A special alert was put out by the Rainbowkids website about how the Virginia Tech shootings are affecting Asian adoptees. Parents are reporting that their children are racially identifying with the Korean shooter Cho Seung-Hui and they were reaching out for help and advice on how to handle this situation. Rainbowkids’ reaction to this is a well thought out and helpful article that offers suggestions on how to help our kids through this.

I have felt incredible sorrow for the... more

Fees are increasing at USCIS, and there is very little time left to voice our objection. The following is an outline on how the increase affects adoption and what we can do, as a group, to stop the increase. Please feel free to forward this message to any agency, listserv, group or individual who can help to eliminate the fee increases affecting adoption. We only have a week left to act on this.

Fee Increase Proposal On February 1, 2007, USCIS published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the Federal Register that would substantially raise filing fees for most types of cases. If the proposed rule is adopted, filing fees would increase by an average of 66% over current fees. The... more

I guess when I think of the National Football League, the image of a Vietnamese American man doesn't pop into my head. My brother in law is an ivy league college football coach and my husband's a huge Giants fan, but that's about as far as my football/NFL knowledge goes! My curiosity made me click on this article, so I thought I'd share :)

Vietnamese American Returns to Dallas Cowboys

Nguoi Viet, Posted: Mar 08, 2007

DALLAS - Dat Nguyen, the first Vietnamese American to play in the NFL, will be walking the sidelines... more

The following information is from adoptionfilm.org :

Today, a revolution is unfolding in America and its effects are rippling through our society. According to one study, nearly six out of every ten people in the US are personally connected to adoption -- whether they are, or are close to, an adoptee, an adoptive parent, or a birthparent whose child has been adopted. The very face of adoption has changed dramatically. Just a couple of decades ago, adoption was regarded with shame and secrecy, but today... more

This article appeared in the Chicago Tribune yesterday, January 10, 2007.

Foreign-adoption boom is ending

By David Crary, Associated Press; AP writer Audra Ang in Beijing contributed to this report Published January 10, 2007

NEW YORK -- After tripling over the past 15 years, the number of foreign children adopted by Americans dropped sharply in 2006.

The consequences could be profound for the ever-growing numbers of Americans interested in adopting abroad. Already, the hopes of some have been quashed by tightened eligibility rules in China.

Declines were recorded last year in nearly all countries that recently have been the top sources... more