Posted in Ethics, Tools & Resources on May 12th, 2008 3 Comments »
Many people don’t realize that Ethica is primarily a volunteer effort. Most of the people working for Ethica do not get paid and in fact pay for much of Ethica’s expenses out of their own pockets. Ethica is in a unique position of standing in the middle – representing birth families, children and [...]
Posted in In The News, Tools & Resources on Apr 30th, 2008 15 Comments »
This is reposted with permission from Linh Song of Ethica. As a personal note from the editor, I hope we will take her words to heart. We all want to react and Do Something but let’s be careful that our actions do not have unintended consequences.
> “TRY! Make some calls. Contact your resources. NOW.”
You’re exactly [...]
Posted in Ethics, Experiences, Fees, Tools & Resources, US Embassy in Hanoi on Apr 25th, 2008 45 Comments »
Today the US Embassy, Hanoi released a summary of irregularities in adoptions in Vietnam that is the longest and most thorough, to date. Likewise they have also released a Warning Concerning Adoptions in Vietnam which states, in part (emphasis mine):
On April 25, the Government of Vietnam announced that it will allow adoption to [...]
Posted in Experiences, In The News, Tools & Resources on Apr 2nd, 2008 14 Comments »
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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