Category: policy
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The Haitian Times:
Florida adoptive family urges Haitian government to issue passports for endangered children Emergency evacuation of two Haitian children adopted by their Vero Beach-based uncle stalls over passport delays By Fritznel D. Octave Link to story
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New Zealand Herald: Govt scrambles to change law allowing convicted abusers to adopt internationally
By Adam Pearse Link to story.
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Providence: International Adoption Trends Epitomize America’s Declining Soft Power
by Thea Dunlevie Link to story. merican adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004 – bad news for American soft power. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, America championed international adoption. The Pax Americana expanded opportunities for Americans to adopt children abroad, particularly from countries that had experienced destabilizing shocks like the Vietnam War…
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The Korea Times: Adoptees voice deep concerns regarding state takeover of adoption system
By Jung Min-ho Link to story.
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Washington Post: The U.S. intercountry adoption system has failed. It’s time for a complete overhaul.
By Ryan Hanlon Link to story OPINION: In releasing its latest annual report to Congress on intercountry adoptions, the State Department claimed last month on X that intercountry adoption remains “viable, ethical, and transparent.” A year earlier, it praised its team for working “tirelessly” on behalf of families. Yet the numbers and the outcomes for children tell a different…
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Korea Times: Korea improves adoption transparency, access, accountability
By Ma Kyung-hee Link to story. As of July 19, under the Special Act on Domestic Adoption and the Act on International Adoption, the Korean government has assumed full responsibility for managing both domestic and international adoptions, marking a transition from a private agency-led model to a public system. These reforms aim to streamline adoption…
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KPBS: Thousands of adoptees were never given US citizenship. Now they risk deportation
By Gustavo Solis / Investigative Border Reporter Contributors: Charlotte Radulovich / Video Journalist Shirley Chung was just 16 months old when an American family adopted her from South Korea in 1966. She was raised by a Black family in Texas, went to a mostly white school and attended a mostly Black church. Growing up in a mixed-race family, she…
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Newsweek: Number of international adoptions in U.S. plummets
By Jordan King From the story: International adoptions to the United States have fallen to a record low, marking a 94 percent decline since their peak in the early 2000s. 2023 was the lowest year for international adoptions, according to the Pew Research Center’s analysis based on U.S. State Department data. Link to article.
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Teen Vogue: Chinese intercountry adoption: How one law changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of kids
By Isabella Kahn for Teen Vogue From the article: On August 28, 2024, the People’s Republic of China announced the end of their intercountry adoption policy, and a small corner of the world stood still. Chinese transnational adoptees worldwide were shocked, relieved, saddened, and frustrated all at once. Some had hoped to one day adopt children of…
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The Korea Herald: South Korea moves to end ‘baby exports,’ state to take full responsibility
By Choi Jeong-yoon From story: Link to article.
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 