Adopted Child, Deported Adult. Wazulu’s Story

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Wazulu was born in India and adopted as a child. He was taken to the USA at the age of 12 to live with American parents and for the next twenty years he studied and lived as an American. A brilliant musician, Wazulu was gaining recognition as a performer and producer of an original style of Indian influenced Hip Hop …

Holt International Adoption Agency in Seoul Korea

Adam Crapser Filed a Landmark Lawsuit Against the South Korean Government and Holt Children’s Services

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Adam Crapser filed a landmark lawsuit against South Korean Government and Holt Children’s Services

Phil Donahue asks the hard questions about adoption.

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“Fighting for Rights After a Forced, Unethical Adoption.” From the historical archives of CUB (Lee Campbell) Caller:  “I am a social worker and I worked for several (one in particular) adoption agencies. And a point that needs to be made here is that we are not allowed under any circumstances to give alternative information, and we are strongly encouraged not to …

Child Trafficking: Victim representatives call for immediate help for adoptees

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by Samuel Thomi – Northwestern Switzerland The officials Switzerland knew already in the early 1980s of irregularities in adoptions of babies from Sri Lanka. Swiss adoptee-led association “Back to the Roots,” asks for immediate action by the Swiss government: English translation: After Canton of St.Gallen admits to illegal adoption practices, victims’ representatives call for federal and cantonal support. The conclusion …

‘I was looking for my mother but found my twin instead’

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By Shaili Bhatt BBC News Gujarati “The first time I saw my brother, I just froze. “I couldn’t say anything. We sat down on the sofa in his house. There was silence. Then I started to cry. “The first words he said to me were ‘don’t cry’. Then he took my hand. Everyone who was there cried as well. It …