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What is KAtCH? KAtCH serves the transracial adoptee community in Chicagoland, hosting monthly events (social, cultural, roundtable) and promoting adoptee advocacy. Please visit our website for more background. On a personal note, KAtCH has allowed me to connect with other adoptees, the Korean culture, and even Korea itself as it encouraged me to finally return […]

Discovery & Adoption: “THE HANJI BOX” Screening

For information and tickets, please go here https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/purchase/75?siteToken=bcc0ctadvbph6tkfbaaewsz39w Discovery and Adoption: The Hanji Box NR The stormy relationship between a mother and her adopted teenage daughter is complicated by issues of adoption. When an object of great significance to the daughter is broken, the mother travels to New York’s Koreatown to see if she can […]

AKA-SF 20th Anniversary & IKAA Annual Convention 2017

Meet adoptees from the west coast and beyond at AKA SF’s Anniversary Celebration and IKAA Annual Convention this October in San Francisco.  Explore important topics in our social and cultural landscape that effect us in ways unique to adoptees. Session Highlights include: • Birth Family Search with Professor Keon-Su Lee • Adopted, Without Citizenship • […]

Sejong Camp

REGISTER HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/8yw0dwiDbMbrChoh2 Sejong Camp will be held at the Johnsonburg Presbyterian Camp ( 822 Route 519 · Johnsonburg, N.J. 07825) site, from August 13, 2017 to August 19, 2017. FEES: $850.00 for first Camper; $750.00 per additional Camper DISCOUNT: Campers are eligible to receive a $75.00 discount upon a referral for a paid-in-full new […]

IAMADOPTEE Interviews Dr. Judy Eckerle of the Adoption Medical Clinic

IAMADOPTEE is about shining a light on the way adoptees contribute to the adoption community at large. IAMADOPTEE speaks to Dr. Judy Eckerle, pediatrician and Korean adoptee, as she prepares for the second annual gala for the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.             Hey […]

KAAN Conference

Annual meeting of the Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network, providing 30+ sessions on race and identity, family relationships, parenting tools, search and reunion, etc. Presenters include authors, educators, activists, therapists, and grassroots leaders. Cultural and social activities are offered as well as vendors, exhibits, and film screenings.

Korean Heritage Camp

Korean Heritage Camp is the flagship heritage camp, and we are so excited to be commemorating 25 years in 2016!! We had a very successful 25th Year Celebration in 2016 – with nearly 800 participants, including adoptive families, our amazing volunteer counselors, and outstanding workshop leaders and presenters! To review the 2016 schedule and workshop […]