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Share From left to right: Holt adoptees Dominic Pangborn from Korea; Kim Hanson from Korea; Glenn Morey from Korea; moderator of panel, Michelle Li from Korea. At the microphone: Tara Lihn Leaman from Vietnam; Adam Conner from Korea; Amber Stime from Ethiopia; Nu Wexler from Vietnam, and Holt President and Ceo Kim Brown [...]  Share The international forum kicks off this Thursday, April 14th, in Washington D.C.! As we speak, participants from around the world are gathering in our nation’s capitol to celebrate 55 years of intercountry adoption. Sponsored by Holt International and Adoptees for Children, the conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, April 14-16, 2011. Saturday’s [...] Share Holt adoptee Michelle Li introduces herself and shares about her relationship with Holt International. Michelle will be sharing her experiences on the blog frequently, so check back to read her latest entry! “I hope I can make some of my adoption stories relevant for your family,” she says. by Michelle Li
Michelle with her parents Charles [...] Share by Jane Ballback Of the three of my adopted children, Stacee has always been the most curious and connected to her Asian roots. She began a very creative exploration process of what it meant to be Asian when she entered junior high. If you know anything about adolescent development, this is not at all surprising. Every [...] Share A high school graduate shares her college entrance essay Kindergarten students are cruel. Just down right vicious. However, in their defense, they most likely do not mean to be. They are just being brutally honest. I can personally attest to this. The memories of my own kindergarten days are still vivid — snack time, naptime, circle [...] Share “Are you okay with adopting?” asked Judy. Startled, I thought, ‘how could I not be?’ I was adopted. But this wasn’t about me. This was about our commitment to become a family. With that question, adoption was no longer an abstract idea but our unambiguous decision to transform lives. Like many of our friends, we [...] Share This morning on Omaha Morning Blend, a local talk show, Celeste Snodgrass, Holt’s Midwest branch director, discussed Holt International’s upcoming gala and dinner auction. Adoptive parent Juliet Brown and her son, Gavin, joined Celeste during the interview. “This event is going to help renovate the buildings at the Ilsan center in Korea,” said Celeste. “They have [...] Share Adoptive parent Jane Ballback discusses internationally adopted children’s need for perfectionism As you read the title of this blog, you are probably thinking, what in the world is she going to talk about? Adoptive parents might be offended by this title, implying that somehow adoption was a “second-best” option. That is not what [...] Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children. Read more of Jane’s post adoption blogs by clicking here. by Jane Ballback My friends were too polite to say that to me, but [...] Share The upcoming Eugene and Omaha auction events will commemorate Holt International’s 55th anniversary of serving homeless children – a legacy of love that began at the Ilsan Center in Korea. Since Holt’s beginning, many children with special needs at Ilsan have gone home to wonderful, permanent families. This year, all proceeds from the auctions in [...] |
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