Category: transnational adoption
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Paraguayan Adoptees Find Belonging At ‘A Night Of Connection’ In Asunción
By Belen Servín Link to story. When voices begin to fill the garden at the Tavolo del Creatore restaurant on the warm evening of 27 July, the atmosphere feels different from an ordinary gathering. Smiles, hugs and quiet conversations replace awkward introductions. Many of the people meeting each other share the same beginning: they are…
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International adoptees hold ‘funeral for Holt,’ calling for end to industry
By Lillian Scrock-Clevenger Link to story Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez speaks into a bullhorn during a protest with other adult international adoptees outside Holt International headquarters in Eugene on Friday, July 24. Credit: Lillian Schrock-Clevenger / Lookout Eugene-Springfield About 30 people dressed in black carried a paper coffin and “RIP Holt” cardboard headstones outside the headquarters of…
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ICE crackdown leaves many international adoptees scrambling to prove their citizenship
As many as 200,000 international adoptees lack citizenship, often because their parents never completed the naturalization process for them. And even with the right paperwork, many face the threat of racial profiling. By Anna Lee Link to story Astrid McCarthy stands in front of Sweet Life Provisions in White Bear Lake on July 8, 2026.…
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Dutch adoption changes close doors on South African children
By Carina Roux Link to story Wandisa Specialist Child Protection and Adoption Services, based in Somerset West, has described 23 June as “a dark day” following the announcement by its Dutch partner agency, Nederlandse Adoptie Stichting (NAS), that it will cease all intercountry adoption mediation by the end of 2028. Wandisa and the NAS have…
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Mixed-race daughter Korea tried to send away is now helping adoptees return home
By Hankookilbo Link to story Meeky Woo Flippen, head of 325KAMRA Korea, speaks during an interview with Hankook Ilbo at the organization’s office in Jung-gu, central Seoul. Korea Times photo by Park Ji-yeon Overseas Korean adoptee calls for state apology over forced adoptions of mixed-race children “578 Ganeung 3-dong, Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. 3-tong, 2-ban,” she said…
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Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by a US veteran from Iran after deportation threats
By Claire Galofaro Link to story A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war. Judge Andrew Fishkin’s ruling likely ends a monthslong ordeal…
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A wall of nametags at a South Korean park testifies to adoptees’ longing for their birth mothers
Link to story By Kim Tong-Hyung PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently gathered to leave their names on a wall at a former U.S. military base, hoping that, after decades, a birth mother might still be looking for them. Misted in rain, they fastened ceramic nametags onto mesh…
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International adoptions still declining: complexity of cases weighs heavily
Small but structural decline in 2025: 70% of adopted children have special needs, process still over 50 months by Giulia Cannizzaro Link to story 9 May 2026 In the midst of a structural demographic crisis and a birth rate at an all-time low, even the intercountry adoption channel continues to lose momentum. Over the past…
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Birth Mothers Harmed by Overseas Adoption Speak Out: “Government Negligence Must Be Thoroughly Investigated”
by Bae Kyunghwan Link to story Birth Mothers Harmed by Overseas Adoption File Petition with TRCCall for Dedicated Investigative Body on Forged Documents and Human Rights Violations The Coalition for the Truth and Accountability on Overseas Adoption and Children’s Rights (hereinafter TRACE) submitted a petition for truth-finding on behalf of five birth mothers who suffered…
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AANHPI Heritage Month: Asian adoptees in Susquehanna Valley reconnect with heritage through art
Regina Ahn Link to story Asian adoptees in the Susquehanna Valley are reconnecting with their heritage and exploring their identities through creative outlets like martial arts, poetry and singing. Maya Sony Schwartzwalder reflects on her adoption story Maya Sony Schwartzwalder, who was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 1998 and adopted at 10 months old,…
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