Season 3 of ADAPTED 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…
Do you know a U.S. high school senior or undergraduate student who is an international adoptee? Let them know about this exciting new scholarship opportunity! Also-Known-As has established a scholarship program to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of young dynamic adoptees attending college. The Also-Known-As Adoptee Excellence Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship for an outstanding graduating high school senior or…
The scholarship application deadline is April 15, 2019! Please visit the AKA website for application materials, and send any questions to the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@alsoknownas.org.
The New York Times recently featured a photo essay (alongside audio interviews) of Asian adoptees and their experiences growing up in white families. You can check it out here! From the Times: After [photographer] Mengwen Cao moved to New York from China, she started to feel like she was straddling two different worlds. To her friends and family back home,…
