KAAN 2011: We Have a Dream …

Our 13th annual conference ... full of great sessions, speakers, films, vendors, and more ... is headed your way July 29-31, 2011. Visit our website at kaanet.org for more information.

To stay up-to-date on all conference and community news, send your email and mailing address to stacy@kaanet.org .

- Kids of 'quiet migration' come of age
- An Adult Adoptee’s Account
- The Future and Past of Intercountry Adoption
- Transracial Adoption from the Adoptee's Point of View
- Congress Supports Making Adoption More Affordable for Families
- U.S. Employers Pay Asian Men Less Than Similarly Qualified White Men
- Study shows the voice of moms activate a baby's brain and learning
- Meet the Scots Pensioner forging links in South Korea

- Katie Cramer is coming home
- New Magazine

- The Monkey King's Daughter

- KAAN 2011: We Have a Dream …
- InKAS Internship Program
- Adoptee Leadership Study
- Also-Known-As: Call for Proposals
- International Korean Adoptee Program Accepting Applications
- Center for Adoption Support and Education Survey
- Korean Language And Culture Meetup Group  - Detroit and Chicago
- UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) is seeking senior editor

- IAC Center Groups - New Jersey, New York - January through April 2011
- Korean American Day - Olympia, WA - January 8, 2011
- Macho Like Me - Los Angeles, CA - January 14 through February 13, 2011
- Mental Health and Adoption Part - Seoul Korea - January 15, 2011
- Pen and Think - Cambridge, MA - January to March 2011
- Memorial Service for BJ Lifton - Cambridge, MA - January 29, 2011
- New Year Celebration - Washington D.C. Area - February 5, 2011

Her name, in Korean, was Chun Hee. Bright Girl. It was on the paperwork that completed the little girl's adoption in Canada. Read More: http://www.vancouversun.com

Looking back at my childhood, my college years, and my life as a young adult living in New York City, I now realize my identity has been shaped by people, events and experiences, and not by my ethnicity.  Read More: http://kids.baristanet.com

The article seeks to establish whether the Hague Convention is connected to either the rise or subsequent decline of intercountry adoptions. Finally, the article looks to the future, and describes the kinds of reforms that would be necessary to make the intercountry adoption system meet the goals of the Hague Convention.  Download at http://works.bepress.com

Why is it that whenever the media talks about transracial adoption that the last person they seek to for their input are the adoptees themselves?

Read more: http://www.asian-nation.org

The Middle Class Tax Relief Act also extends the adoption tax credit.*  The National Council For Adoption (NCFA) celebrates the extension of this credit, which offers a tax credit for adoption-related expenses to families that adopt domestically or internationally.  Read More: https://www.adoptioncouncil.org/

Research lead by a University of Kansas sociologist exposes racial discrimination against Asian American men in the job market.  Read More: http://asianlife.com

Moreover, the implications of these clinical findings are broad and other leading hospitals in the nation that perform pediatric research should conduct future studies as to whether a speech-language deficiencies in the infant could partly be a result of low mother to infant contact and interaction, even at such an early age.  Read More: http://www.examiner.com

A Scots pensioner has become the sausage king of South Korea after setting up his own factory.  Read More: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk

After three unsuccessful stem cell transplants for her acute myeloid leukemia, 16 year old Katie has been moved from Stanford back to Roseville Kaiser, and was expected to move back home today to spend her last days with her family and friends. Please send your prayers and healing thoughts to
her family in this very tough and sad time.  http://www.caringbridge.org

Allison Branscombe
for FCC Northern California

View the first issue of The Adoption Constellation and subscribe at  http://www.adoptionmosaic.org 

Quality Adventure for Young Readers http://www.themonkeykingsdaughter.com

Our 13th annual conference ... full of great sessions, speakers, films, vendors, and more ... is headed your way July 29-31, 2011. Visit our website at kaanet.org for more information.

To stay up-to-date on all conference and community news, send your email and mailing address to stacy@kaanet.org .

The InKAS Internship Program is an opportunity for you to attain hands-on work experience amongst Korean companies and businesses affiliated in numerous different fields.  Job Careers: Business, Marketing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Health, Education, Social Work, etc. 

To apply for the Internship Program contact inkas21@yahoo.co.kr.  

Application due date January 31, 2011.   Positions are LIMITED (First come first served) 

Hello,   My name is Catherine Collins and I'm conducting my dissertation on the leadership skills of adopted individuals.  I'm looking for people to participate in my research by taking a brief, confidential online survey.  If you know anyone who is adopted and 30 years old or older, please feel free to pass along the following link which will take them directly to the survey:

http://www.zipsurvey.com

Thank you so much for your help!  If you have any questions, please contact me.  I really appreciate it!   :)  Catherine Collins .AOLWebSuite .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink { height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; } .AOLWebSuite a {color:blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer} .AOLWebSuite a.hsSig {cursor: default}

Also-Known-As, Inc., is happy to announce a Call for Proposals in conjunction with our upcoming 15-Year Anniversary Celebration. 

We are currently seeking proposals from scholars, artists, activists, and other professionals who were adopted internationally or interracially for a one-day conference entitled, Past, Present, and Future. All intercountry, transnational, transracial, and international adoptees are encouraged to submit proposals. We hope this conference will showcase the breadth and depth of adoptee work and talent. 

Please feel free to contact Geanna Barlaam gbarlaam@alsoknownas.org or Kris Pak at kris.pak@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Call for Session Proposals

Also-Known-As 15th Anniversary

International Adoptee Conference

Past, Present, & Future 

Conference Date: April 30, 2011, 9:00am-4:00pm 

Location: New York, NY 

Submission Due Date:February 1, 2011 

Submit to: gbarlaam@alsoknownas.org   

Questions?Geanna Barlaam at gbarlaam@alsoknownas.org

Kris Pak at kris.pak@gmail.com

 

Dear KAANET Network , 

IIIHR (Inje Institute for International Human Resources) International Korean Adoptee Program is now accepting applications for its 2011 Spring Semester(2nd of March to 10th of June) / 2011 Fall Semester(29th of August to 9th of December) and would like to invite your members to apply. 

As part of Inje University (located in Gimhae, Gyungnam Province), the IIIHR program was created as a way for International Korean Adoptees to return to the ROK and learn more about Korean language, history, cooking, and culture. 

We thought this is an opportunity your members would be interested in. The program was founded in 2001 and has hosted over 180 Korean Adoptees from all around the world. 

2011 Spring and Fall Semester are 16 weeks long starting March 2nd - June 10th. The tuition fee of $600 USD covers classes, housing, cafeteria meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and day trips to cultural and historical sites for the whole semester. 

The classes are approximately 10 students in size and taught in English. Students will live on campus us a Korean roommate, attend classes, and have access to Inje University's student organizations, weight training gyms, library, and computers. 

More information and applications for 2011 Spring and Fall Semester, due February 11th, can be found at www.iiihr.net.

Please participate in a survey being conducted by the Center for Adoption Support and Education about what “adoption competent” really means when we talk about “adoption competent mental health professionals.”  Please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/98NLFDP and complete the survey. The Center for Adoption Support and Education will provide us with the results. This is a great opportunity to let the adoption and mental health fields know what you expect to find in an adoption competent mental health professional!

My name is Sherri Ter Molen, and I am the organizer of the Metro 
Detroit Korean Language & Culture Meetup Group in Michigan. If you 
have adoptee families in Eastern Michigan who would like to learn more 
about the Korean language and culture, I would like to invite them to 
join our group. Membership is free! We recently attended a traditional 
Korean dance performance at Noel Night in Detroit; we've attended 
dragon boat races, and we've met for dinner at Korean restaurants. Our 
members are both ethnic Korean and non-ethnic Koreans who share an 
interest in all things Korean. There are similar Meetup groups in 
other parts of the country. In fact, I am also an assistant organizer 
for the Chicago Korean Language Meetup Group. I hope you will share 
this information with your network.

Sincerely,

Sherri L. Ter Molen
Organizer
Metro Detroit Korean Language & Culture Meetup Group
312.420.1885
commresearch@me.com
http://esl.meetup.com


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The UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) is seeking qualified
candidates for the position of Senior Editor of the AASC Press and
Amerasia Journal, now entering its fortieth year as a foundational
publication for the field of Asian American Studies. For more
information, go to:
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu. Please
distribute widely and direct candidates to:

http://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu

Sincerely,
David Yoo

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David K. Yoo, Ph.D.
Director & Professor
Asian American Studies Center
University of California, Los Angeles

310.825.2974
dkyoo@ucla.edu
www.aasc.ucla.edu

All IAC Center Groups are professionally led.  Contact jmantellmsw@iaccenter.com or 609-737-8750 for more information or to sign up for a group. (Please use this as the contact information for all groups/workshops except for the Teen groups.) 

Pennington , NJ    

?        NEW Infertility Support Groups forming in Pennington, NJ.  From 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month. Dates - 1/3, 1/17, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21  

?        Pennington Pre-Adopt Groups meet once a month

Fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  Dates – 1/25, 2/22, 3/22  

Second Saturday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m.  Dates – 1/8, 2/12, 3/12.  ·            

?        Pennington Parents through Domestic Adoption Group - meets once a month on the third Thursday of the month from 10:30 to 12 noon.  Dates – 1/20, 2/17, 3/17   

?        Pennington Parents through International Adoption Group - meets once a month from 10 to 11:30.   Dates – 1/30, 2/27, 3/27 

?        Pennington Girl’s Group - For girls ages 8 to 10. Meets the 2nd Friday of the month from 4:30 to 5:45.  Dates – 1/14, 2/11, 3/11 

?        Pennington Tween Group - For girls 11 to 13. Meets the 2nd Friday of the month from 6 to 7:15  Dates – 1/14, 2/11, 3/11. 

Montclair NJ  

?        Montclair Evening Parents Group - will meet the third Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. Dates – 1/19, 2/16, 3/16 

?        Montclair Daytime Parents Group - will meet the third Tuesday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m. Dates – 1/18, 2/15, 3/15

 

?        Montclair Teen Group - Will meet on the second Monday of the month from 6-7:30pm Contact IAC Center Counselor Bridget Devine at bdevinemsw@gmail.com or 973-534-6680 for a screening interview for this group. Dates – 2/14,  3/14

 

?        Montclair Pre-Adopt Group - Will meet on the first Monday of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.  2/7, 3/7

New York – Manhattan  

?         NY Pre-Adopt Groups meets once a month on the Third Tuesday of the month from 6:15 to 7:45 pm  Dates – 1/18, 2/15, 3/15           

·       New York Parents through International Adoption Group – Will meet on the first Wednesday of the month starting 3/2  

·       New York Teen Group will meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30 pm starting 3/23.  Contact IAC Center Counselor Bridget Devine at bdevinemsw@gmail.com or 973-534-6680 for a screening interview for this group. 

WORKSHOPS – Contact jmantellmsw@iaccenter.com or 609-737-8750 for more information or to sign up for a workshop. 

 

?        ·Baby Care for Adoptive Parents Workshop - http :// www . iaccenter . com / workshops / workshop - baby - care . asp - 2/5 – Pennington, NJ 

?         Baby Care for Adoptive Parents Workshop –-

http :// iaccenter . com / workshops / workshop - baby - care - ny . asp -  4/2 - Manhattan 

·          Frontload Your Child Now to Meet the Challenges of Adolescence – 4/16 - Pennington

           

Open to the Public - Free Event

Begins at 10AM

*Complimentary Lunch
*Taekwondo Demonstration
*Korean Fusion Music Festival
*Korean Traditional Dance Performance

Created by Helie Lee

Time: Friday, January 14 at 8:00pm - February 13 at 9:30pm
Friday & Saturday Shows @ 8pm-9:30pm Sunday Shows @ 3pm
To Purchase Tickets: www.macholikeme.tix.com

Location: The Coast Playhouse 8325 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90069

Macho Like me is the true account of my 6 1/2 months journey living life as a man. Cutting off my hair, donning men's clothes and moving out of my home, I begin life anew as Harry. This was a life changing experience. I learned more than I ever wanted.

In my one woman show, I share with you actual footage of my journey as I tell m...y story. I had performed two live shows about a year and a half ago. Since then the documentary of Macho Like Me has been circulating at film festivals. It's been a thrill but I've missed doing the live show so I've decided to go for it. This time with a new director, Sammie Wayne. The show is awesome. Very different from the two show case shows I did at the Groundlings. This time around I get to perform a bit. Costume changes and all.

I hope to see many of you in the audience. I believe you too will be changed.

For Show Info: www.macholikeme.com

Mental Health and Adoption Part II

Saturday, January 15 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at KoRoot 

Organized by Adoptee Solidarity Korea
Hosted by KoRoot (for directions please see below)
Time and date: January 15 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Workshop facilitators: Molly Cho (ASK Member) and Kim Hyo-Jung Campbell (ASK Representative)

*This will be an adoptee-only event!
*There is no admission fee but if you want to attend we kindly ask you to rsvp via Facebook.

 

WORKSHOP

This writing workshop aims to provide a safe and comfortable space to self-reflect, share with others, and add to the "toolbox" of mental health resources within the adoptee community. Adoption specific writing prompts will be given to facilitate the writing process and small discussion groups held afterward. Participants are encouraged to share their writing or thoughts with others, but this is not mandatory. Perhaps you are a seasoned writer or never write at all, this is a great opportunity to put your thoughts to paper in a room full of supportive, fellow adoptees. 

Inspired by author Natalie Goldberg and her book titled Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, we will take Goldberg's advice and ask you to "write down the bones." From the book:

These are the rules. It is important to adhere to them because the aim is to burn through to first thoughts, to the place where energy is unobstructed by social politeness or the internal censor, to the place where you are writing what your mind actually sees and feels, not what it thinks it should see or feel. (Goldberg, 9)

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Molly Cho can be reached at cho.molly@gmail.com. Kimberly Hyo-Jung Campbell can be reached at kimcampbell03@gmail.com.

 

Hope to see you there! 

 

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DISCLAIMER

ASK, nor any representatives of ASK, are licensed mental health professionals. If at any time during the workshop or weeks following, you experience emotions or thoughts that seem unmanageable or overwhelming, please contact a licensed mental health professional immediately. A list of mental health resources and clinical therapists will be provided at the workshop.

 

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KOROOT DIRECTIONS

KoRoot is located on the west side of Gyeongbokgung palace about 200 meters before Jahamun Tunnel. Go to Gyeongbokgung Station, line No. 3, exit 2. KoRoot is a 15-minute walk from the station. You can also take Bus #1711 from the station, getting off at Kyunggi Sanggo High School.
Please visit http://www.koroot.org for more information and a map or call 02.3210.2451.

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MEMBERS / SUPPORTERS / DONATIONS

Please visit the ASK website to become an ASK member (adoptees) or supporter (non-adoptees) or to donate to ASK. Your contributions support translation fees, printing costs, conference fees and other administrative expenses. For more information, visit the website at www.adopteesolidarity.org or email us at  admin@adopteesolidarity.org. Thank you!

 

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ABOUT ASK

ASK's mission is to effect change in Korean adoption policy and practice. Through education, research, and advocacy, we aim to strengthen our community and create a space for critical dialogue.

Please join Jennifer Eckert, LCSW and Kelly Chase, Clinical Intern for Pen and Think, an Adult Writing Group intended for adopted individuals, adoptive parents, and birth parents.
To register contact Jennifer at 617-547-0909. 

Memorial Service for BJ Lifton is set for

Saturday, January 29th at 2:30p.m.
Radcliffe Gymnasium at
Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA

Details to follow soon  More information will be available at http://archive.constantcontact.com

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/ .

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