Category: United States
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Smithsonian Magazine: This Adoptee Discovered a Trove of Documents in a Nun’s Basement. The Rare Vietnam War Records May Rewrite the Story of Operation Babylift
By Nina Strochlic Link to story The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuation Babies on plane seats during Operation Babylift in April 1975 Jean-Claude Francolon / Gamma-Rapho via…
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KAUA’I NOW: Proposed law aims to correct citizenship oversight for adoptees
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Newsweek: Woman Abandoned as Baby Gave Up on Finding Birth Family, Until She Got Text
By Jack Beresford Link to story
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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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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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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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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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WCCO News: Fear, frustration as a Minnesotan adoptee tries to prove her citizenship
By Jennifer Mayerle From story: As deportations are happening across the country, one local woman has her own worries. She was adopted as a baby and wanted to make sure she had citizenship papers. That started a domino effect, leading to fear and frustration. Now, Astrid-Ira McCarthy says she hopes her case serves as a warning…
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