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• CAA x KAMA DC hosts: Sharing Intercountry Adoptee Voices through Poetry and Song

  • When
    01 Jun 2023
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Edlavitch DCJCC

  CAA x KAMA DC hosts:

  Sharing Intercountry Adoptee Voices through Poetry and Song

  RSVP HERE via Eventbrite

  
  

  RSVP HERE via Eventbrite

  The intercountry adoptee experience is unique and the road to shaping one’s identity as an intercountry adoptee is complex and not always easy. Join us for an evening that will highlight DC’s intercountry adoptees community and showcase their talents through song and storytelling.

  This is a chance to hear these special stories while making new friends and building community.

  Tickets

  Tickets are $10 and include wine and light refreshments.

  Please note that if you cannot purchase a ticket for this event but still want to attend, contact us at info@kamadc.org and we will be happy to give you a complimentary ticket.

  About KAMA DC

  KAMA DC is a volunteer-run non-profit that seeks to build community through immigrant-led cultural experiences. We provide a platform for immigrants to share their skills and stories with the DC community. Learn more at kamadc.org or @kama.dc.

  About Chinese Adoptee Alliance

  Chinese Adoptee Alliance is a nonprofit organization supporting Chinese adoptees and allies. CAA was formerly FCCNY, which was founded in the early 1990s in Manhattan as a parent support group. It expanded to a nation-wide network, and our members include Chinese adoptees, their families and friends, as well as allies of our organization. CAA is now an adoptee-centered organization that serves the greater Chinese adoptee community and the global community of adoptees and allies. Learn more at @chineseadopteealliance or https://linktr.ee/chineseadopteealliance.

  About Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC (EDCJCC)

  Guided by Jewish values and heritage, the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center (EDCJCC) engages individuals and families through its cultural, recreational, educational, and social justice programs by welcoming people of all backgrounds to connect, learn, serve and be entertained together in ways that reflect the unique role of the Center in the nation’s capital. Learn more at @E_DCJCC.

  We look forward to seeing you there!

  If you have any questions regarding this event, please email emmarobertsvaurio@fccny.org.

  
  

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• Looking Back at 2020: Chinese Transracial Adoptees’ Experience Amid Dual Racial Pandemics - Research presented by Hannah Wing, M.S.Ed.

  • When
    08 Jun 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom, register for link

  Register

  Looking Back at 2020:

  Chinese Transracial Adoptees' Experience Amid Dual Racial Pandemics

  Research presented by Hannah Wing, M.S.Ed.

  Thursday, June 8th, 7-8:30 PM EDT via Zoom

  
  This event is for Chinese adoptees, ages 16+ only
  (A second iteration of this event will be open to the wider community on Wednesday, June 28th!)

  
  

  We are excited to welcome Chinese adoptee Hannah Wing as she presents her research Looking Back at 2020: Chinese Transracial Adoptees’ Experience Amid Dual Racial Pandemics.

  About Hannah:

  Hannah Wing is a fifth-year doctoral student in Fordham University’s Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program. She is a member of Chinese Adoptee Alliance and had previously co-facilitated discussion groups for transracial adoptees. As part of her clinical training, she has provided trauma-informed therapy to diverse populations across various settings: Veterans Affairs, civilian outpatient hospital, college counseling, and community mental health. Committed to giving voice to transracial adoptees, her research explores the identity development, racial and cultural socialization, and microaggression experiences of this community. Her publications have appeared in the Asian American Journal of Psychology and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

  Event details: 

  2020 was a time of uncertainty for us all. The repercussions of enduring the COVID-19 global pandemic and two racial reckonings, Black Lives Matter and anti-Asian hate, have had their lasting effects on the Asian community and more specifically, the Chinese adoptee community. During this event, we hope to learn more about how the pandemic era has affected the Chinese adoptee community and provide a space to reflect on our own experiences. We will have an opportunity to hear from Hannah herself as she presents her research findings. After Hannah's presentation, we will open up a Q&A portion for attendees. We will end the night in small groups to discuss amongst each other before coming back together and sharing any final thoughts. 

  We look forward to creating a brave space where we can reflect and bring the Chinese adoptee community together.
  
  

  *** We will be hosting a second iteration of this event with Hannah Wing that will be open to the general public, ages 13+, on Wednesday, June 28th from 7-8:30 PM EDT. We believe Hannah’s research is important for gaining a greater understanding and awareness of our experiences as transracial adoptees. We invite all adoptees, parents, family members, friends, and allies to join us on June 28th. Registration will open Friday, June 9th.***

  We hope you can join us!

  
  Comments, questions, or concerns:

  adopteeboard@fccny.org

  @ChineseAdopteeAlliance on Instagram

  
  

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