This article, titled, "Vietnamese Adoptees: Where Are They Now?" is just what it sounds like: a look at adults who were born in Vietnam, then adopted by US families.

With more than 7,000 Vietnamese kids adopted in the thirty years between 1971 and 2001, there are many stories to be told, and the report takes a look at a few from the transracial angle. Although it's fairly negative on adoption in the past, it does give a bit of credit to present-day aparents and their efforts and offers some helpful information.

Here are a few of the links it lists, some for adult adoptees, but also of interest to adoptive parents of Vietnam-born kids: the Vietnamese Adoption Network, Vietnamese Heritage Camp, In Third Space, an e-mag for VN adoptees, and Adopt Vietnam, a site dedicated to Vietnamese adoption stories, poetry and photos.

Something new and cool on the Adoption.Com forums ... a map where members can find neighbors and set up play-dates, support groups, coffee mornings and more. It even has a little cyber push pin for me way over here in Seychelles ... I'm that lonely little dot in the Indian Ocean, if you're interested. I'll be waving!

Click here to check it out and put yourself on the map.

For a view of the Hague, Millennium Development Goals and South Asian Conventions on Child Welfare and Combating Trafficking of Women and Children here is a report out of India that details policy initiatives, child welfare programs, reproduction, nutrition, programs for street children and juvenile justice and much more.

The International Adoption Articles Directory, a part of the Post-Adoption Learning Center (PAL Center, INC) has a detailed article titled, "Hague regulations on training of adoptive parents and the course 'Adopting older children internationally...'" that shows agencies what the requirements will look like and offers online courses designed to familiarize prospective IA parents on upcoming Hague requirements for pre-adoptive training.

Interesting ...

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