Category: United Kingdom
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Man reunited with mum decades after adoption
Marcus Boothe Link to story A man who was adopted from Vietnam and recently travelled thousands of miles back there to meet his birth mother said the journey helped him understand “the missing piece of the puzzle” in his life. Ike Robin, 27, from Bath, was adopted when he was six months old, and raised…
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BBC: ‘I was born in China but raised in Billericay’
By Jodie Halford Link to full story
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Daily News Hungary:
British couple leave Hungary after authorities blocked adoption of newborn baby By Csaba Finta Link to story (paywalled) A British couple living in Budapest have abandoned a three-year legal battle to adopt a Roma baby girl after Hungarian authorities repeatedly blocked the process, despite court rulings that found the state had acted unlawfully and in…
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Professor Gonda Van Steen celebrates successful campaign to help Greek adoptees regain Greek citizenship
Link to story Professor Gonda Van Steen and Dr Athanasios Balermpas
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Women abandoned as a baby in Hong Kong searched ‘for years’ before finding lost family
By Rachael Davis and Laura McKenna Link to story. This story includes numerous links and was originally written for the MyHeritage DNA website. I excerpted the article to focus on Rachel’s story.
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 