A grandmother’s 36-year hunt for the child stolen by the Argentinian junta

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In 1977 Estela Carlotto’s pregnant daughter was arrested. The Argentinian regime let her live long enough to have the baby before killing her. With others, Estela formed the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo to search for the grandson she’d never known. Uki Goñi reports Practically all of Argentina has cried on this one,” says Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, patting his right …

“Do you understand that your baby goes away and never comes back?”

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Nurses traded horror stories involving tearful and confused new mothers, who asked whether they were allowed to hold or feed their babies. On July 29, 2014, Maryann and Dexter Koshiba, 32 and 37 years old, sat, utterly exhausted, in a recovery room at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. That morning, Maryann had given birth to a baby girl, …

Harry Holt the Godfather of Holt International Adoption Agency

Who are Harry and Bertha Holt?

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The Couple Behind Korean International Adoption: Saints or Sinners? You Decide. A Brief Historical Overview of the Life and Times of Harry and Bertha Holt and the Origin of International Adoption. 1954-1955: Discovering Amerasian Children Bertha Marian Holt was born in 1905 to Clifford and Eva Holt. She married Harry Holt, a first cousin (Mark Baker, 2006), on December 31, …

International adoption: Stolen from Africa just like a slave

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MSNBC – Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry is an American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics.     https://adoptionland.org/adoptionland-from-orphan-to-activist/