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  • Join us for dinner to celebrate the world premiere of Deann Borshay Liem's new film "Geographies of Kinship!" AKA-SF will be grabbing an early dinner at Krua at 5pm on Sunday, May 19th. After, some members will head over to the Roxie to catch the 7:20pm showing; another group will hang out before viewing the 9:30pm showing. Get all the details (including a direct link to purchase a ticket and RSVP for dinner) at aka-sf.org/events.
  • There's still time to sign up for our writing and expression workshop, taking place Saturday, May 11! Join us and co-host @julayneelle as we reflect on our journeys as adoptees and foster alum of color, and how we navigate our identities, all through creative writing and discussion. You’ll have the opportunity to share your writing with others in the workshop if you so choose (sharing is optional!). Lunch will be provided as well. Send us your RSVP and get all the details at aka-sf.org/events!
  • Seoul by night. We'd love to hear from our community—have you traveled back to Korea? What was your first trip like? If you haven't returned, do you think you will? Share with us in the comments!
  • Can you believe it's already time to chat May events? Our first event next month is going to be a great one: AKA-SF is thrilled @julayneelle will be joining us for a second time to lead a writing & expression workshop on May 11, with the intent to empower and validate our experiences as adopted people and foster alum. Anyone who identifies as an adult adopted person of color or foster alum of color, indigenous adopted person or or indigenous foster alum, or as a racially ambiguous adopted person or foster alum is welcome to attend—no writing experience necessary! Our voices matter, yet are often silenced by adoption and/or whiteness, and sometimes this occurs within our own adoptive families. Through writing & discussion, we’ll reflect on our journeys as adoptees and foster alum of color, and how we navigate our identities. The workshop will take place Saturday, May 11th from, 12:30-3:30pm. Lunch will be provided! To learn more and reserve your spot, visit our Events page at aka-sf.org/events
  • We're excited to share another AKA-SF member profile! Read on to meet @gypsychickorama. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hello, I'm Dina! I grew up in Boulder, Colorado and moved to the Bay Area in 2012 with my husband and two kitties. I have two brothers, the older who is also a Korean Adoptee. I was left on the doorsteps of an orphanage when I was two days old in Seoul, Korea, with a note saying my birth name was Cha In Choon. Moving to the Bay Area has been wonderful in many ways, not least because it open up opportunities for me to connect with other Korean Adoptees that I didn't have in Boulder. In 2017 I joined a History of Korean Adoption study group and had my mind blown — not just by the study group, but also by finally connecting with other Korean Adoptees and seeing how amazing, resilient, and diverse we are. I feel like I've been trying to make up for lost time since then. Connecting with other adoptees has been nothing less than eye opening, enriching, and healing. I think volunteering with AKA-SF is a wonderful way to stay connected with the community, and take part in helping create opportunities for us to engage, share, and be inspired by one another.
  • Save the date for our open group discussion at the end of this month! Adoption is something we all share in this community, but experiences and opinions among adoptees vary greatly. The Group Discussion Series is a safe and open space for adoptees to discuss Asian American and adoptee related content. All members are welcome to share in the discussion, but it is not mandatory. All sharing is relevant and open with the utmost respect to others. We are here to listen, learn and possibly inspire one another! The next group discussion will take place Sunday, April 28th, at 2pm. Stay tuned, as we're still securing a venue.

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