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Adoption Books for Adults by the co-founder of Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Network
If you believe that all humans should have the right to all information that pertains to them, or that identities should not be altered and sealed without one’s knowledge, and that all individuals should have the right to their (blood) family of birth, then you are invited to join.
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Suggested Stories
Americanized'72: A Generation X Coming of Age and Identity Adoption Story (Kids Who Grew Up in the 70s & 80s)
Americanized '72, by Janine Vance
In this uplifting memoir, the author recounts how and why members of the Vance family left organized religion in 1997 and went on to expand their belief system to include Eastern Philosophy. This Generation-X Coming-of-Age young adult story documents unique all-American experiences and shares the author's loyalty to the adoptive family prompted by the empathy she feels when her adoptive father survives a 1984 traumatic brain injury, which led to providing his care until 2021. The story focuses on transitioning from being raised in a fundamentalist Christian family to accepting a philosophical point of view that values all of nature after being kicked out of the church.
"As a fellow inter-country adoptee, this book means so much to me because it validates the experience I went through growing up in the 70' and 80s."
Americanized ' 72 tells of Janine's personal memoir that would typically be kept behind the scenes or in the dark in real life because it has to do with adoption, and most adoptions start with secrets. Janine is vulnerable and innocent, and this is a coming-of-age story of trying to figure out her identity, her place within her family, her rocky adoptive mom's relationship, and her sickness. Janine not only shares openly her experience, but she shares with ironies, sarcasm, and sense-of-humor that really shine through in her memoir. Her voice is revolutionary for those of us who are not yet able to communicate, articulate, and/or are scared to share because of our adoptive families. For most of us, we have to keep quiet about how we truly feel about our adoption experience for fear of upsetting our adoptive parents.
The Search For Mother Missing: A Peek Inside International Adoption
The Search for Mother Missing: A Peek Inside International Adoption by Janine Vance
In this contemporary tale detailing a two-week trip that explores intercountry adoption from South Korea, twin sisters travel to their birth city of Seoul in search of their Korean family. Little incidents along the way serve as a catalyst that leads them into a worldwide modern-day adoptee-rights movement seeking truth and transparency.
"Wow, this was an interesting read. I knew nothing about adoption, let alone foreign adoption, prior to reading this thought-provoking and eye-opening book."
I read it thinking it might be interesting, and found myself shocked and amazed by what I read. This is a page-turner. If you are interested in learning more about adoption or just the journey of some of your fellow man, I highly recommend this book. It is entertaining, educational, and enlightening."
The Unknown Culture Club: Korean Adoptees, Then and Now
If you were adopted, you are not alone. These stories validate the experiences of all those who have been ridiculed or outright abused but have found the will to survive, thrive, and share their tale.
These stories validate the experiences of all those who have been ridiculed or outright abused but have found the will to survive, thrive, and share their tale. Adopted people all over the world are reclaiming the right to truth and access to birth documents. This book is a living testament on why previous "orphans" do not endorse the profitable Evangelical Orphan Movement. Those who work in the human rights field, whistleblowers, or adopted, will see the value of this book. After years of forced "positivity" led by the profiteers, it is time to be real. These are real stories from individuals no longer serving the adoption pioneers' fanciful wishes and advertising campaigns.
"A Powerful Collection."
"This is a powerful and important read for all. The adoptee voice is all too often silenced, and it can literally be life or death for some to be heard and seen."
The Vance Twins co-founded Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Information Network. For years they have shown compassion and support to the community, which includes domestic, inter-country, late-discovery adoptees, AND long-lost families. If you are adopted, you can identify with the author's adoption experience, but if you are not adopted, you will get a real taste of how it 'feels' to be adopted with all the extra issues that most people never have to deal with or think about. So don't be shy about picking up this book. You will not regret it.
Recommended Read
Adoption History: An Adoptee's Research Into Child Trafficking
Adoption History: An Adoptee's Research Into Child Trafficking by Janine Myung Ja
These stories validate the experiences of all those who have been ridiculed or outright abused but have found the will to survive, thrive, and share their tale. Adopted people all over the world are reclaiming the right to truth and access to birth documents. This book is a living testament on why previous "orphans" do not endorse the profitable Evangelical Orphan Movement. Those who work in the human rights field, whistleblowers, or adopted, will see the value of this book. After years of forced "positivity" led by the profiteers, it is time to be real. These are real stories from individuals no longer serving the adoption pioneers' fanciful wishes and advertising campaigns.
"A Powerful Collection."
"This is a powerful and important read for all. The adoptee voice is all too often silenced, and it can literally be life or death for some to be heard and seen."
