Features
“In Our Own Words”: Three Adoptees Share Their Stories
- “Did You Ever Mind It?” On Race and Adoption, by Nicole Soojung Callahan
- Are Adoptees Selfish for Wanting to Search?, by Angela Tucker
- “I Want to Be Myself,” by Lilach Brownstein
It’s a Wrap! Adoption at the Movies 2014
Top 9: Family viewing guides and discussion questions.
Countdown to Summer
Make the most of birth family visits, homeland tours, heritage camps, and more.
Personal Essays
“Snowfall, and the Silence of Pregnancy”
A birth mother recalls the lonely, sleepless nights of her pregnancy.
“It’s an Adoption Thing”
One mom recalls the time at the hospital when her daughter was born, and the open relationship they’ve maintained with her birth mother ever since.
“When My Birth Mom Was an Astronaut”
An adult adoptee writes about her vivid childhood fantasies about her birth mother, including imagining that her birth mom was astronaut Christa McAuliffe.
News
Q & A with Maggie Jones
The author of “Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea” answers questions about how she came to write this piece, and the overwhelming response she’s received.
A Sad Loss for the Adoption Community
In Memory of Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D.
Advances in Adoption Rights Laws for Gay Families
China Adoption Process and Regulations Change
Updates to U.S.—Vietnamese Special Adoption Program
2015 Open Records Initiatives
Korean Adoptee Is a Top Yankees Prospect
New York Considers Legalizing Compensated Surrogacy
Korean Adoptee Wins Grammy Music Educator Award
2015 Adoption Tax Credit Maximum Increases
President Obama Pushing for Paid Leave for Federal Workers
The Experts
Healing from Food Insecurity
A feeding specialist addresses hoarding, sneaking food, or consistent overeating.
Departments
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PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS: “All of Us” – Family Photos
PARENT-TO-PARENT: Specifying Gender When Adopting
AF PICKS: Notable New Reads of 2014
Thank you to this issue’s Sponsors:
Independent Adoption Center
Children’s Connections, Inc.
America’s Christian Credit Union
Adoption by Shepherd Care
Bethany Christian Services
Cleveland Clinic International Adoption Program
Dillon International
Forever Families Through Adoption
Michael S. Goldstein, Esq., LCSW
National Background Check, Incorporated
Pact, an Adoption Alliance – Pact Family Camp 2015
Adoptions from the Heart
Cono Christian School
European Adoption Consultants
Love Me, Feed Me – the Feeding Doctor
The Valley Hospital – Adoption Screening and Evaluation Program