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2012 ROOTS FAMILY TOUR TO KOREA - JULY
3-15, 2012: The Roots Family Tour
is the combined effort of 3 agencies in the
states, AIAA being one of them, that have
Korean programs through Social Welfare
Society (SWS). On the tour you will
travel throughout Korea, reunite with old
friends and make new ones. Typical
itinerary highlights include a palace tour,
a folk village tour, visit the SWS main
office meet with foster families, tour the
DMZ, visit a national park, a Buddhist
temple, etc. Come and experience the
rich history and culture of Korea on the
2012 Tour, taking place from July 3 - July
15. If you have questions, please
contact Rosemary Jackson at rosemary@aiaaadopt.org
or call AIAA at 248-362-1207. For more
information click on the links below.
Roots 2012 Brochure
Roots 2012 Registration form
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BE
THE ANSWER--TODAY: In
1977, AIAA was a founding member of Joint
Council on International Children's
Services, a network of adoption service
providers, family support groups, aid
organizations, medical institutions, child
advocates and educators. Today a real
financial crisis is jeopardizing their
ability to continue to advocate for children
in need around the world.
Click
on the BE THE ANSWER campaign icon on our
home page, listen to the children and
respond. Everyone who cares about
their survival and future is requested to
donate a minimum of $40 or whatever you can
afford. Be sure that you indicate that
you are an AIAA adoptive family.
We
need to act today!
CALL TO ACTION
FOR FAMILIES FOR ORPHANS ACT:
UNICEF estimates 143 million children who
live as orphans around world with no chance
for permanent parental care. Joint Council
on International Children’s Services, (JCICS),
professional organization of adoption
agencies, aid organizations, and
professionals in medical field, is rallying
support for Families for Orphans Act being
proposed in Congress.
Act will create Office of Orphan Policy,
Development, and Diplomacy within US
Department of State that will help to
spearhead services to children in need
internationally. We urge you to go
http://www.jcics.org/call_to_action.htm,
read Act, and, if you agree methods being
proposed, join number of people who have
already signed Petition.
Next, contact your members of Congress to
encourage them to co-sponsor Act. While AIAA
has some concerns about length of time it
may take overseas to ensure that children
are given chance to remain with birth
families or be adopted domestically, this
Office could be strong voice advocating for
every child’s human right to permanent
parental care as expeditiously as possible.
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THE
AIAA NEWSLETTER, “COMMITMENTS", PROVIDES
AN ONGOING OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED
- We are always looking for
interesting material to share with our
families. This may be in the form of
articles, family news, anecdotes,
reviews of cultural or adoption related
books, adoption stories or photographs
of your children as they grow up and
experience life cycle events (i.e. high
school or college graduation, weddings,
etc.). To share materials or ideas,
please contact Joanne Weaver at
248/362-1207..
ATTENTION
FAMILIES ON THE MOVE AND ADULT ADOPTEES!!!
HELP US KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
If you are
planning a move or have recently changed
your address, please send us your new
address and telephone number so we can
update our database. In addition to getting
the newsletter to you, there are also
occasions when our post adoption services
department may need to reach you. Having
your current address and phone number saves
us a great deal of time and effort. So
please take a minute or two to keep us
current.
AIAA
REVISED GUIDELINES FOR LETTERS AND PACKAGES
TO KOREA.
We have been pleased to see families
connecting with their children’s foster
parents, birth parents, caregivers, etc.
However, due to the overwhelming volume of
packages and correspondence we have
received, our guidelines needed to be
revised. You are asked to
observe the following:
NANCY
FOX, AIAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND DR.
SOOK WILKINSON, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST,
HAVE CO-EDITED A NEW BOOK ENTITLED:
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After the MORNING CALM: Reflections of
Korean Adoptees. This book features
26 Korean adoptees of all ages. Their
words have important implications for
other adoptees, adoptive parents and
professionals whose work is touched by
adoption. To learn more about the book,
the editors and the contributors, visit
the website:
www.afterthemorningcalm.com
If you would
like to talk to someone by phone, please
call AIAA and ask for Jan, Tammy or
Rosemary 248-362-1207
(Some Documents are in PDF format
click below to download Adobe Reader)
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