Aussie do-gooders ‘tearing families apart’

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Phnom Penh: Gullible Australians volunteering in Cambodian orphanages are unwittingly tearing families apart, an aid organisation says. The number of orphanages in Cambodia has exploded to an estimated 600 in the past decade, despite a lack of conflict and social upheaval normally associated with such an increase. Aid groups believe the trend is driven by dodgy operators exploiting poor families and …

A letter to my Korean Omma

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Annyeonghaseyo! 안녕하세요! Omma, 엄마! My name is Meejin Richart.  제 이름은 미진 리샤에요. This name given to me by my adoptive parents but the name I use when I’m in Korea is Choi Mee Jin. 미진 리샤라는 이름은 제 양부모님이 저에게 지어주신 이름이에요. 하지만, 한국에서 지낼때의 제이름은 최미진이에요. I know I come from you. 제가 엄마에게서 태어난걸 저는 알고 있어요. I …

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The Forgotten Fathers

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The trauma of forced adoptions for mothers is well documented but the impact on fathers is not. How do fathers fare when babies are adopted out? They can be the forgotten characters in the story. with Ellen Fanning on Radio abc For radio interview of Adoptionland contributor, Cameron Horn listen here. Australian fathers invited to be interviewed: www.birthfathers.unsw.edu.au or visit …

Outrage over child models used to ‘sell’ adoptee children from broken homes

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Children offered for adoption are being represented as photogenic child models with attractive personalities in a controversial internet advertising campaign run by a NSW government-funded charity. The marketing campaign by Barnardos has infuriated an adult adoptees support group which claims it is akin to an online sale of children and misrepresents the character and looks of potential adoptees. The web …

My illegal adoption was kept secret for nearly FIVE decades

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Theresa Tinggal reckons the way she was handed over to Kathleen and husband Jimmy – the man she called Dad – was a form of child trafficking For nearly five decades Theresa Tinggal felt like the odd one out in her ­family – but had no idea why, reveals the Sunday People. Then a remark by an uncle led to …