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Concerns on Harry Holt and His 1954 Overseas Adoption Program

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My past is based on a long list of experiences with intercountry adoption, which started when I was adopted overseas to the United States in 1972 with my twin.  I have been researching the issue since my first trip back to my birth country in 2004. From examining the memoirs of the pioneers who set up the intercountry child welfare …

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The Dark Side of International Adoption and Barbie’s Past Involvement

In About The Book, Adoption, Asia, Commentary, Excerpts, The Americas, Uncategorized by Adoptionland News

Barbieland’s Controversial Partnership with International Adoption In a bid to expand its global reach, toy manufacturing giant Mattel (HK) joined forces with the Chinese-owned White Swan Hotel back in the day when international adoption was at its height. The hotel was also known as the “White Stork Inn” or the “Baby Selling Hotel.” This partnership was aimed at welcoming adoptive …

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South Korea National Assembly Conference on International Adoption

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National Assembly Debate to Seek the Current Status of International Adoptees’ Human Rights and Ways to Guarantee Human Rights Survey results https://www.youtube.com/live/TuzWJzl5YhA?feature=share LEARN HOW HARRY HOLT STARTED THE OVERSEAS ADOPTION PROGRAM IN SOUTH KOREA, WHICH NOW SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION OF IA WORLDWIDE. Publisher’s Summary Has the global manmade market for children exploited mothers, fathers, families, and communities? Gain a …

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Read This Eye-Opening Book on Adoption

In About The Book, About Us, Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Africa, Agency Complaints, Asia, Commentary, Europe, Excerpts, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Long Lost Family, Oceania, Rights, The Americas, Uncategorized, Videos by Adoptionland News

Thinking about adopting? Read how adoption evolved in this eye-opening book called Adoption What You Should Know (now on audio). It covers the history of how adoption started, including Seoul, South Korea, and uncovers secrets that agencies don’t want you to know about. How do you save $75,000? Don’t get duped. Gain a bird’s-eye view of the hidden side of …

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BBC Unveiling the Untold Realities of Adoption

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BBC with Nicky Campbell: Against Adoption. Nicky meets Arun Dohle, whose 17-year journey to find his parents ended in the High Court. When Arun Dohle was weeks old, he was adopted by a wealthy German couple who took him from his home country of India. As an adult, he began a search for his parents, which led to a battle …

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2021 Adoption Concerns

In About Us, Adoption, Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Long Lost Family, Rights, The Americas by Adoptionland News

Reasons why people may register a complaint and what to watch out for with unethical adoptions.  Keep in mind that though adoption may be legal in the United States or other European countries, what happens behind ‘closed’ doors or in foreign countries to obtain ‘your’ child is not always ethical and could lead to child trafficking. If your agency does …

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Al Jazeera: Canada’s Dark Secret

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Al Jazeera | Canada’s Dark Secret | Featured Documentary “In 1996, the last residential school in Canada was closed down, bringing to light horrifying stories about the methods used to sever indigenous children from the influence of their families and to assimilate them into the dominant “Canadian” culture. Over more than a century, tens of thousands of families have torn …

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Destroy all birth registrations created by the adoption process…

In Adoption, Adoption Survivor, Agency Complaints, Canada, Rights by Adoptionland News

Photo credit: Craig Wallace Recently, I decided to apply for a certified copy of my “Long Form” birth certificate. (The “Long Form” contains such information as your parent’s names, the hospital you were born in, etc.) While working on the online application, one area I had to complete was “Parent(s) information at the time of this child’s birth.” There is …

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Concerns on Harry Holt and His 1954 Overseas Adoption Program

In About The Book, About Us, Adoption, Adoption Survivor, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Asia, Commentary, Europe, Featured, Korea, Rights, The Americas, Uncategorized by Adoptionland News

My past is based on a long list of experiences with intercountry adoption, which started when I was adopted overseas to the United States in 1972 with my twin.  I have been researching the issue since my first trip back to my birth country in 2004. From examining the memoirs of the pioneers who set up the intercountry child welfare …

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Concerns on Harry Holt and His 1954 Overseas Adoption Program

In About The Book, About Us, Adoption, Adoption Survivor, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Asia, Commentary, Europe, Featured, Korea, Rights, The Americas, Uncategorized by Adoptionland News

My past is based on a long list of experiences with intercountry adoption, which started when I was adopted overseas to the United States in 1972 with my twin.  I have been researching the issue since my first trip back to my birth country in 2004. From examining the memoirs of the pioneers who set up the intercountry child welfare …

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South Korea National Assembly Conference on International Adoption

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National Assembly Debate to Seek the Current Status of International Adoptees’ Human Rights and Ways to Guarantee Human Rights Survey results https://www.youtube.com/live/TuzWJzl5YhA?feature=share LEARN HOW HARRY HOLT STARTED THE OVERSEAS ADOPTION PROGRAM IN SOUTH KOREA, WHICH NOW SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION OF IA WORLDWIDE. Publisher’s Summary Has the global manmade market for children exploited mothers, fathers, families, and communities? Gain a …

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China’s Adoption Trafficking Crisis

In Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Asia, Europe, Excerpts, Featured, Rights, The Americas, Videos by Adoptionland News

Why do thousands of children in China disappear every year? Adoption Trafficking 200,000 children are believed to be stolen from China every year. In 1994, this Chinese father’s child was stolen in broad daylight. For 2 decades he put up missing children posters (like below) and became a taxi driver so he could look for his daughter while he worked. …

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South Korea National Assembly Conference on International Adoption

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National Assembly Debate to Seek the Current Status of International Adoptees’ Human Rights and Ways to Guarantee Human Rights Survey results https://www.youtube.com/live/TuzWJzl5YhA?feature=share LEARN HOW HARRY HOLT STARTED THE OVERSEAS ADOPTION PROGRAM IN SOUTH KOREA, WHICH NOW SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION OF IA WORLDWIDE. Publisher’s Summary Has the global manmade market for children exploited mothers, fathers, families, and communities? Gain a …

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China’s Adoption Trafficking Crisis

In Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Asia, Europe, Excerpts, Featured, Rights, The Americas, Videos by Adoptionland News

Why do thousands of children in China disappear every year? Adoption Trafficking 200,000 children are believed to be stolen from China every year. In 1994, this Chinese father’s child was stolen in broad daylight. For 2 decades he put up missing children posters (like below) and became a taxi driver so he could look for his daughter while he worked. …

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BBC Unveiling the Untold Realities of Adoption

In About The Book, Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Asia, Featured, Long Lost Family, Uncategorized by Adoptionland News

BBC with Nicky Campbell: Against Adoption. Nicky meets Arun Dohle, whose 17-year journey to find his parents ended in the High Court. When Arun Dohle was weeks old, he was adopted by a wealthy German couple who took him from his home country of India. As an adult, he began a search for his parents, which led to a battle …

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They Took Us Away From Our Mom.

In Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Commentary, Indigenous Communities, Long Lost Family, Rights, The Americas, Videos by Adoptionland News

“They came marching right in and literally took us and thousands of other children from their homes.” The long and brutal history of the US trying to “kill the Indian and save the man”. Toward the end of the 19th century, the US took thousands of Native American children and enrolled them in off-reservation boarding schools, stripping them of their …

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Al Jazeera: Canada’s Dark Secret

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Al Jazeera | Canada’s Dark Secret | Featured Documentary “In 1996, the last residential school in Canada was closed down, bringing to light horrifying stories about the methods used to sever indigenous children from the influence of their families and to assimilate them into the dominant “Canadian” culture. Over more than a century, tens of thousands of families have torn …

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The Cruel History of Overseas Adoptions

In Adoption Survivor, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Asia, Europe, Featured, Korea, Long Lost Family, Media, Rights, Uncategorized, Videos by Adoptionland News

South Korea’s Cruel Adoption Industry Adopted to France at the age of 11, Kim believed that her parents abandoned her. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon her adoption papers earlier this year that she began to doubt what she had believed all her life. She remembers her parents clearly, but the name on her adoption papers is none other than …

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Tyler Graf at the Adoption Trafficking Awareness Symposium

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Tyler Graf and fellow panelists at the Adoption Trafficking Awareness Symposium. Adopted? Your opinion matters. Fill out the survey here. What are adult adoptees saying about adoption today? Hear the stories from across the nation and overseas, representing the U.S., First Nations, India, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Haiti, New Zealand, Chile, Guatemala, Spain, and Colombia for an all-day private event …

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Tyler Graf at the Adoption Trafficking Awareness Symposium

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Tyler Graf and fellow panelists at the Adoption Trafficking Awareness Symposium. Adopted? Your opinion matters. Fill out the survey here. What are adult adoptees saying about adoption today? Hear the stories from across the nation and overseas, representing the U.S., First Nations, India, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Haiti, New Zealand, Chile, Guatemala, Spain, and Colombia for an all-day private event …

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China Adoption Trafficking: Mother Reunites with Missing Son After 32-year Search

In Adoption, Adoption Survivor, Adoption Trafficking, Asia, Long Lost Family, Media, Rights, Videos by Adoptionland News

“So if you ever have any doubts about your birth, that you were kidnapped or adopted, then you should come forward to look for your birth parents. If you don’t, then it’s very difficult for your parents to find you.” Chinese Mother, searching for her son missing for 32 years. 10:50 7:41 “To me, my biggest regret has been losing …

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