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.” [...]
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 be [...]
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 [...]
Posted in In The News, Tools & Resources on Mar 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Yesterday, Wednesday March 12th, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing titled, “THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM:EXAMINING THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP” which was presided by Senator Barbara Boxer. The hearing did not primarily focus on inter-country adoption issues, but the topic was raised. The Department of State’s representative at the hearing, Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary, [...]
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