Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity

Dear Vietnam Adoption Community Members,
In November I attended the Joint Council on International Children’s Services’ Vietnam Summit. JCICS is the umbrella organization for many, but not all, adoption agencies facilitating international adoptions.
Ethica is also a member as an adoption advocacy organization.
The Summit was convened in order to address the increasingly problematic situation in Vietnam, which [...]

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The US Embassy in HaNoi, Adopted Children Immigrant Visa Unit rolled out a newly redesigned webpage Tuesday night.
The new site has more information and links to various government webpages as well as other sites such as Ethica where PAP’s can learn more about the adoption process and how to choose a good agency. It is also [...]

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When I wrote my last post, it was never my intention to malign the writers of the recent petition. I did not mean to give the impression that I thought they were pushing for anything unethical or even asking our government to cut corners. I believe the writers had the very best intentions when they drafted [...]

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Couples ally to publicize foreign adoption plights
International dispute holds up some visas
By Rachel McGrath
Correspondent
Monday, January 14, 2008
The goal is to try and persuade broadcast organizations and media personalities to publicize what’s happening to them and why, and to bring public pressure to bear on government officials so they can bring their children home.

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When the US Embassy in HaNoi announced the new I600 procedures in late October, effective November 16, 2007, it created an unexpected and frustrating delay for many PAP’s who thought they were just weeks away from traveling to Vietnam to complete their adoption. To think you are nearly at the end of your wait and [...]

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Renewed US concerns about Vietnamese adoptions leave American parents in limbo
The Associated Press
“We have conveyed our concerns to the government of Vietnam, and they are assisting us in our investigations,” said U.S. Ambassador Michael Michalak. “We’re trying to fix the system. It’s going to take time. And it’s a painful situation all around.”
Nguyen Cong Khanh, [...]

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January 3rd: JCICS announced a revision of their timeline for their Vietnam Standards of Practice. According to the announcement,
This decision was made in order to ensure that the most up-to-date information is incorporated in the document which will be presented to Vietnamese provinces and the DIA by Joint Council President & CEO Tom DiFilipo.
New [...]

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Ethica launched a new blog in December. It’s a place for all members of the adoptive community (Adoptive Parents, Agencies, Adoptees, and First Parents) to share their views and opinions. It’s also a place where representatives of Ethica share opinions and information. Of special interest to the VN adoptive community may be this post in [...]

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A new family for the New Year
By Allen Rich
Dec 31, 2007
North Texas e-News, llc
Just like brothers anywhere, 18-month-old Henry and Ben play in the floor with new toys. But the New Year will find them in a new country, surrounded by new, loving families. …
Both were adopted out of the same small Catholic orphanage north [...]

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The US Embassy in Hanoi has sent an invitation to all ASP’s (”Adoption Service Providers”, aka “Agencies”) licensed in Vietnam to participate in the U.S. Embassy’s quarterly meeting on adoption issues in Vietnam on Thursday, January 24th. According to the invitation, there will be “a wide-ranging discussion of current issues in Vietnamese adoptions as well [...]

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