Korean and other Asian adoptees are often considered by adoptive parents and adoption agencies as the “ideal” transracial/transnational adoptees – as “the other white meat.” Korean adoptees are considered to be easier to assimilate and less prone to identity problems. We are the “model minority of the model minority.” As a result, experiences of racism, …
Read MoreThe Origin(s) Project: Memoirs in Motion
AK Connection encourages you to see The Origin(s) Project: Memoirs in Motion, an evening-length pairing of two one-woman shows by Sun Mee Chomet and Katie Hae Leo. We have the privilege of having a special talk back with both Sun Mee and Katie after their last show on June 9th! Chomet’s “How to Be a …
Read MoreJoin AHA and friends for an Adoptee Mixer
Featuring comedienne Amy Anderson. Free and open to the public. Click here to download more information!
Read MoreTransracial Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Forum
Date: March 26, 2011 Time: 8:30AM-4:30PM Location: Metropolitan State University St. Paul Campus Adoptees Have Answers will sponsor a Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Forum in the Twin Cities on March 26, 2011. Sandra White Hawk of First Nations Orphan Association will facilitate the forum with co-facilitators from First Nations Repatriation Institute. The Truth, Healing and …
Read MorePhotos from AHA’s Adoptee Meet Up Event
Brian Bradley took some great photos of AHA’s Adoptee Meet-Up Event at The Lyric in St. Paul on March 10, 2011. Check them out here!
Read MoreAHA Event: Meet-Up Social Gathering
Who: Adoptees Have Answers, a statewide program developed by and for adoptees, is hosting an informal gathering for adoptees and local adoptee organizations to get to know one another a little better and learn about one another’s services. What: Come relax and network at The Lyric at Carleton Place, a restored warehouse building in St. …
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