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	<title>Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity &#187; Advocacy</title>
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		<title>Fighting for &#8220;orphans&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/07/24/fighting-for-orphans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks, I&#8217;ve had a slight problem: raging internal conflict.
Meet Little Guy.

I had a minor obsession with him.
He was in an orphanage in central Vietnam. I was the bad photographer. I don&#8217;t know who the cameraman is. I was there to evaluate a health-promotion project sponsored by a non-governmental organization [NGO], hosted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once Again with the Dark Side</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/05/25/once-again-with-the-dark-side/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/05/25/once-again-with-the-dark-side/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 13:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many, many of our readers have questioned our motives, and even wondered if we are anti-adoption, we all feel that the &#8216;job&#8217; we do here, voluntarily, due to conviction, is a job that is really important.
Why is it so important?  Because we want adoption to continue.  Yup, that&#8217;s the truth.  As long as there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The myth of the Safe Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/05/12/the-myth-of-the-safe-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/05/12/the-myth-of-the-safe-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[the lie we love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you do a google search, a blog search, a twitter search&#8230;.any kind of search&#8230;on the topic of international adoption, you will get thousands of hits on feel good stories, blogs, books and even youtube videos that will make you tear up (oh yes, I have one of those too!) and that will inspire you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethica&#8217;s Webinar Series</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/02/06/ethicas-webinar-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2009/02/06/ethicas-webinar-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Ethica:
Ethica is pleased to offer its first webinar series for prospective adoptive families as they begin to pursue the adoption process.  Please join us as we explore issues surrounding adoption fraud, how to choose an agency, and the implications of adopting from a &#8220;Hague&#8221; country.  Note that space is limited so please register early.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief update on negotiations</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/27/brief-update-on-negotiations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/27/brief-update-on-negotiations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From JCICS:

  On  		October 13th Joint Council announced its understanding that  		formal negotiations between the Governments of Vietnam and the United  		States regarding an interim Memorandum of Understanding were scheduled  		in the coming weeks.  It is now our understanding that these scheduled  		formal negotiations have been postponed. 
 
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join Ethica50 in your state today!</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/24/join-ethica50-in-your-state-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/24/join-ethica50-in-your-state-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Ethica:
Ethica is pleased to announce our new outreach initiative to give voice to the adoption community on a state by state level. We as an organization have long fought the battle of dealing with issues on a state by state basis, and we have developed the Ethica50 initiative to respond to the ever growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If, Indeed</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/18/if-indeed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/18/if-indeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chosing An Agency]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Process]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a former PAP, who is now a P and AP, I am grateful to Mirah, Amyadoptee and Stella for their comments on the last post.   Do I agree with all of their points of view?  No, but I am still grateful.  Because left to myself, I would not have the value of the perspective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCICS Statement on Special Needs Adoptions</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/12/jcics-statement-on-special-needs-adoptions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/12/jcics-statement-on-special-needs-adoptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 10, JCICS released a position statement on Special Needs adoptions in Vietnam that reads, in part:
Vietnamese law does allow for the adoption of a child with Special  		Needs, despite the expired MOA.  However, this Special Needs adoption,  		if pursued, would have to take place as an independent adoption. An  		independent [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>The End of an Era</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/08/31/the-end-of-an-era/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/08/31/the-end-of-an-era/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the September 1st expiration date of the current Memorandum of Understanding, a sort of sad silence has fallen over the Vietnam adoptive community. Agencies are saying little to nothing. Both governments are mum. Advocacy groups are waiting. Without speaking at all, the anxiousness is palpable. You can hear a pin drop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/08/19/vietnam-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/08/19/vietnam-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[JCICS, Ethica, and NCFA have joined together to create a survey for all families currently in process in Vietnam, both those with referrals, and those still waiting for referrals.  According to JCICS, this survey is &#8220;a new tool in our collective advocacy initiative.&#8221;
Unfortunately much misinformation exists regarding the number of families still waiting to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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