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  • Did you know... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The United States has become home for over 354,000 transnationally adopted people. Adopted by U.S. citizen parents, these children were also given the promise of citizenship in the U.S.A. Due to a loophole in the Child Citizenship Act (CCA) of 2000, thousands of U.S. inter-country adult adoptees were never naturalized and are living without U.S. citizenship. Some have been deported to their country of origin and not all have survived. Adopted people have been working since 2011 to rectify this human rights crisis and to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act (ACA), which will ensure all inter-country adoptees have U.S. citizenship and can live full, complete lives in the only country they’ve ever known. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Sunday, Nov. 3, AKA-SF is pleased to be hosting a teach-in to share more information about the Adoptee Citizenship Act, and the efforts of our friends at @adoptees4justice. Our teach-in will also include testimony of impacted adopted people. Please join us in the afternoon on Sunday 11/3 to learn more about this important issue. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Get the details on event location and time by tapping on the link in our profile, then tapping Upcoming Events.
  • PUPPIES! ...Ok, now that we have your attention, listen up AKA-SF community! We're looking for volunteers and new board members to help us plan AKA-SF events in 2020, and we need YOU. Interested in seeing how you could volunteer to help? On Saturday, October 26, we're hosting an open planning meeting to chat about the organization, talk about open roles, and meet anyone who'd be interested in volunteering. Don't be nervous—while the title of "Board Member" sounds a little intimidating, we're simply looking for new volunteers to help fill a couple open roles. Not sure how much you can commit? That's ok, come anyway! We currently have volunteers that have helped us plan single events, or assist with small admin tasks, like helping update our website. If you're interested in supporting AKA-SF in any way, however big or small, this is the meeting to come to! Get the details on our website by clicking the link in our profile, then tapping the Upcoming Events button.
  • Podcast lovers, this one's for you! Season 3 of @adapted_podcast has started! ADAPTED is a podcast that explores the experiences of Korean adoptees, from post-reunion stories to living in Korea as adults. The Podcast was created by Kaomi Goetz, a Korean adoptee and an on-air TV journalist with Twin Cities PBS. Also available are the diverse experiences and stories from seasons 1 and 2, all told from the adoptee perspective. Tap on the link in our profile and look for the "Adapted Podcast" button to listen to recent episodes!
  • Thanks to everyone who came out for our August discussion group! Did you know we host one nearly every month? Our Group Discussion Series is a safe and open space for adoptees to discuss Asian American and Adoptee related content. Each session we open with a topic discussed through literature or a guest speaker (or sometimes, just a general topic itself). All members are welcome to share in the discussion circle, but it is not mandatory! Our next discussion group will take place on SEPTEMBER 22, so mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details.
  • Recent pics from the world premiere of @deannborshayliem's Geographies of Kinship! AKA-SF had a great time seeing the film, and grabbing dinner together. We're thinking of organizing another screening of the film in the future—who'd be interested??
  • There's still time to RSVP for tomorrow's Discussion Group! These get togethers happen monthly, and are an open, safe space to meet other adoptees and chat Asian American and Adoptee related thoughts/ideas/content/experiences. Tomorrow's discussion will take place at Arlington Park in El Cerrito, at 2pm. And yes, we're happy it cooled off, just in time! Let us know you're coming by typing bit.ly/akasfjune into your browser, to RSVP.

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