Posts Tagged ‘support’
Translating for Intercountry Adoptees in South Korea — My Summer Journey
As a translator for adoptees returning to Korea to find their birth mothers, BPAR team member Michelle (Seungmi) Lee shares the emotional moments she witnessed, their effect on her own identity, and subsequent thoughts for transracial and intercountry adoptees.
Read MoreBook Review: ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW
Nicole Chung’s touching new memoir, ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW, was published in October to rave reviews. With candor and insight, Chung details how her story as a transracial Korean adoptee has influenced and affected the past thirty years of her life.
Read MoreCollege Search for Adoptees — Tips for Parents
The college search process can bring up unique emotions and challenges for adoptees. Here are themes parents may expect and 5 tips for how to help their child, based on our interview with Kate Peltz, Director of College Counseling.
Read MoreSpotlight on BPAR’s Adult Adoptee Support Group Leaders
BPAR now has three support groups for adult adoptees. Lisa and Maya, our adult group leaders, explain more about their groups, why they feel they are such a powerful therapeutic tool, and what has led them to group work.
Read MoreAdoptive Families Need Resources Like BPAR
Our guest blogger from Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) explains why adoption-competent resources like our services at BPAR are crucial in their work with adoptive families.
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