**OUTSIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS POLICY**

It is CCI’s mission to share relevant news, updates, and projects among the adoptee community on our various platforms. Chinese adult adoptee members are welcome to submit adoptee-centric announcements. In doing so, please be aware all submissions must abide by CCI’s general rules, including but not limited to:

• Be courteous: announcements containing hate speech / bullying will not be tolerated

• Be mindful to avoid promotions and spam: if a post has a monetary value attached to it, ensure that sharing it will benefit the adoptee community at large and is not just for personal gain 

• Be respectful of everyone’s privacy: by submitting an announcement, you are giving consent to CCI to publish the works on the site(s) of your choosing. Be sure you have the permissions of all involved before submitting

• Be creative: CCI loves to see all forms of announcements from the community! Art, projects, events, etc. We are happy to work with and brainstorm with any members who would like assistance with pending announcements to optimize textual and visual appearance. 

• Be purposeful: please share posts that may be directly relevant to the adoption and adoptee community. Posts that are not directly relevant may be rejected.

Specific instances:

• Research Projects

  • CCI is proud to support adoptee-led research within the community. However, due to the sensitive nature research with human participants, we have created procedures to vet studies to be shared with our members. We want to ensure that institutional regulations are being followed and that ethical considerations are being made on the part of the researcher. We also want to help empower our community to understand what kind of research they are taking part in and how it can impact our community. Therefore, we ask that you submit your project to Outside Announcements for approval. Thanks for your cooperation, in advance.

  • Any projects, surveys, or research must be affiliated with an institution. Please include a letter of information that proves that you are associated with an institution.

  • Any projects, surveys, or research involving human participants must include an ethical consideration regarding how the data will be stored and protected. It must also consider how it will be de-identified with any one individual. All projects, surveys, or research done with human participants must have applied for IRB approval if required. Responsibility for confirming whether your study needs IRB approval lies with the researcher themselves.

  • For courtesy, please include a deadline for participation.

• Religion

  • Adoptee support groups that are religiously affiliated will be accepted as external announcements. Please avoid proselytizing posts.

• Politics

  • Only nonpartisan posts will be accepted. Anything advocating for a specific political party or candidate will not be accepted. Topics that do not directly impact the adoptee community may not be approved. 

CCI is happy to discuss any potential announcements should there be questions. 

Ready to get started? Please fill out the Outside Announcements Form:

https://forms.gle/hymKcesYXoKvj5Su6

**OUTSIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS SUBMISSION PROCEDURE**

CCI aims to be a center for Chinese adoption community news, events, discussions, and happenings, and we are happy to share announcements relevant to our community from adoptees, adoptive parents or allies. 

We are excited to announce our CCI: Outside Announcements Form that will allow members to submit outside announcements for publication. Through this program, we will be able to share your announcement here, on our website’s Outside Announcements Page, and in our next email newsletter. We are also happy to share announcements submitted by adoptees only on our Facebook Groups.

What we need in the announcement: 

• What the program / event / activity is

• Who is running or in charge of the program / event / activity

• Who to contact with questions / How members can get involved / learn more

**Please note - we currently do not share any announcements related to personal promotion or personal fundraising. We cannot post personal fundraisers, even if they are for trips to China.**

Fill out our CCI: Outside Announcements Form to get started. 

outside announcements

1. Media Request: The Washington Post is looking for Asian women adoptees in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area for upcoming story

2. Illicit and Illegal Adoption Webinar

3. Call For Submissions: Asian American Policy Review

4. InterCountry Adoptee Voices: Video Resources for Professionals LIVE Today

5. IAMAdoptee and Side Launch 10-Week Video Series in Worldwide Premiere

6. Rudd Adoption Research Virtual Conference 2020-2021

7. Petition to Allow Internationally Adopted Kids to be President

8. Hollaback & Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC): Bystander Intervention Training

9. Pen Pals Worldwide (ladies only)

10. Adoptee Meets World: Chinese Adoptee Podcast

11. From There, to Here: Photography Project Regarding Transracial and Intercultural Adoption

12. China Care - Northwestern University - VIRTUAL EVENT OCT. 22, 2022 at 11 am CST

1.Media Request: The Washington Post is looking for Asian women adoptees in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area for upcoming story

Hi all! I hope this note finds you well. My name is Shuran Huang and I am a photojournalist based in Washington, DC. I am originally from Hong Kong and came to the United States as a student in 2016. You can find my work on my portfolio website (https://www.shuran.photography/) and my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shuranhuang/).

The Washington Post's women feature, The Lily, is working on a story about Asian women adoptees who will celebrate Lunar New Year this year to connect with their roots. Adoptee experience is underrepresented in mainstream media and we hope to use a national outlet to elevate and amplify your voice.

Therefore, I am looking for Asian women adoptees who are based in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and who are in different age ranges, especially women who are over 40.

If you are celebrating Lunar New Year in your unique way and are interested in participating in this project, please reach out to me at shuran.photo@gmail.com or (646)255-5971. Thank you for your time and attention. Let’s collaborate!

Dated January 2022

2. Illicit and illegal adoption webInar

Intercountry adoption is regulated by the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This convention was designed to protect the best interests of the child in intercountry adoption and prevent the abduction, trafficking or sale of children for intercountry adoption purposes.

While it is impossible to calculate exactly how many illegal and illicit adoptions have occurred into Australia, we do know we have specific cohorts of adoptees here from various countries. Ethiopia and India were the most recent countries where our programs closed due to irregularities. Our early history in the 1980s includes trafficked adoptees from Taiwan where Julie Chu was convicted of falsifying paperwork and sentenced to prison for her role as leader of the Taiwan trafficking ring.

Globally, in February this year the Netherlands suspended its intercountry adoption program due to its historic illegal and illicit adoptions. Other European countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, and Belgium have all taken steps to carefully examine their historic adoptions.

What will Australia’s response be to our own history of illicit and illegal intercountry adoptions? Australian policy makers are currently grappling with this question and the implications. For this purpose, ISS Australia and InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) are pleased to present our free webinar on this sensitive and complex topic with a focus on the voices of those with lived experience. We hope to help educate about the experience from lived perspective, how it impacts, and what impacted people want to see policy makers and professionals take into consideration.

This webinar took place on 10 November 2021 titled Lived Experience of Illegal and Illicit Adoption. We bring you Australian specific lived experience, however, this can be extrapolated to the global arena.

A huge thank you to our panelists: Professor David Smolin, Kimbra Butterworth-Smith, Annita Pring, Clement Lam (as read by his daughter, Marie Gardom).

Link to webinar: 

https://intercountryadopteevoices.com/2021/11/19/lived-experience-of-illegal-and-illicit-adoption/

Dated November 2021

3.call for submissions: asian american policy review

Call for Submissions: Asian American Policy Review (AAPR)

Print Deadline: November 19

Digital Deadline: Rolling

Call for Submissions Page: https://aapr.hkspublications.org/submit/

The Asian American Policy Review (AAPR) is currently submissions for its 2021-2022 print and digital issues.

Founded in 1989, the AAPR at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government is the oldest academic, non-partisan journal in the United States dedicated to analyzing public policy issues facing the AAPI community. The AAPR aims to capture a broad range of AAPI experiences, movements, and identities and make this work accessible to policymakers and the broader public. It encourages submissions from authors of all backgrounds, including scholars, policy makers, civil servants, advocates, organizers, and artists.

Submissions guidelines and instructions can be found on the call for submissions page. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Anna Lipscomb (alipscomb@hks.harvard.edu) or the general AAPR email (aapr@hks.harvard.edu) with any questions.

Dated October 2021

4.intercountry adoptee voices: video resources for professionals live today

From Lynelle Long, Founding Director of InterCountry Adoptee Voices:

I am proud to launch our new adoptee led educational video resource for professionals [https://intercountryadopteevoices.com/video-resource-for-professionals/] designed to help doctors, teachers, and mental health professionals better understand our lived experience as intercountry transracial adoptees.

This project has been a huge effort over the past 6 months to gather adult intercountry adoptee voices and share what we would like education and health professionals to know, so they can better support us on our complex life path.

Overall our project included a production team of 6, direct input into the film scripts from 18 adoptees who auditioned, filming of 8 adoptees, 31 adoptees attended our information session which I had to close after only 2 weeks of advertisement, music from 5 adoptee musicians, a feedback/review team of 11 professionals, translation support from 3 adoptees, and emotional support throughout the project to the film participants from Relationships Matters. This has truly been a community collaboration!

I would appreciate you sharing the resource link on social media and to any doctors, teachers and mental health professionals whom you feel would benefit from this resource.

Huge thanks to our Project Funders:

Relationship Matters and the NSW CoAPC;

Supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Dated October 2021

5. IAMAdoptee and Side by Side Launch 10-Week Video Series in Worldwide Premiere

COMING SOON

IAMAdoptee in partnership with the Side by Side Film Project (https://sidebysideproject.com/), presents 10 weeks of exclusive video premieres — featuring 10 thematic short films from the Side by Side Film Project, along with 10 conversations with mental health clinicians, all of whom are intercountry adoptees from South Korea, India, and Colombia. 

Join us in bearing witness as they share their thoughts and reflections on these emergent markers in the roadmap of an adoptee’s life.  

STAY TUNED!

iamadoptee.org

Dated September 2021

6.Rudd adoption research virtual conference 2020-2021

The Rudd Adoption Research Program remains committed to sharing the valuable content of the previously planned in-person program while in the midst of a global pandemic. We hosted 6 virtual sessions throughout the 2020-21 academic year for our first-ever virtual conference.

The program, Adopted Adults: Connections Across Generations, spans the 2020-21 academic year and features both personal and professional insights that are shaping the future of adoption research, drawing heavily on the introspection and work of adult adoptees themselves. Themes of connectedness, identity, and healing were discussed through the lens of intergenerational relationships. 

Primarily moderated by inaugural Program Chair, Dr. Hollee McGinnis, assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, we spoke with 20 experts in the field of adoption research to gather their insights as those making policy and legislative changes, clinicians, researchers, and community builders in the form of support groups, mentorship programs, and the arts of filmmaking and creative writing.

It is our hope that you find these videos useful and incorporate them into your teaching curriculum, clinical practices, and efforts to affect change in adoption policies.

Visit our website and social media accounts for session descriptions, video access, and speaker bios.  

Through the generosity of our presenters and sponsors, there is no fee for attending.

Website: https://www.umass.edu/ruddchair/virtual-conference-2020-2021

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/RuddAdoptionResearchProgram

CLICK HERE to watch the video series! https://www.umass.edu/ruddchair/virtual-conference-2020-2021 

Dated September 2021

7.PETITION to Allow Internationally Adopted Kids To Become President

Young children are often taught that with enough hard work and dedication they can be anything they want. But, for internationally adopted children, like us, this is not the case.

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution states that in order to run for president one must be a “natural born citizen.” This clause can be quite confusing, but what it means is, you must be born in America or born abroad to American citizen to be eligable for president of the United States. This prevents kids who were adopted internationally from becoming president, even if they meet all other requirements. This is why we are proposing a change to the constitution to allow kids who were adopted internationally at or below the age of ten to be able to have big dreams and know that they can be anything they want.

The truth is, the US constitution was written before international adoption even existed. When our founding fathers wrote the constitution they didn't realize the ways in which our country could grow due to adoption. But, now that we live in a world where thousands of international adoptees have become US citizens, this rule doesn't make sense. We were all adopted at a young age, we have grown up in American households, we went to American schools, learned of American history, and are just as much American as any other kid. International adoptees may have a different birthplace, but they are just as American as any other person and should be able to run for president.

Consider a couple, with a love for the US, who immigrated with an infant child to the states. Then, a year later had another child in America. That second baby would be eligible to run for president, yet his or her sibling would not. Both siblings are raised by the same parents in the same house with the same love of the U.S. and yet just because the first child was born in a foreign country they will no longer be allowed to dream big.

There are thousands of international adoptees who are just as much an American as anyone else, and with your help they can finally know that anything is possible.

We are asking people to sign and share in support of international adoptees running for president. Here is the link to our petition http://chng.it/hFpSQ7C6bb and here is our contact information: adopteesforpres@gmail.com

Dated June 2021

8.Hollaback & Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC): Bystander Intervention Training

Hi CCI Community,
We have just heard word from one of our parent members that Hollaback! has partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) to offer free de-escalation training and bystander intervention training for those who may be interested. 

To learn more, please visit:

The Hollaback website: https://www.ihollaback.org/ 

The Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) website: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/ 

The Bystander Intervention Training: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/ 

Dated March 2021

9. pen pals worldwide (ladies only)

Interested in having a pen pal? Consider joining the Pen Pals Worldwide (ladies only) Facebook group to connect with people in state or internationally!

Check out the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/756266475227987/?ref=share

Dated October 2020

10.Adoptee meets world: Chinese adoptee podcast

Hi all, I'm Addy! I was adopted from Yangzhou, China in 1998, and I just wanted to share a new project with you that I've been working on in hopes that it becomes a resource for members of the adoption community.

It is a podcast called "Adoptee Meets World" that shares my own honest thoughts, feelings, and experiences I have had with adoption and about how adoption has impacted other parts of my life.

The First Episodes include:
1. Growing Up in a Caucasian Family
2. Routine & Quarantine
3. AMW on Black Lives Matter
4. 10 Things I Wish Parents Knew About Adoption

To listen, you can search for "Adoptee Meets World" on Spotify or click this link https://anchor.fm/addison-coryell.

It will be up on Apple Podcast & Google Play soon!

Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_

To parents, I know some topics might feel uncomfortable or may surface negative feelings, but I hope you can receive it with love and understanding. Adoption takes a toll on everyone and this is just how I have processed what has happened. Best case scenario, I hope it opens your understanding of the adoptee perspective and maybe even allows for thoughtful conversations within your own family.

To the adoptees, I hope that through this podcast we can create a community of support. We all  have an incredible story that should be honored.

Dated July 2020

11.from there, to here: photography project regarding transracial and intercultural adoption

Hi CCI,

I am working on a photography project, "From There, to Here" which is about transracial and intercultural adoption. I am in charge and would like to share the project with people to spread adoption awareness and also see if anyone would like to be in the project, as it is ongoing.

About the project:

As a Chinese adoptee I made this project in response to how I felt growing up in a place where my cultural and ethnic background was unfamiliar to most people. One look at me and most people see that I’m Asian, and with that comes all the racist stereotypes. But to the Asian community, since I wasn’t raised in an Asian household, I’m “not really Asian”, despite also facing the racist assumptions they also faced. Because of this I struggled with my identity a lot. I still continue to be unsure of where I stand in a country that is supposedly openly diverse. I always felt like I had to be completely American or completely Chinese, I couldn’t be both. 

After recently meeting a group of adoptees who grew up with the same confusion and similar experiences as me, I realized that our stories are all too similar. It immediately became obvious that no one knew how we really felt growing up outside of the history and culture we were born in. Many of us felt alone not being able to express our thoughts and emotions due to the fear of being silenced with the remark that we all know too well: “You should be grateful for your opportunities.” We never said that we weren’t grateful. “Adopt-splaining” is a term that many of us know. And it’s because our community is rarely covered by the media, and when it is, our stories are seen as traumatic or we are seen as ungrateful for our opportunities.

It is true that many adoptees don’t grow up with the traditions of the country they were born, and that’s usually fine until someone says it’s not. With this project I am sharing how we all truly feel and our responses to growing up as adoptees.

If you'd like to be involved, please contact me at sydneywalshphoto@gmail.com

Here is a link to the project so far: https://sydneywalshphoto.com/from-there-to-here

Dated July 2020

12. China Care - Northwestern University - VIRTUAL EVENT OCT. 22, 2022 at 11 am CST

Hello,

We hope this email finds you well. We are China Care, a philanthropy club at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois that develops programming for Chinese adoptees and Chinese-American children and teens. This programming includes playgroups and mentorship opportunities where we educate children on various aspects of Chinese culture and form bonds during one-on-one meetings between mentees and mentors. Our mentors are current Northwestern students with a passion for sharing their love of Chinese culture with Chinese children and teens. 

Our primary goal is to foster a community and learning environment for Chinese adoptees and other Asian-American youth. Though we have previously focused on helping children in the Chicago-land area, we are now seeking to expand our network. While researching online, we found your organization and would love to help serve your members! 

Upcoming, our first playgroup of the year will take place on Saturday, 10/22 from 11am-12:30pm (CST) over Zoom (flyer attached below). To celebrate Halloween, we will be exploring spooky stories and traditions in China and other Asian countries. We would welcome anyone from your organization who would like to attend; the MailChimp linked here provides more information.

In general, if you could share this message or our website with those in your organization who might be interested in any of our programs, that would be greatly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact us via email or social media if you have any questions regarding our organization or our events. 

We thank you for your time and consideration, and hope to hear from you!

Best regards,

NU China Care

Website | Facebook | Instagram

Outside Announcements Continued:
Research Projects

1. History of Chinese Adoption in the U.S.

2. Dissertation Study: Exploration of Chinese Transracial Adoptees’ Perspectives on Family, Romantic Relationships, and Parenthood in the Context of COVID-19 Related Anti-Asian Discrimination

3. Chinese Adoptee Identity in Relation to Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language

4. Experiences of Transracially Adopted Individuals of Color

5. Ethnographic Research Project: Effects of Transracial Adoption

6. Lived Experiences and Self-Identity of Chinese Adoptees

7. Attitudes of Chinese Adoptees Toward Genetic Testing

8. Boston Korean Adoptee Research Request Proposal

9. Exploration of Chinese Adoptees’ Interest in Uncovering Their Family History and Genetic Information

10. Chinese Transracial Adoptees: Thoughts and Views on China and its Politics

11. Acculturation, Cultural Identity, and Self Esteem of Chinese Women Adopted During the One-Child Policy

12. Transnational, Transracial, Asian Adoptee Experience

13. Chinese American Experiences During COVID-19

14. Identity Development of Adult Adoptees Study

15. Adoptee Literary and Art Archive - University of Oregon - BY NOV. 1 2022!

1.history of chinese adoption in the u.s.

Hi, guys! I hope this message finds you all well! 

My name is Alice  Zhang. I am a third-year P.h.D student in U.S. history at Florida State University. In 2019, I moved to Tallahassee Florida from China hoping to write a history of Chinese adoption in the United States. The reason why I am interested in studying this history was because of the Bring Me Hope (BMH) summer camps for orphans in China when I was an undergraduate. Through volunteering at the summer camps hosted by BMH since 2014, I  met and understood more about the Chinese children as well as the families who adopted them. As children caught between two cultures, I believe they deserve their own histories. In order to write the history of Chinese adoption on the terms of Chinese adoptees and adoptive parents, I hope to include voices of you all. I believe the lived experiences of both adoptive parents and Chinese adoptees are invaluable and I hope to include voices like your precious families as the most important source of this history.

Since May, I have been receiving training and applying for permission to interview families adopted from China from the Office of Human Subjects Research. The goal of this training was to equip me to conduct interviews that protect your privacy and identifiable information. I will respect and honor all the rights you have in the interview and I will explain the details to you if you decide to participate in this oral history project by answering some of my questions. The most important points are to ensure your consent to be interviewed is voluntary and I will protect the recordings throughout the study (about two years),  and I will destroy all the recordings after I finish writing the dissertation(about two years.

The interview will need to be recorded because I need to transcribe and code your identifiable information as an oral history source for the dissertation. Preferably, we could do in-person interviews if you are in or near the Tallahassee, FL area. However, if you prefer the online venue for this interview, I  hope to FaceTime or Zoom with you guys because it would facilitate communication (or any other medium that we can see each other). If you are not comfortable being video-typed, we can just record the sound for transcription.  If you are not comfortable using zoom or FaceTime, we can do a phone call interview as well.

The interview will last about one hour and the questions are about the general procedure of the adoption and your lived experiences as American adoptive parents and Chinese adoptees.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions regarding the interview.

Thanks so much for considering!

If you are interested in participating this oral history project or if you have further questions about this project, please write me an email at yz19a@fsu.edu! I will be happy to answer all your questions! Thanks so much, guys! 

Dated August 2022

2.Dissertation Study: Exploration of Chinese Transracial Adoptees’ Perspectives on Family, Romantic Relationships, and Parenthood in the Context of COVID-19 Related Anti-Asian Discrimination

Hi, my name is Hannah Wing (hwing@fordham.edu). I am a Chinese adoptee, a member of Families with Children from China (FCC) New York, and a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education. I am conducting a dissertation study, for which I have received approval from Fordham’s Institutional Review Board, that aims to explore Chinese transracial adoptees’ perspectives on family, romantic relationships, and parenthood in the context of COVID-19-related anti-Asian discrimination. 

I am seeking participants who meet the following criteria: 

1. Between the ages of 21 and 29

2. Identifies as cisgender female and heterosexual

3. Born in China and raised in a White family in the United States

4. Grew up and currently resides in the United States

5. Is currently in a monogamous romantic relationship for at least six months 

6. Not in acute distress or imminent danger of harming oneself by severe self-injurious behavior or by endorsing thoughts of suicide or homicide.

*Please note: To diversify my sample, priority is given to Chinese adoptees who are currently in a monogamous relationship with a person of color as well as Chinese adoptees who have children. 

Participation in this study involves the following: 

(1) A demographic questionnaire through Qualtrics

(2) An online interview via Zoom for approximately 1.5 to 2 hours (and review of transcribed interview)

(3) An online follow-up interview via Zoom for approximately 15-45 minutes (and review of transcribed interview)

Participation is entirely voluntary, and all answers will be strictly confidential. Any publications or presentations resulting from this research will not identify you as a participant.

As a thank you, participants will receive a $20 Amazon gift card. 

If you are interested in participating or have any questions about the study, you can contact me at hwing@fordham.edu. Please feel free to share this recruitment information with other interested and eligible Chinese transracial adoptees. Thank you very much for your time and help!

Sincerely,

Hannah Wing, MSEd

Dated June 2022

3.Chinese Adoptee Identity in Relation to Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language

Hi everyone!

My name is Nicole and I was adopted from China when I was nine months old. Ever since I was young, I’ve been fascinated by language and how it relates to identity - specifically in my own case where I never learned Chinese. Now, as a graduate student in the MA in Language Teaching Studies program at the University of Oregon, I am using this initial curiosity as inspiration for my master’s project. Essentially, this study investigates international Chinese adoptee identity as it relates to experiences with and perceptions of learning Chinese as a heritage language. You are invited to participate in this study if 1) you are adopted from China, (2) your  adoptive family is from the United States, and (3) you are over the age of 18 years old. 

If you fit these criteria and are interested in sharing your story, you can choose to participate in this research by filling out a survey (accessible by scanning the QR code on the flyer). The responses you provide will be collected anonymously. At the end of the survey, you will be asked whether or not you would like to participate in an optional follow-up interview. (If you indicate yes, you will be directed to a separate survey to provide an email address so the researcher can schedule the interview at a later time. Your contact information will not be linked to your survey responses.) Please note, participation is voluntary and will not be compensated.

If you have any questions or concerns before deciding to participate (or during your participation), you are welcome to contact me via email at nwillia3@uoregon.edu and I will try to respond within 1-3 business days.

As a fellow adoptee, I’m eager to hear and learn from you and would be greatly appreciative of your time and participation. Your stories and experiences are valuable, and I would love the opportunity to highlight and bring awareness to the adoptee identity, with your help.

With much gratitude,

Nicole Williams

Dated April 2022

4.Experiences of Transracially Adopted Individuals of Color

Greetings,

Drs. Amanda Baden and Adam Kim (both adult adoptees of color) are conducting a study on the experiences of transracially adopted individuals of color. The study involves a 12-minute survey that investigates how adopted individuals explore birth culture. Further, we are interested in how birth cultural exploration may be related to identity exploration, experiences of discrimination, and well-being. We would greatly appreciate it if you would share this posting with your members. 

We hope that this research will help us present a more accurate picture of how adopted individuals navigate being an adopted person as an adult.

 Please consider participating in the study if you are (1) a transracially, transnationally adopted person of color, (2) 18+ years of age, and (3) live in the U.S.

For more information or to participate, https://tinyurl.com/ReculturationSurveyStudy 

For participants who complete the survey by May 1, we will be auctioning off 10 gift cards worth $35 each. We do hope you’ll take part! 

Best,

Dr. Amanda Baden

Montclair State University

BadenA@mail.montclair.edu

Dr. Adam Y. Kim

Wesleyan University

Akim02@wesleyan.edu

Dated April 2022

5. Ethnographic Research Project: Effects of Transracial Adoption

Hi everyone! My name is An Lee Johnson and I was adopted from Hengyang in 1999 when I was less than one year old. Until this point in my life, I have never actively sought to understand how being adopted transracially affects my cultural and ethnic identity. I am currently a senior undergraduate majoring in anthropology at Brandeis University. I have been tasked with the opportunity to create my own personal research project. So, out of my own personal and academic curiosity, I am undertaking an ethnographic research project aimed at understanding the effects of transracial adoption on an individual’s ethnic, racial, and cultural identities. How do you situate yourself within or between cultures, as a transracial adoptee? 

I am seeking as many adoptees as possible to share their stories and experiences as it relates to the struggles that we have all dealt with as individuals within this community. This is my own ongoing one-semester undergraduate project that will never be publicly published or shared outside of the classroom. Your confidentiality is ensured through the use of pseudonyms (and other means!). Participation is voluntary at every step. If you are interested in having 1-2 friendly, casual, and private conversations over Zoom, phone, email, or text, then please let me know! I am very flexible and would love to, at the very least, meet with some of you and establish a kind-hearted friendship through our shared connections. 

My email address is aljohnson@brandeis.edu and my phone number is 603-303-3068. Please feel free to email, text, or friend me on facebook to connect, or with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks!

~An Lee

Dated October 2021

6.Lived Experiences and Self-Identity of Chinese Adoptees

Hi, my name is Megan Armentrout and I am a student at Occidental College. I am a fellow adoptee looking to conduct recorded (for note-taking purposes only) Zoom interviews on those who identify as female Chinese adoptees who were raised in white families.

 I am researching the lived experiences of Chinese adoptees and how Chinese adoptees self-identify. This would be a great chance to discuss your experience with adoption! I am conducting interviews throughout October.

I am looking for people who identify as female and who are Chinese adoptees ages 18-30. The interviews would be around an hour long. This study is unpaid but participants would be much appreciated.Those who are interested can contact me by email at marmentrout@oxy.edu

Dated October 2021

7.Attitudes of Chinese adoptees toward genetic testing

I’m Megan Moore, a medical student at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. For my capstone project, I am working under the direction of Dr. Deidre Hurse, Assistant Professor in the Department of Foundational Medical Studies at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, the faculty advisor for this project.  I am conducting a research study to investigate the attitudes of Chinese adoptees toward genetic testing and its possible uses. 

I am recruiting individuals who are Chinese Adoptees 18 years or older to complete a brief online survey. Since I knew you are also a part of the Chinese adoption community, I wanted to share this link directly with you in hopes that you would consider participating in this short online survey. The research will take approximately five minutes. The research will take place entirely online. I’ve attached the information form and survey link below.

https://oakland.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3W4JCKYk92Q8XWe 

Dated September 2021

8.Boston korean adoptee research request proposal

My name is Jason D. Reynolds (Taewon Choi) and I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of San Francisco. I am seeking individuals to participate in a study entitled "Exploring Adult Transracial Korean and Chinese Adoptee Discussions About Racism, Discrimination, and Intersectional Identities with White Adoptive Parents During the Global Pandemic."  This study has been fully approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of San Francisco (IRB Protocol #1565). 

To participate, individuals must identify as transracial Korean or Chinese adoptees who are 18 years of age or older, can speak and read English, and have engaged in discussions related to racism and discrimination with their White adoptive parents since the global pandemic began.  

The purpose of this study is to gain an increased understanding of the experiences of adult transracial Korean and Chinese adoptee discussions about racism, discrimination, and intersectional identities with their White adoptive parents during the global pandemic.  Specifically, this study seeks to understand how adult transracial adoptees navigated these discussions during a time of heightened violence toward the Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander communities as well as during the Black Lives Matter movement.  

You will be asked to fill out an online demographic questionnaire form through Qualtrics to ensure you qualify for the study.  You will be asked to read and sign an informed consent form in order to participate.  Then you will be contacted to schedule an interview via Zoom or over the phone so you can participate in a secure location of your choice.  Interviews will be audio-recorded and later transcribed.  Interviews will last approximately 45-60 minutes.  You will receive $35 for your participation in the study.  If you choose to withdraw before completing the study, you will receive $0.  

Your participation is voluntary.  You may skip any questions or tasks that make you uncomfortable and may discontinue your participation at any time.  Any publication or presentation will use pseudonyms to protect the identity of participants and their families.  

If you have any questions about the study, please contact the principal investigator Jason D. Reynolds (Taewon Choi), PhD at jreynolds6@usfca.edu.  If you have any questions or concerns about your rights as a participant in this study, you may contact the University of San Francisco Institutional Review Board at IRBPHS@usfca.edu. 

If you are unable to participate in this study, but know someone who may be interested, please feel free to share this information.

Dated August 2021

9. Exploration of Chinese Adoptees’ Interest in Uncovering Their Family History and Genetic Information

Hi, my name is Rose Hokanson, and I am enrolled in the genetic counseling program at Indiana State University. I am conducting one of the first ever master’s level research study that explores Chinese adoptees’ interest in uncovering their family history or genetic information. 

Eligibility for this study  

• Adopted from China

• 18 years or older 

• English-speaking and reading  

The study consists of a brief online survey. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. 

If interested, participants can volunteer for a 30-minute follow-up interview (audio only). Interviews will be initially linked to your survey responses using your name and email when scheduling an interview, but interviewees will be de-identified. Any participant who completes a follow-up interview has a chance to win one of three $25 Amazon gift cards.

The survey link can be found here:  https://indstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_80oUYpCamYzMrNc

Please complete the survey and sign up for a follow-up interview time if interested no later than September 30, 2021.  

If you have any questions regarding this study, please email rhokanson@sycamores.indstate.edu 

This study is IRB approved. 

Dated July 2021

10. chinese transracial adoptees: thoughts and views on china and its politics

Hi CCI Community,

I am undertaking research for my undergraduate dissertation on the topic of Chinese transracial adoptees thoughts and views on China and its politics. Members can message me on Facebook or I can give other contact information like email if they would prefer to contact me on a different platform.

This project would only be open to 18 year olds and older in order to safeguard against minors. Anybody who is interested, I will get in contact and send over some consent forms in order to ensure the participants consent and that they are fully aware of the research aim. 

You can contact me via email at emilytutton@hotmail.com

Thank you,

Emily

Dated April 2021

11. Acculturation, Cultural Identity, and Self Esteem of Chinese Women Adopted During the One-Child Policy

Hi Everyone!

Last year I posted a study I was doing in this group and got some great feedback but obviously due to pandemic a lot of things got pushed back. I luckily got to graduate with the study results we got and we even won a departmental award, and because of this the board of the psych department is now allowing me to continue to study because they understand the importance of the research and the part it could play in adoption research in the future. 

My research assistant from last last year, Samantha Fang, is now owning the research process at the college (since I've technically graduated) but I'm still the head researcher and my old Professor (a PhD Clinical Psychology Professor) who supervised the project last year is still working with us! 

If you have 10 minutes in the next week or so please see if you might be interested! I am going to post the original text below so you can learn a bit more about the project. I know it's a bit tight but our deadline in April 5th!

If you already took the survey last year please do not take it again. That being said, because we extended the project we obviously couldn't post the paper and results, so if you are still interested in learning more about it when it's done, please don't hesitate to email the address below to let us know and we'll also post it in the group when we're finished (which should be early June). 

Thanks so much for all of your continued support !

Best, 

Jillian 

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For my senior psychology research thesis I am doing a study on acculturation, cultural identity, and self esteem among Chinese women adopted from China during the years of the One-Child Policy. The study is overseen by Dr. Dawn Dugan, a clinical psychology professor at my college (Hunter College, CUNY in NYC), and has been fully approved by the IRB (Institutional Review Board).

The survey is completely online and confidential (no identifying information is asked and all data is private and encrypted) and it takes about 10 minutes to complete. It has an informed consent form attached in the beginning along with some screening questions just to make sure you meet certain eligibility criteria. Then it will continue on to the body of the survey. In both the beginning and the end of the survey, there will be contact information for both myself and my mentor (Dr. Dawn Dugan) in case there are any questions or concerns. The purpose of this study is to further psychological research into the field and give more attention to an understudied population.

If you have any questions at all, either about the study as a whole or if you want to know more before you move forward, I am 100% open to answering any or all questions. Just email me at jillian.grossberg90@myhunter.cuny.edu (I use my university email to ensure confidentiality and not have conversations through FB chats) and I will get back to you asap.

For any adoptive parents who are interested, you are welcome to email me any questions as well, but unfortunately you are not able to take the survey itself. However, you are, of course, welcome to pass along the link to your adoptee if you feel they may be interested in participating.

Thank you so much everyone, please click the link below if you are interested in participating!

https://cunyhunter.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1FioieHF1EglB0F 

Dated March 2021

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13. Chinese American Experiences During COVID-19

Hello! My name is Zoe Seymore and I am an undergraduate student at the College of Wooster in Ohio. I am currently working as a research assistant under the supervision of Dr. Ziying You, Assistant Professor of Chinese Studies at the College of Wooster (our photos are attached). I am writing to invite any and all Chinese Americans and Chinese identifying adoptees who are interested in participating in a research study. You must be 18 or older to participate and live in the US.

This study is collecting oral histories and personal experiences of Chinese people in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic and has HSRC (Human Subjects Research Committee) approval. If you decide to volunteer, you will be asked to share any stories about your personal experiences, daily life changes and reflections about the pandemic. Each interview will take approximately one hour to complete. Because you are asking to talk about your personal experiences during COVID, there are minor risks involved with participating in this study, but, you can withdraw from the study at any point in the interview. Although the study does not offer any significant financial compensation, participants who complete interviews will receive a small red packet of 50 yuan on WeChat to thank you for your participation. 

Any information provided will be held confidential and personal information will be kept under a pseudonym. Audio and/or video recordings will be maintained under a pseudonym as well, will be used to create a transcript, and will be kept in a secure, protected location. These materials will only be shared with project collaborators and will later be discarded. You may refuse to participate in the study if you wish, however we could use all the help we can get. If you have any questions about the study, or wish to participate, please message me here, or email me at zseymore23@wooster.edu. This project will most likely be going through the end of April, or later, so if you want to participate but don't turn 18 until later, you still can participate!! Thank you all for your time and I hope you consider participating in this research project! Please share with others you think would like to participate in this project!

Dated February 2021

14. Identity Development of Adult Adoptees Study

If You’re Internationally Adopted into Family Racially Different than You, Please Join In!

Hello! My name is Jesika Asaro. I am a doctoral student researcher in the process of completing my doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. I am seeking participants for my study about the identity development of adult adoptees who have been internationally adopted into families that are racially different than themselves. This study is as been approved by the IRB at Fielding Graduate University.  My dissertation chair is Dr. April Fallon (afallon@fielding.edu).

In service of this topic, I am seeking participants who:

1. Are age 25 or older

2. Are fluent English speakers

3. Have been internationally adopted into a family whose race is different than theirs

4. Are willing to participate in the study by being interviewed and answering two sets of questions

Benefits to the participant include:

• possibly developing increased awareness of their identities and how their adoptions may have shaped them

• gaining a deeper appreciation of their navigation of multiple identities

• pride in contributing to the generation of knowledge about this understudied population.

• $40 Amazon eGift Card

Thank you for your time and consideration. If you know someone who would like to participate, please forward this to them. If you would like to participate, please contact: 

Jesika Asaro, MA, EdM, LMHC

jasaro@email.fielding.edu

(917) 716-7467

Sincerely,

Jesika N. Asaro

Dated February 2021

15. Adoptee Literary and Art Archive - University of Oregon

Dear China's Children International,

I hope this finds you well! I am a Chinese transracial adoptee and grew up in Minneapolis, MN. I am a second-year Environmental Studies Master's student at the University of Oregon, and my research examines adoption as an environmental justice issue. I am creating Adoptee Literary and Art Archive for my terminal master's project.

Adoptee Literary and Art Archive argues that environmental justice is adoptee justice.

A digital archive, the project explores the relationships between transracial adoption, environment, and art by inviting adoptees to contribute work exploring their relationship to the environment. Although it serves as my terminal master's thesis, the archive will continue after I graduate.

The call for adoptee art and literary submission is until Nov 1, 2022!

The archive accepts new literary and artwork, as well as work that has already been completed in the past.

Archive Link:

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/adopteearchive/Adoptee Literary and Art Archive - University of OregonAdoptee Literary and Art Archive is a digital archive which explores the entanglements between transracial adoption, art, and the environment.Through this project, we argue that transracial adoptee environmentalisms are essential towards just environmental futures.blogs.uoregon.edu

I am also attaching the formal call for submissions and poster.

I was inspired to create this archive as both an environmental justice advocate and by other adoptee activist and organizing spaces, such as CCI, which empowers adoptees to share their voices and experiences.

Please share these resources widely in your community, especially with any adoptees you think may be interested.