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Understanding the Wound In this important series you will begin to understand how having been adopted may be affecting many aspects of your life. It is encouraged that all three parts are viewed. Part 1: In this episode Shavasti shares his work with adoptees and introduces us to a fresh way of looking at all those involved: the adopted …
December 1, 2000 The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 On October 30, 2000, President Clinton signed into law H.R. 2883, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. The new law, Public Law 106-395, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to permit foreign-born children—including adopted children —to acquire citizenship automatically if they meet certain requirements. It becomes effective on February 27, …
Alexis Stevens liked to describe herself as a model citizen. She was adopted from England by a U.S. military family who moved her to Texas. She raised a family, put herself through college and became a school teacher. Four years ago, Stevens and her husband, Wayne, decided to celebrate their wedding anniversary and Stevens’ completion of her master’s degree by …
French authorities say they’ve launched an investigation after a child was found hidden inside a carry-on bag of an Air France passenger. CNN reports a woman was arrested in Paris after allegedly trying to conceal the child in the bag, which she had brought on Air France Flight 1891 from Istanbul to Paris on Monday. The Agence-France Presse (AFP) news …
Lebanon’s history of illegal adoption is a long one, as old as its wars. Illegal adoption is, of course, a worldwide phenomenon. Missionary work targeting “orphans” and children “of unknown parentage” began as a result of global wars, famines and epidemics that have plagued humankind throughout history. It should also be noted that the issue of orphans and abandoned children …
