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"This Week Has Been Hard for Mommy": A TRA Talks about #GeorgeFloyd with her Multiracial Daughter
In this post, Dr. Aeriel A. Ashlee tells a vivid story about how she discussed the murder of #GeorgeFloyd with her multiracial daughter.
KAAN
Jun 16, 20207 min read


Examining Anti-Blackness in TRA & Asian American Communities
In this post, SunAh Laybourn and Shaaren Pine discuss the importance of examining anti-Blackness for Transracial Adoptees & Asian Americans.
KAAN
Jun 3, 20206 min read


Beyond Speaking Out
May is APA Heritage month, and in this post Taneka Hye Wol Jennings shares why history is crucial for solidarity and justice movements.
KAAN
May 29, 20203 min read


Reflections from KAAN 2019 Scholarship Recipients
Attending a KAAN conference for the first time can be transformative. This post shares the experiences of three 2019 scholarship recipients.
KAAN
Mar 17, 20205 min read


A Letter from KAAN’s New Executive Director
Thank you all for the tremendous support as I step into the role of KAAN’s executive director. I appreciate all of the comments,...
katie34549
Sep 18, 20184 min read


Video Participation Opportunity … Deadline 10/15
Patrick Amunson attended his first KAAN conference this summer and found it to be life-changing. Amunson, a videographer, decided to give...
katie34549
Sep 13, 20172 min read
Honoring Orlando: #KAAN2016 Conference
This message was shared this afternoon at the kickoff of the #KAAN2016 Conference by Advisory Council member Mark Hagland and presenter...
katie34549
Jun 24, 20162 min read


How #KAAN2016 Meets the Needs of … Adult Adoptees Who Have Been There, Done That
This post is one in a series highlighting the ways our #KAAN2016 Conference, scheduled for June 24-26 in Pittsburgh, PA, provides a...
katie34549
May 13, 20163 min read


How #KAAN2016 Meets the Needs of … Parents of Adult Adoptees
This post is one in a series highlighting the ways our #KAAN2016 Conference, scheduled for June 24-26 in Pittsburgh, PA, provides a...
katie34549
May 3, 20163 min read


How #KAAN2016 Meets the Needs of … Adoptive Parents of Teen & Young Adult Adoptees
This post is one in a series highlighting the ways our #KAAN2016 Conference, scheduled for June 24-26 in Pittsburgh, PA, provides a...
katie34549
Apr 29, 20164 min read


KAAN 2015: Intersections of Race, Identity, and Adoption
As the media buzz kicked off by #RachelDolezal swells around “new” conversations of race, identity, and misappropriation, a national...
katie34549
Jun 17, 20153 min read


Announcing A New Collaborative Video Project
Brought to you by: The AN-YA Project, KAAN, The Lost Daughters Project: Dear Wonderful You, #FliptheScript: For the Next Generation will...
katie34549
Mar 13, 20152 min read


How I Met The Lost Boys Of Sudan (On The Way To KAAN)
A guest post by Katie Jae Naftzger, LICSW, a KAAN presenter, member of KAAN’s Advisory Council, and family therapist, adoption...
katie34549
Sep 2, 20144 min read
What Transracial Adoptees Share: A Conversation with Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter, Ph.D.
by Mark Hagland Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter, Ph.D., was abandoned in northern India in the 1970’s, and adopted at the age of...
katie34549
Jul 10, 20134 min read


Racism and White Privilege: Breaking out of the “White Club”
An Interview by Mark Hagland For the fifth year in a row, Jennifer Griffith Hilzinger will help lead a session for all KAAN attendees on...
katie34549
Jun 26, 20135 min read


On Spark Moments and In-Between Places
My pastor and good friend (who also happens to be an adoptive sibling) recently gave a sermon where she referred to ecotones. It was a...
katie34549
Jun 3, 20134 min read


Not An “Adoption Expert”
When I was in elementary school my father introduced me to an older girl who I was told was my new sister. I instantly began spending as...
katie34549
May 28, 20137 min read


Variations on a Common Theme: Adult Adoptees Set to Explore “Commonalities Across Countries” at KAAN
I am incredibly excited to be able to participate in two of the sessions at this summer’s KAAN Conference, because they speak to so much...
katie34549
May 7, 20133 min read
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