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Current Adoption Issues in the Media

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Article in Sioux City Journal addresses birth fathers in adoption

As Father’s Day approaches, the Associated Press featured three father and child reunion stories, including two stories about adoptees who reunited with their birth fathers. One is a domestic adoptee who found out her birth father was not dead as her adoption file stated. The other is a Taiwanese adoptee who reunited with her birth …

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Posted on: 06-15-2011
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Foster Care article in Time magazine

A new article in Time magazine titled “Foster Care: Extreme Edition” is creating lots of buzz. It details the efforts of one Missouri agency to track down extended family members of children in the foster care system, in the hopes that one will step up to adopt. The article is available via the Time iPad …

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Posted on: 01-3-2011
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Cheri Register Interviewed in Denmark

Cheri Register, adoptive mom, Minnesota local and author of Beyond Good Intentions was recently interviewed on a Danish talk show called “Lounge.” Beyond Good Intentions was recently published in Danish. You can learn more about Cheri and her work at her website. Watch the interview here.

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Posted on: 12-8-2010
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Jean Strauss Film Premieres Tonight!

Jean Strauss’ new film, Adopted: For the Life of Me premieres tonight across the United States in prime time. Check the film website for more information on the film and local broadcast times.

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Posted on: 12-8-2010
Posted in: Current Adoption Issues in the Media, Documentaries and Movies, Recommended Reading and Viewing

BJ Lifton Passes Away

Betty Jean (BJ) Lifton, adult adoptee, author, adoption therapist and lecturer, passed away on November 19, 2010. As one of the most influential voices in the adoptee community, she advocated for adoptees and their rights, and authored many books and articles on the complexities of adoption and the rights and needs of adoptees, including Twice …

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Posted on: 11-22-2010
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AHA has hosted a variety of events including an Orphan Train Riders Recognition Day event at the Minnesota History Center; Transracial Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Forum facilitated by First Nations Orphan Association and co-sponsored by Metropolitan State University; an open mic and poetry reading “In Our Own Words: Mothers Remembered;” and an informal Adoptee Meet-Up for area adoptees to meet and share information about their groups and organizations. Check back for photos of these events.

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