1) People were buzzing about this at the conference this weekend. It’s heartbreaking to read about the boy’s father….
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/15/AR2006101500205.html
There are just so many things wrong with this scenario . . . difficult to know where to begin. This is a case study of how international adoption can be so incredibly f*cked up. [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 16, 2006
Heartbreaking
October 11, 2006
Immigration Rights for Adoptees to Sponsor Birth Family Members
Given the situation with my Korean sisters, it might be the case that someday one of them might need to live with me in the States….. and also, of course, at the very least, I want them to be able to visit me….
But the Korean and U.S. governments do not recognize that we are, in [...]
October 6, 2006
Three posts in one: My Korean name, School, Therestofmylife
(**Fair warning: The following is a long post. Feel free to skim or come back for repeated viewings at your leisure.)
Being in Seoul often feels like being strapped to a rollercoaster . . . the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, with unexpected turns that flip you upside-down and make your stomach [...]
