NEW!
Events, Announcements, and News about adoption events and
other issues of interest are available
here.
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The 6th
Biennial Adoption Conference
Open
Arms, Open Minds: The Ethics of Adoption in the 21st
Century
Date: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 14-16,
2010
Call for Papers now
Available!
Go to
http://www.adoptioninitiative.org
for more information.
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Important News! Spread the word!
First
Chinese Adult Adoptee Worldwide Reunion 2010, Hong
Kong
Several adult Chinese adoptees are
currently planning this reunion which will take place in
Hong Kong in the fall. Exact dates are pending. Check back
here for more info and updates. For more info on the event
or to volunteer to help with organization, contact
Lucinda Wu.
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Help support a great resource for adopted children from
China,
Mei Magazine.
I have a column in the magazine called, "Amanda's Place"
in which I answer questions from children, tweens, and
teens who read the magazine. I hope you like it!
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NEW
& UPDATED!
Visit the feature on my site . . . "Ask the Girls" where
you can ask teens and tweens questions about growing up
adopted and Chinese or about other issues related to their
experiences. Visit our
NEW!
blog
and read the questions and their responses. Make comments
too!
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This is a site about transracial and international
adoption. Participate in my current research study, read
about adoption and transracial adoption, and learn about
consultation work, psychological services, trainings,
workshops, and other experiences I can share. I am located
in the New York City metropolitan area.
I hope you will find the information provided herein useful
and relevant to you. I am a counseling psychologist with a
practice in Manhattan and an Associate Professor of
Counselor Education at Montclair State University in
Montclair, New Jersey located just outside New York City. I
am also a transracial adoptee who was born in Hong Kong and
adopted by White American parents.
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