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International & Transracial Adoptee Personal Stories & Articles

Greek Adoptee (USA) - born in Germany	http://www.annassearch.com/
Indian Adoptee (Australia) - Madhu	http://adoption.about.com/od/madhurollings/index.htm
Indian Adoptee (USA - Alexis	http://www.rainbowkids.com/2004/01/stories/journey.chtml
Irish Adoptee (USA) - Mari	http://www.netreach.net/~steed/circle.html
Korean Adoptee (Denmark) - Young-Mi	http://home8.inet.tele.dk/jannemi/default.htm
Korean Adoptee (Norway) - Sunny Jo	http://www.geocities.com/sunny_jo888/
Korean Adoptee (USA) - Christine	http://www.i-a-a.org/carefully_taught.htm
Korean Adoptee (USA ) - Diana	http://www.friendsofkorea.org/?menu=birth_family&page=..
Korean Adoptee (USA) - Dottie	http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/HowILearned.html
Korean Adoptee (USA) - Jennifer	http://members.tripod.com/jenniferk/adoption.html
Korean Adoptee (USA) - Mirim	http://www.akconnection.com/stories/mirim.asp?cat=4
Romanian Adoptee (USA) - Izidor	http://www.izidor.org/
** US Adoptee (England) - Alison	http://www.alisonlarkin.com/AdoptionRefferalsIntro.html
Vietnamese Adoptee (Australia) - Saran	http://www.icasn.org/saranspeech.html
Vietnamese Adoptee (Australia) - Sue-Yen	http://www.icasn.org/adoptiondebate.html
Vietnamese Adoptee (Australia) - Jennifer	http://www.geocities.com/icasn2/jensezthostory.html
Vietnamese Adoptee (USA) - Jared	http://www.jaredrehberg.com/overview.html
Please suggest a story

Articles about adoption - some stories	http://www.i-a-a.org/articles.htm
InterCountry Adoptee stories	http://www.icasn.org/contributions.html
TransRacial Adoptee stories	http://www.pactadopt.com/profiles/adopted.html
Vietnamese Adoptee expressions	http://www.van-online.org/expressions/index.html
Daughter from Danang - Bup	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/daughter/

Listservs, Chat Boards and Yahoo Groups

Lists & Chat for adopted kids & teens	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/parent.html#teen
International Adopt Talk - Triad	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/International-Adopt-Talk/
InterCountry Adoptee Support Network	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icasn/
Also Known As boards	http://forums.alsoknownas.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php
Abused Adoptees (not active)	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AbusedAdoptees/
Adoptee Forum at Holt International	http://www.holtintl.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=2c..
Adoptees Adopting (not active)	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdopteesAdopting/
Adoption Forums - Adoptees	http://forums.adoption.com/f200.html
African American - triad	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blackadoptiontriad/
Christian Adoptee Fellowship	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdopteesChristianFellowship/
Jewish - Inter-racial	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/interracialjewishforum/
Mavin - Mixed Race experience in America	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mavin/
Siblings Lost and Found	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SiblingsLostandFound/
Swirl - Mixed race/transracial people	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWIRLinc/
Twinless Twins	http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/twinlesstwins/


American (US) International Adoptee Forum	http://www.aiaforum.com/
Belgium Adoption Belgique - adoptees & a-parents in French	http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptionBelgique/
Bermuda - triad	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptedinBermuda/
Cambodian Relief Center - Triad	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CRC-FamConnect/
Chile - Chilean adoptee - Sweden ??	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChileConCarne/
Colombia - Colombian adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColombianAdopteeSearch..
** Colombia - after reunion	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColombianAdopteesaftertheRe...
Colombia - adoptees from FANA	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fanaadoptees/
Colombia - Triad - La Casa de la Madre y el Niño in Bogota	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FriendsofLaCasa/
Colombia - adoptees from La Casa de la Madre y el Niño in Bogota (in Swedish) (not active)	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lacasaadopterad/
El Salvador - Salvadoran adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/salvadoranadoptees/
England/UK - British Home Children	http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/BRITISHHOMECH.
French Polynesia adoptees & a-parents in French	http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/f3amu/
Germany - German adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geborener_Deutscher/
Germany - German adoptee w/ military parents	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmrein2003/
Hong Kong adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hkadoptees/
** Honduras adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptedHonduransNetwork/
India adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/connectedindianroots/
India & South Asia adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAIA-T/
** India & South Asia adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iai-adopteesonly/
** Desi Adoptees United	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Desi_Adoptees_United/
Ireland - Irish Adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption-Ireland/
Ireland - Irish adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptionireland/
Ireland - Irish adoptees	http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk-irl...
Italy - Italian adoptees	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ITALIADOPTION/
Italy - Italian adoptees & registry	http://groups.msn.com/FIGLIADOTTIVIEGENITORINATUR.
Korea - Korean Adoptees Worldwide K@W	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/koreanadopteesworldwide/
Korean adoptee - List of Lists	http://www.geocities.com/sunny_jo888/kadresources.html
Korean adoptee - teenagers	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teenkoreanadoptees/
Korean adoptee - GOA'L info	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goal-info/
Korean adoptee - GOA'L discussion	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goal-discussion/
Korea - triad	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KoreanFocus/
Korean - Triad	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/koreanadoptionraisingkore.
Korean adoptee - France	http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/racines_coreennes/
Korean adoptee - Scandinavian	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScanKADs/
Korean adoptee - Sweden AKF Skåne	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akf_skane/
** Latin American Adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LatinAmericanAdoptee/
Native American / American Indian	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/american_indian/
Native American / American Indian	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lostbird/
Native American / American Indian	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanadoptionca..
Nepal (not active)	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptionsearchinnepal/
Philippines - Filipino adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/filipino_adoptees/
Philippines - Filipino adoptee network	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/filipino_adoptees_network/
South Asia adoptee - India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAIA-T/
South America adoptee - Peru, Bolivia, etc.	????
Sri Lanka - a-parents / adoptees	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriLankaChildren/
Thailand - a-parents / adoptees	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thailandadopt/
Vietnam - Vietnamese adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptedvietnameseinterna..
Vietnam - Vietnamese adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vietnameseadoptees/
Vietnam - Vietnamese adoptee	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VAN-online/
Vietnam - Vietnamese adoptee Network Forum	http://www.van-online.org/events/index.html
Vietnam Bac Giang - a-parents / adoptees	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bacgiangvnadoption/
Vietnam - April 75 airlift to Surrey Place, Toronto	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/57orphans/

Lists & Chat for adopted kids & teens	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/parent.html#teen

Websites for Internationally and/or Transracially Adopted people

Also Known As	http://www.alsoknownas.org/
** International Adoptee Congress	http://www.internationaladopteecongress.org/
Australia & New Zealand - Aboriginal people	http://www.bastards.org/downunder/
** China - Chinese Adoptee	http://www.chineseadopteelinks.org/
England/UK - British Home Children	http://www.archives.ca/02/020110_e.html
England/UK - British Home Children	http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~britishhomechi.
Germany - German Adoptee - William Gage Geborener Deutscher	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geborener_Deutscher/
Germany - German Adoptee - Peter F Dodds	http://www.peterfdodds.com/
Honduras - Honduran Adoptee	http://members.aol.com/honduadopt/
India - Indian Adoptee	http://people.freenet.de/connectedindianroots/
** India - Desi Adoptees United	Need URL
** India - Indian Adoptees International	Need URL
Ireland - Irish Adoptee	http://www.adoptionireland.com/
Italy - Italian adoptees	http://www.faegn.it/
Korea - Korean Adoptee - extensive page of links, on line groups, local and worldwide resources for Korean adult adoptees - KAD	http://www.geocities.com/sunny_jo888/kadresources.html
Korea - G.O.A.L.	http://www.goal.or.kr
Korea - Overseas Adopted Koreans	http://oaks.korean.net/
Korean Adoptees	http://www.koreanadoptees.net
Korean Adoptee - Belgium	http://www.kobel.be/
Korean adoptee - Netherlands	http://www.arierang.nl/
Philippines - Filipino adoptee	http://www.filipino-adoptees-network.org/
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, & Malawi	http://www.watts01.btinternet.co.uk/adopt/
Sweden - International Adoptees in Sweden	http://adoptionscentrum.se/utland/english/adoptee.asp
** Taiwan	http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/12/21/
UK - Ass'n of Transracially Adopted People	http://www.libraries.islington.gov.uk/inform/published/34....
USA - National Indian Child Welfare Ass'n	http://www.nicwa.org/
USA - Orphan Trains	http://www.orphantrainriders.com/
Vietnam - Adopted Vietnamese International	http://www.adoptedvietnamese.org/
** Vietnam - Vietnamese Adoptees Network	http://www.van-online.org/

Groups, Gatherings & Reunions of Adult Adoptees

California, SF - Adult Korean Adoptees	http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/3947/
California, south - Adult Korean Adoptees	http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/5473/
New York - Also Known As	http://www.alsoknownas.org/
Washington - Asian Adult Adoptees	http://www.aaawashington.org/

Int'l Gathering of Adult Korean Adoptees	http://www.adopteegathering.org/
KAAN Conference	http://www.kaanconference.com/main/Home.asp
3rd International Conference for Adoptive Parents of Filipino Children and Adoptees	http://filipino-adoptees-network.org:8080/news.html
Reunion of Adult Vietnamese Adoptees	http://www.van-online.org/events/index.html
Vietnam - Sancta Maria Orphanage, Saigon	http://www.darlo.tv/indigo/VVsancta.html
Vietnam Motherland Tour 2006	http://www.motherlandtour.com/
Vietnam April 75 airlift to Surrey Place, Toronto	http://www.57orphans.com/
Adoptee Gatherings	http://www.alsoknownas.org/modules.php?name=Topics
Teen & Children's Reunions & Camps	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/parent.html#camp

Surveys of Adult Adoptees, Studies of Adult Adoptees

Survey of Adult Korean Adoptees	http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/proed/korfindings.html
Survey of Adult Vietnamese Adoptees	http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/proed/vietprelim.html

Study of InterCountry Adoptees in Sweden	http://pdf.thelancet.com/pdfdownload?uid=llan.360.9331.o..
Research by In Sun Park	http://www.koreanquarterly.org/Summer98/insunpark.asp

Search Resources

Search Engine for Orphanages worldwide (in English)	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/orphanage.html#O

Ten Questions to Ask Yourself	http://www.holtinternational.org/mcginnis.shtml
Adoption Forums - International Adoptee Search & Reunion	http://forums.adoption.com/f569.html
Adoption.com Registry worldwide	http://registry.adoption.com/browse_country.php
Adoption Registry Connect - worldwide	http://www.adopteeconnect.com/
Alt.adoption International Search information	http://www.faqs.org/faqs/genealogy/adoption/part3/
** Birth Quest	http://www.birthquest.org/
International Social Service	http://www.iss-ssi.org/index.html
International Birth Family resources	http://www.birthfamily.com/location2.htm
International Adoptee Search & Reunion	http://www.bastards.org/library/search.htm#inter
Int'l Adoptee Search & Reunion Board	http://www.adoptionforums.com/f569.html
Holt International Search Services	http://www.holtintl.org/adoptees/search.shtml
Kinsearch Registry DNA	http://www.kinsearchregistry.org/
The Seeker on-line	http://www.the-seeker.com/
Siblings searches - and more resources	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/siblings.html
Open International Adoptions	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/lists.html#birth
Orphanage Addresses	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/orphanage.html
List of Listservs for genealogy ??	http://lists.rootsweb.com/

Africa - Adoption Africa	http://www.watts01.btinternet.co.uk/adopt/
Amerasian registry	http://registry.amerasianfoundation.org/
Argentina - Native Roots	http://www.raiznatal.com.ar/
China - Mother Bridge Xin Ran	http://www.motherbridge.org/
El Salvador	http://www.probusqueda.org
Greece - Greek Adoptee	http://www.butterbox.gr/
Greece - Greek Adoptee	http://www.seasyp.gr/
Honduras	http://members.aol.com/honduadopt/bulletin.htm
India - Connected Indian Roots	http://people.freenet.de/connectedindianroots/
Ireland - Irish Adoption Contact Register	http://www.adoptionireland.com/register/
Italy - Italian adoptees & registry	http://groups.msn.com/FIGLIADOTTIVIEGENITORINATUR.
Korea	http://www.kaanet.com/search/
Korean search registry	http://www.findparent.or.kr/index_e.htm
Korean search registry	http://www.goal.or.kr/
Korea - IECEF	http://www.iecef.org/
Russia - All Russia Family Tree	http://www.vgd.ru/
Russia - Researching Russian Roots	http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm
Russia - Blitz Information Center	http://www.feefhs.org/blitz/frgblitz.html
Russian Translation	http://www.debryansk.ru/%7Evls/
Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus - Ruslan / Anna	http://internationaladoptionsearch.com/
USA - Native American Search Links	http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/indianforever/
** Taiwan - Adoption Information Center	http://www.adoptinfo.org.tw/EN/AboutUs.aspx and in chinese
Vietnam search registry	http://www.darlo.tv/indigo/VVsearchingpage.html
Vietnam search	http://www.van-online.org/resources/searching.html
Viet Nam	http://www.operationreunite.com/
Viet Nam - 'looking for' messages	http://www.vietnambabylift.org/Looking_For.html

** Translation services and Misc.	http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/infolink.html#service

Misc.

Adoptee Mentoring & Support	http://www.adoptionblessingsnewsletter.com/
Also Known As	http://www.alsoknownas.org/
Association of MultiEthnic Americans	http://www.ameasite.org/
MAVIN foundation	http://www.mavinfoundation.org/
InterCountry Adoptee Support Network - Australia	http://www.icasn.org/
Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network	http://www.kaanet.com/
Diversity & Diaspora, Vietnamese	http://site.yahoo.com/vstudies/inwilthuythi.html
InterDoptee - Scholarships	http://www.orgsites.com/tx/interdoptee/
International & Transracial Adoptee Links	http://www.bastards.org/library/inter.htm
Lifelong issues in Adoption	http://www.adopting.org/silveroze/html/lifelong_issues_in_..
Loss and Reclaimed Lives - A Thesis	http://jps.k12.mi.us/~dmeier/koreanadoption.htm
NAIC report on Issues facing Adult Adoptees	http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/adopted/index.cfm
Mixed Folks.com - Multiracial people	http://www.mixedfolks.com/
PACT - An Adoption Alliance	http://www.pactadopt.org/
PACT - Racial Identity articles	http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/racial.html
Rejection Network	http://www.rags-online.org/index.html
Swirl, Inc.	http://www.geocities.com/swirlinc/
Stigma for people born from rape/incest	http://www.stigmatized.org/
Transracial Adoption Research & Information	http://www.transracialadoption.net/
The Case Against International Adoption	http://www.peterfdodds.com/keynote.htm
US Census Map of Asian populations	http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_nhasian.html
US Census Map of Hispanic populations	http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_hispanicpop.html
US Census Map of African American popul.	http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_nhblack.html
US citizenship for Adult Adoptees	http://www.i-a-a.org/CitizenshipA.htm
US State Dept./ Dual Citizenship Dual Nationality	http://travel.state.gov/travel/dualnationality.html
Vietnam babylift	http://www.vietnambabylift.org/

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