Babies for sale on Facebook

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PETALING JAYA: Babies are now available for sale through Facebook. Checks by the Sun showed more than 600,000 hits through Google which displayed both open and closed Facebook pages with details such as infants’ age, gender, and health. Potential adopters are provided with details of the mother’s pregnancy stage, and, based on a case-by-case basis, her monetary needs until post-delivery, …

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 …

Recovering What Was Left Behind

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This is the moment….. Published on Dec 11, 2012 Photographs and Video Footage Courtesy of Kira Donnell   To share your story, write a letter to your original family or start a birth search this site is created for you.  Register your story by visiting this page.  For news on industry practices, go to Adoptionland.org To get a copy of Adoptionland: From …

Long Lost Family U.S.

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March 1st 2016, a U.S. version aired on TLC as a one-hour special hosted by Christopher Jacobs and Lisa Joyner. This version was sponsored by TLC and Ancestry.com and produced by Shed Media which also produces the US version of Who Do You Think You Are. LONG LOST FAMILY WEBSITE VISIT HERE:   For news on industry practices, go to …

Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists

An Adoptee’s Nightmare

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As an adoptee my records have been sealed. I have never been able to make contact with my biological family until now. Unfortunately, the results have been my worst nightmare. This is not a comprehensive examination of my entire experience as an adoptee, but rather an expression of what I’m going through right now. Adoptee Rights are Civil Rights – …