Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Families Network National Conference
What: Annual Adoption Conference
Where: Amway Grand Plaza, Grand Rapids, MI
When: August 2nd to 4th, 2013
Who: Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Families Network
About KAAN
Since 1999, KAAN has provided annual conferences in the U.S. or Korea. These conferences are unique assemblies of Korean-born adoptees of all ages as well as family through birth, adoption or marriage, other Koreans and Korean-Americans, social workers, adoptees from other backgrounds, community leaders, and more. Through gathering together, we find what we have in common and where we can help one another.
Our conferences provide 30+ sessions on race and identity, family relationships, parenting tools, search and reunion, etc. Presenters include authors, educators, activists, therapists, and grassroots leaders. Each block includes an adoptee-only session as well as many choices open to all. Cultural and social activities are offered as well as vendors, exhibits, and film screenings.
Information about the Conference:
- Conference page: http://www.kaanet.org/conference.html
- At a Glance: http://www.kaanet.org/currentconference/overview.php
- Speakers: http://www.kaanet.org/currentconference/speakers.php
- Sessions :http://www.kaanet.org/currentconference/sessions.php
Unfortunately, KAAN chose the Amway Grand Plaza for the venue. Amway’s DeVoss and cohorts are huge financial supporters of Bethany and the NCFA as well as numerous extremist right-wing groups.
I’d like to say that your blog is really wdoenrful. Your entries are so thoughtful and introspective- a reflection, I think, of someone who has great amount of maturity and wisdom.I hope you’re finding what it is you’ve been looking for in your Korean heritage.James
Wow.. so you must have read a whole lot to form that well though out opinion. Considering, you know. or rather you don’t.. that I am an American birthmother, not a Korean adoptee searching. But nice try with the spam comment. I have ripped out your links to your fake Facebook page pushing Justin Beiber?