Much has been made about the JCICS proposal/plea to the US and VN governments to find a way to keep adoptions from Viet Nam from ending, and with them certain forms of humanitarian aid. You can see info on the proposal here: http://jcics.org/Vietnam.htm
I support the aims of the proposal. It doesn’t help anyone to end [...]
This weekend I am going to Columbus for Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Parker and I are going to the Columbus Asian Festival with my sister and her boyfriend. I am staying on the OSU campus at the Blackwell hotel, and I can’t wait to do two things (besides the Asian Festival) - walk around [...]
My next selection for my Doing Good series is Ethica.
Ethica is an organization that works fervently for ethics in adoptions, both domestically and internationally.
I could say lots about Ethica, but their own About page does it best.
They are currently holding a fundraiser so that they can continue to help adoptive families, and work toward ethical [...]
And, one year ago today we officially became a family!
In some ways it’s like Parker has always been there, and like it was so long ago that I went to Viet Nam. But, in other ways it feels like it was just yesterday. It’s certainly been the best year of my life.
A picture from just [...]
I’ve never shared these photos outside of our family - but, to celebrate one year since I met my son I am posting a couple of the pictures from that day, today. He is 4 1/2 months old in these photos.
I remember that day so well. I held Parker An for a long time, and [...]
One year ago today was the day before I’d go meet my son-to-be for the first time. This was the day I arrived in Da Nang, from Sai Gon. I had the privilege to visit two other orphanages that my agency works in. Here are a few pictures from that day.
I was really touched by [...]
Last year I was about to leave Cleveland for the most awesome journey I could ever imagine. On May 9, 2007 I left for Viet Nam - for my then son-to-be. Some pictures I took while at the various airports that I stopped at from Cleveland to Sai Gon.
The two posts I made last year [...]
Whoa! This is so much longer than I originally intended it to be - which probably means it’s not very well organized and has some run-on issues and some disjointedness, maybe even some contradictions - but hey this stuff is a conglomeration of several very gray issues. Sorry, I’m not a writer
The AP [...]
Viet Nam says cases where a referral is given by September 1 will be completed.
July 1 is the deadline for dossier submission.
Announcement
Detailed Summary of the situation in Viet Nam adoptions
I have trouble understanding people losing hope in the current adoption situation.
As I said in a previous post, the current situation is definitely uncertain and tenuous and stressful and emotional. But, it is not a time to lose hope. It is a time to push on and work to make progress. I have been in [...]