Waiting for a match
I was just curious to see if I can connect with anyone adopting from Korean that is in the waiting for referral stage. We have our home study complete and…
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Anyone from Michigan?
Looking for adoption groups in Michigan, play dates, etc…. we are adopting from Korea, hopefully travelling soon…
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Toddler Adoption
Hi, My husband and I are in the process to adopt a 2 year old who has been in foster care his entire life. He has amazing foster parents, as…
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Series on Korean Adoptees
Recently, The AWL presented a four-part series on adult Korean Adoptees. The articles are extremely interesting as there were very honest stories from the many adults interviewed. I would think that these articles would be eye-opening, and helpful to those who adopted internationally. Part I: What’s Your Name? This article covers what it’s like to be the person of color in a white community and why many of the adoptees wished to be white instead of Asian. People assumed the adoptees knew things about their birth culture, but they did not, which was sometimes difficult. Also, for most of those interviewed, it took quite a bit of time to become comfortable with their race/ethnicity. Part II: When Adoption Became Visible This article covers how when these adults were adopted into their American families, they were assimilated into our culture. They felt like they blended in with others when they were younger but at some point realized they were different and knew little of their birth culture. Part III: Dating Inside and Out This article covers the difficulties these Korean adoptees experienced while dating. A lot them said they were more likely to be attracted to someone who was Caucasian. This may stem from them feeling more ÅØhite than Asian. Also, some of the women said that they had to be careful if the person dating them was truly interested in them or purely interested in dating a traditional Å¢sian woman. Part IV: Return to the Motherland This article describes the reasons why some Korean adoptees may want to travel back to their birth country. Some did so by using Å®otherland Tours where they traveled with other Korean adoptees. Once in Korea, many experienced for the first time not standing out in a crowd. However, many felt like they did not fit in as they could not communicate, or did not look like a typical Korean. There is sometimes the opportunity for the adoptees to meet their birth family. This could be a positive or negative experience. As emotional as the visits to their birth country was for most of the adoptees, most all recommended it for others to do. Danielle AFC Community Moderator
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Korean referral on hold
Hi everybody. My husband Dave and I finished our adoption paperwork in August 2010 and we finally got our referral last wednesday July 20th. We were so excited and thrilled…
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SWS quota full
Hi everyone, I just wanted to pass along the info I just received from AIAA. SWS has filled their quota for 2011 and aren’t giving out anymore visas. We have…
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declining a referral
Hi Korea families, has anyone had to decline a referral? How long till you received another referral?
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Adoption Agency Question
Hi All - I’m new here and just starting out on the adoptin journey. I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with Family Adoption Consultants (FAC)? I know…
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new to adoption
Hi all, We are interested in adopting from S. Korea. We are actually going to meet with an adoption agency in two weeks. I just stopped taking anti depressants… Will…
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Travel call!!!!!
WE got our Travel call on Monday!! we tried to go this Friday, but due to the summit taking place there we have to wait because we can not find…
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Hello
Hi there. My name is Angie. We have already adopted through the Korea program twice now. We brought our first son home 1/5/09 and six weeks after being home, we…
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I600 approval!
We got it last week! I was told by our agency that we should get our travel call with in 4 weeks!! YAY! i cannt wait to go get our…
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Hello!
Hi everyone. We’re almost four months into what should be a six- to eight-month wait for a referral. I’m so glad to have finally found this group. It’s incredibly encouraging…
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IT came!!
ITs a BOY!!!!! we r so happy and cannt wait to go get him… hopefully by christmas!!
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dont think I can wait much more
Do any of you have days were you just dont think you and wait any longer? It seems to be harder for me know that my sister is pg. she…
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Care Package
My husband and I hope to pick up our son in May, but in the meantime, we’d like to send a care package to him and to his foster family. …
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Waiting
I was wondering how everyone was dealing with the waiting? This is #2 for me and some days i think i will never have my baby. My son only took…
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I600a
Is any one waiting for their I600a approval? we were told 4 to 6 weeks after our finger printing, and it been like 7 weeks… with my 1st child things…
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