefed about their achievements before the end of the camp. |
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We are very excited that the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has chosen to highlight Asian Pacific Americans as one of the three themes for the 2010 Folklife Festival.
The Festival, which will be held from June 23 through July 5, 2010, will be the 44th time that the Smithsonian has held this annual event on the National Mall. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for us to showcase APAs from the metropolitan DC area as a microcosm of the more than 12 million APAs in the United States.
Contact: Curator of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival's 2010 Program on Asian Pacific Americans, Phil Nash, at p.nash@nashinteractive.com
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Dillon International Korean Heritage Camp-Tulsa, OK July 22-24, 2010 The contact- whitney@dillonadopt.com Dillon International’s Korean Heritage Camp is a 3-day day-camp for all adoptive families who have adopted from South Korea. Korean Heritage Camp provides adoptees and their families the opportunity to gain a greater understanding and awareness of their child’s birth heritage, explore language, music, art, cooking, history, martial arts and fellowship with other families who may share similar backgrounds. We also offer cultural and educational workshops for the parents to attend during camp. For more information please check out our website at http://www.dillonadopt.com or contact Whitney McIntire at whitney@dillonadopt.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 |