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KAAN 2011: We Have a Dream …
July 29-31, 2011 in Atlanta, GA
Registration for KAAN’s thirteenth annual conference is now open. At www.kaanet.org, we provide a variety of registration options:
· Register and pay online using PayPal
· Register online, print the cost summary, and mail us a check
· Print the brochure, complete, and send in everything by mail
Copies of the brochure are also going out to our mailing list and should arrive by mid-March.
Conference Registration Details
Please see www.kaanet.org for specific costs and information.
Register by May 15 to take advantage of our discounted rates.
Hotel Information
Hotel reservations are separate from conference registration. If you wish to stay at the hotel, sign up early as the room block fills quickly.
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
165 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
1.888.625.5144/ sheratonatl.com
KAAN rate: $119/night plus tax
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We have a great conference planned and want to boost our numbers so that more people than ever can enjoy it. Since word of mouth is the most powerful recruiting tool, we’d like to enlist the community’s
help towards this goal. Each first-time attendee who registers online will be asked to name who introduced them to KAAN. Both people will get their names entered into a drawing for a free KAAN 2012
conference registration. There is no limit to the number of people you can recruit … your chances of winning a free conference registration increase as your recruits do. Let’s work together to fill
the house! |
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Check-in begins Friday, July 29, at 1:00PM with the first film screening at 2:30PM. Closing keynote ends at 12:30PM on Sunday, July 31.
We offer six formal session blocks with many choices for attendees. Engaging keynote speakers, vendors and exhibit tables, support groups, and family and cultural activities round out the weekend.
See kaanet.org for complete details; here is a taste of what is planned …
Conference Session Topics
(partial list)
· What Do We Tell the Kids? Adoptees Explain Their Journey to Their Children
· Adoptive Parents and Search: Do They Have a Role?
· The Politics of Identity: Adoptees Speak Out
· No Birthfamily … Now What?
· Who’s Your Daddy? Bringing Fathers into the Equation
· Sibling Power: How We Helped Our Parents Understand
· Understanding and Challenging White Culture for the Benefit of the Family
· Becoming Bridge-People: Voices of Racial Reconciliation for the Korean Adoption Community
· Speak Your Dream in Korean
· Making Culture Camps Relevant
· Social Media for the Adoption Community
· Dual Citizenship for Adoptees
Film Screenings
· Adopted… with Jennifer Fero
· In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee… with Deann Borshay Liem
Adult Adoptee Programs
Adult adoptees can attend adult adoptee-only sessions as well as general sessions.
· An optional adult adoptee-only dinner is planned for Friday evening. Contact jennifermfero@yahoo.com
for cost and times. Sign up by June 30.
· We also like to connect young adult adoptees (ages 18-20) with each other and other adoptees.
Youth Programs
(for registered attendees ages 8-17)
Saturday:Daytrip to Georgia Aquarium and Civil Rights landmarks
Sunday: Peer group sessions and activities
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Seeking Transracially Adopted Asian Americans for Participation in a Research Study
Get Paid $40!
Purpose of Study
This project seeks to explore the role of race in the experiences of individuals born in Korea or China and adopted by White parents. Your voices and experiences will help to better understand if
and how race plays a role in your lives and how race may or may not have been addressed in your family. As the rate of international adoptions continues to rise, your perspectives and recommendations
will increase understanding about the wide range of experiences of transracial adoptees. The study aims to contribute to strengthening family functioning and parenting among adoptive families, identify
factors related to coping and resilience, and develop a sense of shared experience for adoptees.
Benefits and Risks of Participation
Your participation will contribute to adoptee-developed research that focuses on resilience and emphasizes the strengths of adoptees as factors influencing their experiences. In addition to monetary
compensation, this study offers a unique opportunity to interact with other adult adoptees in your area. There are no more than minimal risks of this research, and your participation is completely voluntary.
About the Researchers
I am a doctoral student at the New School for Social Research in NYC. As the primary researcher, I was born in South Korea and adopted by two White Jewish parents. I aim to contribute to the research
on transracial adoption using themes that emerge directly from the voices and perspectives of adoptees, who I consider to be the true experts on the transracial adoptive experience. All research data
and procedures will be supervised and audited by my advisor, Dr. Doris Chang, Ph.D., a faculty member in the New School’s Clinical Psychology Department.
What’s Involved
You are eligible to participate if you are 18 years or older, were born in Korea or China and adopted by White parents, and live in the NYC or DC area. You will be asked to meet twice with a
small group of other adoptees born in Korea or China. The first group will be a guided discussion about your personal experiences and attitudes. The second group will be conducted at the conclusion of
the study to present the findings and gain feedback from the original participants. I will be moderating the groups. You will also be asked to complete some short questionnaires regarding your background,
experiences, and feelings regarding the group experience.
Compensation
You will receive compensation of $20 for your participation in the first group and another $20 after your participation in the second group.
How to Get Involved
Please contact me at theadoptionstudy@gmail.com if you are interested
in participating, or fill out the initial pre-screening survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com.
Thank you so much for your time, and I look forward to your participation and feedback in this study.
Sincerely,
Kalli Feldman, M.A.
Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Candidate |
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For more than 18 years, families have looked to The TIES Program to offer birth country experiences for international adoptees. TIES promotes these trips as an opportunity for a child to
visit his or her birth country by providing the information and tools they need to get comfortable with who they are. "More and more, parents are realizing that a heritage journey is one the most significant
factors in the identity building process of internationally adoptive children," says Becca Piper, founder and director of The TIES Program. The TIES Program organizes several trip options for families
to thirteen different countries. To request more information, please visit http://www.adoptivefamilytravel.com |
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June 26-July 8, 2011
This program is at capacity. If you would still like to travel this summer, please call 1 800 398-3676, and ask for Pat. She will add you to our waiting list.
If enough people are on the waiting list, we will add a motorcoach and staff to accommodate the need.
Traditional Ties programs, our flagship programs, are staffed by an English speaking Korean guide, an adoption professional, and a Ties travel coordinator who builds bridges,
creates community and deals with details-- enabling you to focus on your family and the profound significance of the journey.
Ties Programs include our signature "Connect & Chat" for kids and "Parent Talk Time."
The "kids" in the 2011 Korean Ties program currently range in age from 8 to 23 years old, and the number of kids in each age group are pretty evenly divided. Everyone will have lots of same age
peers! |
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July 8-17, 2011 (space available for 1 or 2 more families)
November 19-26, 2011
Thanksgiving in Korea!
Register now so that interested families can purchase airline tickets at the lowest rates.
Connections programs are less expensive options, providing a well rounded in-country travel experience, and are staffed by an in-country English Korean speaking guide,
and a Ties travel coordinator who builds bridges, creates community and deals with details...enabling you to focus on your family and the profound significance of the journey.
The "kids" in the summer Connections program currently range in age from 10 to 26 years old, with a fairly even number in each age category.
Becca Piper Founder/Director The Ties Program--Adoptive Family Homeland Journeys
www.AdoptiveFamilyTravel.com
1 800 398-3676 travel office
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To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to inquire if there are any additional Korean language courses in the Portland, Oregon area. I recently moved to Oregon from California to attend law school and am hoping to take some
Korean language courses for the first time over the summer. As a adopted Korean I thought it would be a great time to learn Korean.
Any information you can offer would be great!
Thanks, Kaiti Ferguson
ksferguson@lclark.edu |
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Hyphen and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop are very excited to
present the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest – the only,
national, pan-Asian American writing competition of its kind.
PRIZE: $1,000, PUBLICATION IN HYPHEN MAGAZINE AND THE HONOR OF SHORT
STORY OF THE YEAR.
Now in its fourth year, the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest
will name 10 finalists and one grand prize-winner who will win a cash
prize of $1000 and have the winning story published
in an upcoming
issue of Hyphen.
Judges for the 2011 contests include renowned Asian American writers:
Yiyun Li, a 2010 MacArthur Genius Award winner; author of A Thousand
Years of Good Prayers, and, The Vagrants, winner of the gold medal of
California Book Award for fiction.
Porochista Khakpour, author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects, a New
York Times "Editor's Choice," Chicago Tribune "Fall's Best," and a
2007 California Book Award winner.
Our first contest winner Preeta Samarasan was discovered based on her
contest-winning story. She went on to write the acclaimed novel
Evening is the Whole Day (Houghton Mifflin), which was long-listed
for
the Orange Prize.
The deadline for this contest is May 16th. Open to all writers of
Asian descent living in the United States and Canada. Please
visit http://www.hyphenmagazine.com
or http://www.aaww.org |
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"Attachment-related behaviors are not a "phase;" these issues will not resolve themselves without appropriate intervention," writes Louise Fleischman, LCSW-C in the April, Adoption Today
Attachment Resource issue. Nationally acclaimed attachment specialists provide a wealth of information to help parents understand attachment disorders along with the appropriate therapies for early intervention
and treatment in this incredible 66-page issue of Adoption Today. Articles Include:
* Adoption & Attachment, the Critical Intersection by Louise Fleischman, LCSW-C * Attachment is a Two-Way Street at The Center of Trust and Mistrust by Joyce Maguire Pavao, Ed.D * Reactive
Attachment Disorder: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment by Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D. * Adopt Parenting Changes: Foster Healthy Attachments by Lark Eshleman Patterson, Ph.D. * The Journey of Attachment
by Adoption Learning Partners * Is It Important? Initial Developmental Evaluation of an Internally Adopted Child by Boris Gindis, Ph.D. * Attachment Resources Directory: A State by State Directory
of Attachment Specialists
All this and more in the April issue of Adoption Today at www.adoptinfo.net. Read the first 10 pages FREE or the whole issue for just $2. A year's subscription is only $12. Order online at www.adoptinfo.net
or by calling 888-924-6736 Thanks, Kim Hansel, editor Fostering Families Today Adoption Today
www.adoptinfo.net
888-924-6736 Follow us on Facebook |
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ASIAN AMERICAN GIRLS GROUP
A group for girls who were adopted from Asia who are in the 3rd Grade.
Groups will focus on:
q Nurturing relationships with peers as a source of strength
q Fostering self-confidence and positive identity development
q Exploring topics related to but not exclusive to adoption,
diversity, and building bridges that create a sense of belonging
Sample activities include:
q Throw away cameras for girls to photograph their world
q Collages, culture puzzles, use of film clips
q Role plays, making videos, art projects
Who: Groups will be led by at least one Asian American woman and include
between 6-8 girls.
When: Groups will be twice a month on Wednesdays at 4 pm
Where: The Brookline Center at 41 Garrison Road, Brookline, MA 02445.
Fees: Sliding Scale fee and scholarships available. Project Grow is in
part subsidized by The United Way's Initiative, Today's Girls,
Tomorrow's Leaders And the Women's Fund of Combined Jewish
Philanthropies
For more information please call: Mariko Sakurai, Ph.D. at (617)
277-8107.
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Saturday, April 23, Noon - 8 pm
Northern Virginia Community College
8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
The Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation shines a spotlight on Korean culture through exhibitions, workshops, and demonstrations at the 2011 Korean Cultural Expo. Visitors will have a chance to
become immersed in Korean tradition, including making Korean food, a calligraphy demonstration, Taekwondo showcase, and traditional Korean music performances. Family friendly; no charge; no RSVP required.
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Date: Saturday, April 23, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: 2100 Building (in Rainier Valley), 2100 24th Ave. S., Seattle, WA [map]
Cost: $115
Join Aimee Lee as she shares her Fulbright research on Korean papermaking, which has a history almost as long as papermaking itself. Korean paper, known as hanji, is made from the inner
bark of the mulberry tree, renowned for its long and strong fibers. This makes hanji ideal for an array of applications suitable for book arts. Add water to hanji to learn a felting and collage technique
called joomchi, which results in textured paper that is ideal for book covers that are remarkably light and durable, or stand-alone pieces. Using joomchi techniques, we’ll also learn how to make hanji
yarn, and using the actual bark of the tree, how to make thread. You'll also learn how to cord strips of paper in the tradition of jiseung, or paper weaving, which can be used to twine covers and pages,
and even thick thread for decorative sewing. Register here http://seattlebookarts.org |
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Our church wants to invite Korean adoptee and families, and Korean War Veterans to honor on Easter Sunday Service at 4PM.
Church address : 750 Mt Carmel Rd, McDonough Ga 30253
Tel: 770-898-9130, 678-207-8336
Date: 4/24/11 Easter Sunday.
Time: 4PM. |
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Tickets available at the online box office.
Seoul Train
Special Event, One Night Only: Monday, April 25th at 6:00pm
With its riveting footage of a secretive "underground railroad," SEOUL TRAIN is the gripping documentary exposé into the life and death of North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland and China.
SEOUL TRAIN also delves into the complex geopolitics behind this growing and potentially explosive humanitarian crisis. Q & A with director Jim Butterworth and North Korean defectors will follow
the screening.
Kimjongilia
Special Event, One Night Only: Monday, April 25th at 8:00pm
An official Sundance Film Festival selection, Kimjongilia highlights North Korea -- one of the world's most isolated nations. For sixty years, North Koreans have been governed by a totalitarian regime
that controls all information entering and leaving the country. A cult of personality surrounds its two recent leaders: first, Kim Il Sung, and now his son, Kim Jong Il. For Kim Jong Il's 46th birthday,
a hybrid red begonia named kimjongilia was created, symbolizing wisdom, love, justice, and peace. Q&A with Director Nancy Heiken and North Korean defectors will follow the screening.
Abduction
Special Event, One Night Only: Tuesday, April 26th at 7:00pm
Called "extraordinary" by the Los Angeles Times and "superb" by the Chicago Tribune, ABDUCTION chronicles the remarkable true story of a young Japanese girl abducted by North Korean secret agents.
On a dark November evening in a seaside town in Japan, a 13-year-old girl named Megumi Yokota disappears. For decades, her parents have no idea what happened, until one day, they discover the shocking
truth. Executive produced by Academy Award winner Jane Campion and produced in association with the BBC. Q & A with the Washington DC-based directors Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim will follow the
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On April 26, award-winning Minnesota author Cheri Register will discuss her evolution as the parent of two daughters, now 30 years old, adopted from Korea. Ms.
Register's most recent book (2005) on adoption, Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children, received kudos for shedding light on "the
conventional wisdom about raising internationally adopted children." Just recently she toured Denmark to showcase this highly self-examining book, frequently speaking in Danish! Register
at http://www.aha.mn |
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When: April 30, 2011
Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Where: OHSU, Portland, OR
Cost: $90 per person
The decision to adopt across cultural and racial lines is a lifelong commitment to exploring matters of race, confronting racism in all its forms, and constantly developing new skills and awareness.
This 2-day workshop will help you to identify assumptions, provide you with tools and resources, and create a sense of confidence as you explore your future as a transracial family. This workshop is
appropriate
for adoptive parents, waiting parents, and professionals. Workshop topics will include:
- Race matters
- Development of racial identity
- Cultural competence
- Tools for creating positive outcomes
- Talking to your child about race
- Confronting racism
- Personalizing culture
Register at http://www.adoptionmosaic.org |
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May 6, (FRI), 6:00 - 7:30 .pm.
Asian Drumming Music Series: KOREAN Dance & Drumming Performance & Workshop.
Led by Seung-Hee Ji, Director of the Oregon Korean Traditional
Art Center
Sponsored by the PSU Music Dept.
LOCATION: PSU Lincoln Hall room 75, (in the basement) -- 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland
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Since 1999, the Michigan Asian Pacific community had been celebrating the month-long yearly event with a cultural show showcasing their many cultures with a variety show aptly named Splendor
of the East Learn more at http://www.capa-mi.org |
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Date: May 3, 2011
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM
Location: The Lyric at Carleton Place, 765 Hampden Ave. South, St. Paul, MN 55114
With a nod to the annual recognition of mothers on Mother’s Day, Adoptees Have Answers is pleased to announce an evening of readings by three Minnesota authors, all adoptees. Kate St. Vincent Vogl,
author of a recently released memoir, Lost and Found: A Memoir of Mothers, will emcee this event and read from her published work. Deborah Jiang Stein, another published Minnesota writer,
will read from her short stories and other published pieces. And Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, author and assistant professor of creative writing at St. Olaf College will share from her works.
Following the author readings, adoptees from the community-at-large will be invited to the microphone to read from their own writings — poems, short stories, journal entries, etc. If you
would like to participate, all you need to do is show up and share! Expect food. |
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Saturday, May 7, 2011, 3pm-5pm
Duraleigh Korean Presbyterian Church Education Building
5408 Duraleigh Road, Raleigh, NC
Prior to Camp each year, we hold a Children’s Day Celebration in May. Children’s Day is an afternoon to let families get together and catch up, review plans for the upcoming camp, meet new arrivals
in the area, and let children meet and reconnect. Children's Day is an important traditional Korean celebration and highlights the dignity of children and their need for love, care, and respect. It is
also a day to honor adults who have contributed to improving the lives of children.
Please register for the event at http://www.koreanculturecamp.net
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info@koreanculturecamp.net
"Children are the future of our nation. Let's show respect for children. Children who grow up with ridicule and contempt from others will become people who disrespect others, while children who grow
up with respect from others will become people who respect others in turn." -- Pang Chong-hwan, founder of Korean Children's Day |
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STILL PRESENT PASTS: Korean Americans and the "Forgotten War"
Opening Reception
Thursday, APRIL 7th, 2011 at 6 PM�
New York University
41-51 East 11th Street, 7th floor
NY NY 10003
Event is free, but please RSVP as space is limited.
email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu, or call 212
992-9653.
Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the "Forgotten War" is a multi-media exhibit of installation and performance art, documentary film and archival photographs, and oral histories
that explores memories and legacies of the Korean War. Embodying life stories of ordinary Korean Americans who experienced the war, the exhibit is a public space of remembering that breaks the silence
about a tragic episode in U.S. and Korean history. The Korean War took the lives of 3 million Korean civilians and 1.2 million combatants, ushered in the Cold War era, and remains stalemated in an armistice
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Passport DC: Around the World Embassy Tour
Saturday, May 14, 10 am - 4 pm
Korean Cultural Center and other embassies
Visit the Korean Cultural Center for an all-day open house! This annual event is a part of Passport DC, a month of international events in which dozens of Washington DC embassies open their doors
to the public. The Korean Cultural Center will offer performances, exhibitions, a variety of Korean food, Taekwondo demonstrations, and much more throughout the day. No RSVP required. For more information,
visit http://www.CulturalTourismDC.org.
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Kip Fulbeck exhibits in film, photography, spoken word, and drawing, combining these media in his solo performances. Current exhibitions of The Hapa Project come from over 1200 portraits
photographed throughout the country, and range from a classic black & white series to a striking full color editioned series.
Museum of Science, Boston, MA http://www.seaweedproductions.com |
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Kip Fulbeck exhibits in film, photography, spoken word, and drawing, combining these media in his solo performances. Current exhibitions of The Hapa Project come from over 1200 portraits
photographed throughout the country, and range from a classic black & white series to a striking full color editioned series.
Discovery Place Museum Charlotte, NC http://www.seaweedproductions.com |
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Kip Fulbeck exhibits in film, photography, spoken word, and drawing, combining these media in his solo performances. Current exhibitions of The Hapa Project come from over 1200 portraits
photographed throughout the country, and range from a classic black & white series to a striking full color editioned series.
Museum of Man, San Diego, CA http://www.seaweedproductions.com |
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The annual Hand in Hand summer picnic will be held from 1-5 pm on Sunday, June 5th at Oak Lake, Hidden Valley, Granite Bay. You don’t want to miss this fun event. More details to follow.
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True Colors is a day-long workshop for transracial, international and interracial families that focuses on the issues inherent to parenting children across racial lines. You will hear from
adults who were raised in transracial adoptive families about their experiences. We will present concrete suggestions for connecting your child to his or her racial heritage and information about how
positive racial identity develops. We will focus on white privilege and how white parents sometimes 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 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. For more information visit http://www.pactadopt.org |
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2011 Camp Rice July 8-10, 2011 (Friday 5 p.m. through Sunday afternoon 2 p.m.)
Summit Lake Camp
7610 Hampton Valley Road
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
All Services for International Adoptees and Adoptive Families would like to invite you to our second annual family/teen camps. This year’s theme will be ‘festivals of Korea.’ We
will be creating activities and classes to learn about Korean culture by exploring modern and traditional festivals in Korea.
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. 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 room with a separate shower with their parents, teen campers
will stay
with their adult adopteecounselors.
What age is considered as a teen camper?
Teen campers are students who have completed 5th grade through 11th grade by Summer of 2011. If you are 18 and older and have graduated from a high school by June, you can apply to become a
volunteer camp counselor. Teen campers can be dropped off at camp alone for the weekend. If you are a family with three children with one child’s being 14 years old, your whole family can
participate as family campers, but your 14 years old will be considered as a teen camper. It is recommended that your teen campers stay with other teens if your family will be staying overnight at the
camp. We have had birth siblings who came to our camp in the past. It is their choice if they would like to join the teen program or family camp program.
Accommodations and location
Summit Lake is a year-round conference & retreat Center located near Emmitsburg, MD approximately 23 miles north of Fredericks, MD. There are many outdoor activities you’re your family
can enjoy during your stay. Just to mention a few, you could enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, ball games (indoor and outdoor). Accommodations for family campers
are rooms which are located in four different lodges. Most of the lodges offer a private bathroom with a shower. There are a few rooms that have a joint bathroom between two rooms. We
plan to give this kind of rooms to families who are related or close. Please indicate your preference in the registration form if you would like to be placed in rooms with one bathroom and a shower
with another family. Each room can sleep up to 4 people and has 3-4 twin sized bunk beds. All campers will need to bring their own linens, pillows, blanket or sleeping bags. All lodges
are air-conditioned. Teen campers will be staying in cabins sharing their rooms with other teen campers. Although cabins are not air-conditioned, temperature during overnight is controlled
by fans and it will be comfortable. All meals will be served by the Summit Lake Camp this year. Summit Lake Camp serves delicious home-cooked meals, including homemade bread & cookies.
For more information about our camp facility visit http://www.summitlake.org.
Registration Fee
The full camp registration fee includes accommodations, 6 meals, a camp t-shirt, snacks and camp programs.
*$225 per adult, child (3 and over) , or teen
We lowered the camp fee from $265 to $225 while shortening the camp days to make the camp more affordable so that more adoptive families can join this fabulous program. $50 discount per family
will be applied if there are 4 or more campers. If your teenager is participating in the teen camp, you can still receive this discount. Child under 3 pays $100 to use the camp facility. If you
need daycare for your child under 3, please let us know. We will plan to offer daycare for the time for toddlers when older family campers participant in cultural classes. Teen campers 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. *$225 per camper is a discounted rate, ASIA plans to do significant fundraising activities to be able to offer this rate.
Financial assistance for teen campers
If your family recently experienced unemployment and financially cannot afford sending your teen ager to Camp Rice, please write to us. We will be doing some fundraisers and will be able to
offer a few scholarships for teen campers.
Would you like to sponsor an adult adoptee counselor to come to the camp?
Camp Rice is a place where adult adoptees get together once a year to give their time and energy to mentor younger adoptees. They are a great asset to Camp Rice program. In order
to host one counselor, it costs us $225. If you can make a donation of $225, we can bring more adult adoptees to join the camp. Help us continue this valuable tradition.
How to register
To reserve your spot, fill out the registration form and send it with a non-refundable pre-registration fee of $200. Contact Mary Anne Wylie to request a registration
form at walker.wylie@verizon.net. Checks should be made payable to ASIA, Inc. Though there is no deadline to receive registrations, it is
likely to be fully booked soon due to the number of people who have expressed interest previously.
Contact us
If you have a question related to camp registration or medical forms, contact Mary Ann Wylie at walker.wylie@verizon.net. Medical form
will be emailed to you after receiving your registration.
All other questions such as financial assistance, counselor application form, camp curriculum, accommodation, volunteering, sponsorship, donation and etc, contact Grace Song at hwakangsong@gmail.com
or 703-999-4206 |
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July 17-21st, 2011
We've planned an exciting program that includes a rich blend of education, community-building, sharing and recreation. Enjoying group activities together in the woods, in the pool, and at mealtimes
will provide wonderful opportunities to connect. Many of the families who attend camp are transracial (parenting children across racial lines) but we welcome all families, whether your adoption was domestic
or international, and whether you have birth kids along with adopted kids. We especially encourage parents of color to join us at camp.
For more info or to register visit: http://www.pactadopt.org |
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