The Korean Adoptee Association of Philadelphia (KAAP) is hosting a mini-gathering the weekend of April 8 and 9. Also-Known-As, Adoption Links DC, and Boston Korea Adoptees are also co-sponsoring this exciting event! Activities include a food tour at Reading Market, a Phillies game, and a satirical play involving two sisters escaping North Korea – and plenty of opportunities […]
There are distinct moments in life that help to shape and define who you are. Many times, you do not even realize how these milestones affect you as a person until months or years later. For me, one such moment was meeting Whitney’s birth family. When we began the initial planning stages of our 2014 […]
February 3, 2015 Omoni, Today is your birthday. I’ll admit I was expecting to have met you by now. But I understand. It’s strange to know that you are real. For so long, and even so now, you remain a figment of my imagination. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that you are not just an […]
Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A.’L) organizes First Trip Home with the aim of reconnecting Korean adoptees with their origins and providing a unique experience for the participants. First Trip Home is intended for adoptees who have never previously returned to Korea and would like to do so in order to reconnect with Korea. Rather than a typical […]
The IKAA (International Korean Adoptee Associations) Gathering 2016 will promote the connection of adult Korean adoptees to each other and their Korean heritage, as well as welcome future generations of adoptees into the adoptee community. This is the largest conference of its kind, occurring only once every three years, with attendees from all across the […]
The Rambler is an hour-long, one-on-one audio interview podcast centered around international and transracial adoption and the people involved. Hosted by Mike McDonald, a Korean-American adoptee, the show seeks to showcase all kinds of international and transracial adoptees and to serve as a platform for their experiences and voices to be heard: good, bad, and […]
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 is the flagship heritage camp, and we are so excited to be commemorating 25 years in 2016! Our theme this year is “25 years of Kinship and Kimchi.” One definition of kinship is “the state of having common characteristics or a common origin,” or more simply, “a family relationship.” Without question, that […]
