Susan Soonkeum Cox, Holt International Vice President of Public Policy, will speak on transracial adoption in an interview to be aired on BlogTalkRadio. Host Dawn Davenport will interview Susan and take questions and comments from callers.
Susan, who was adopted from Korea during the early years of Holt’s work in international child welfare, has been an advocate for adoptees, adoptive parents and international adoption. As spokesperson for Holt International, Susan has appeared on many programs and conferences. She was a primary force in efforts to increase citizenship protections for international adoptees adopted by U.S. parents, and she has served on the boards of directors of several national and international child welfare organizations.
The one hour program will be broadcast live beginning at 9 a.m. PDT on July 2, and it may be accessed later by visiting BlogTalkRadio online.
UPDATE: On July 1st PBS’s News Hour did a segment on International Adoption issues, highlighting Vietnam. The report featured a discussion with Susan Soon-Keum Cox and Congressional Coalition on Adoption Executive Director Kathleen Strottman. Click here to hear this segment as MP3. PBS’s News Hour segment.
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