It’s my guess that everyone connected to Vietnam adoptions has seen the internal USCIS memo regarding a new DNA requirement that was posted on Bring Our Children Home yesterday. This memo was news to us as it was to most people in the adoption community – although it appears that USCIS did notify some agencies [...]
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Posted in Experiences on Jan 15th, 2008 12 Comments »
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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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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This contribution is republished from the November 2007 Welcome House newsletter, with permission. Thank you, Leonette, for allowing us to share this wonderfully balanced insight into the state of adoption in Vietnam right now! ~ VVAI By Leonette Boiarski, Welcome House® Director Children at Nha Trang Orphanage. In October, I had the pleasure of visiting [...]
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