30 November-2 December 2001, QLD Transforming Cultures / Shifting Boundaries: Asian Diasporas and Identities in Australia and Beyond cccs.uq.edu.au/?page=16095 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2001 Virtually Vietnamese/Australian Adoptees: Cultural Con/fusion/tributions to Australian Culture written by Anh Nguyen (MA, Harvard University) made with the assistance of Australian Vietnamese adoptees. Presented by I.Williams on behalf of A. [...]

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African American Cultural Council (AACC) of Virginia Beach356 Dodge Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, (757)557-9724Fax:(757)363-0994 fmoody@norfolk.cmr.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 11, 2001Contact: Freddi E. Moody(757) 557-9724 OPERATION BABYLIFT REMEMBERED The African American Cultural Council of Virginia (AACC) is proud to invite you to cover its 5th annual Salute to Minorities in the Military during FLEET WEEK. [...]

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Organiser: Jennifer Szetho, Director, Adopted Vietnamese Australians (AVA), a branch of Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI) Speakers: Jennifer Szetho (AVA) and Indigo Williams (AVI) introduced their own history and perspectives on adoption and why they are involved with community activities that support networking for adopted Vietnamese people. Ty Andre, a Vietnamese orphan with polio who lived [...]

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The Intercountry Adoptee Support Network (ICASN) held a social night at Philippe’s Foote in Sydney’s Rocks, June 2001. Attended by adoptees from Pakistan, Korea, Indigenous Australia and Vietnam the night was organised by ICASN Manager Lynelle Beveridge. AVI has continually been assisted by the invaluable network ICASN has built and its rich membership of Vietnamese [...]

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Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI) trip to Hanoi and Saigon Adopted Vietnamese Participants: Kelly Jackson, PR, Vietnamese Adoptee Network (VAN), Seattle, USA Chris Brownlee, Co-Director, VAN, Seattle, USA Brent Kurkowski, Minneapolis, USA John Ryder, Portland, USA Andrea Lee, Chicago, USA Indigo Williams, Director, AVI, Sydney, Australia Parents: Kris Lee, Ann Arbor, USA Annette Williams, Sydney, Australia [...]

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