Meeting with Intercountry Adoptee Support Network (ICASN) members for a coffee and relaxed chat, Sunday 30 June 5pm outside IMAX theatre. For more info or to RSVP contact Lynelle at lynelleb@au1.ibm.com

Third Annual Loving Decision Celebration (Historic 1967 Supreme Court decision abolishing all anti-interracial marriage laws) hosted by the Oregon Council on Multiracial Affairs (OCMA) Portland, OR www.ocma-multiracial.org e-mail information@ocma-multiracial.org or call (503) 249-3926  

The first ‘Women in Southeast Asia workshop’ was organised by the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies at Monash University in 1994 and since then the workshop has been held annually to promote research in the area and to facilitate exchange of ideas among scholars. WHEN: Friday 28 June 2002 TIME: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm [...]

Hosted by ~ National Council of Birthmothers www.ncob.org Saturday, June 22, 2002 7pm to 9pm – doors open at 6:30 911 MEDIA ARTS CENTER117 Yale Avenue NorthSeattle, WA Pay-What-You-Can ~ Suggested Donation $10For more information call Terri Leber at (206) 285-9059 See works from 4 filmmakers DEBRA BAKER – BROKEN TIES SHEILA GANZ – UNLOCKING [...]

Seminars on attachment and bonding by Dr. Gregory Keck from the Attachment and Bonding Centre of Ohio. Adoptees in WA, please note that Dr. Keck starts his visit to Australia in Perth with two 1/2 day seminars on 16 and 17 June. The program details and registration form are available from the website of Adoptions [...]

Catalyst Foundation is planning the 2nd Annual Vietnam Aid Expedition! Catalyst Foundation is a non-profit, non-political organization whose aim is to improve the lives of Vietnamese children through child sponsorships, direct relief efforts and adoption advocacy. This year we will spend two weeks, June 16 – July 1 in Ben Tre, Phan Thiet and Da [...]

Achievement Award to Susan Soon-Keum Cox for Korean and Vietnamese Orphans Time: 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Location: SoHo Eastanah 212 Lafayette Street , New York , NY $75 per person for Unlimited Buffet Dinner and 1 Bar Drink Also-Known-As, an organization run by adult intercountry adoptees for other adoptees, their families, and their friends, announces its [...]

AIESEC is the leading global organisation developing youth leadership. We develop the skills of young people by facilitating an international traineeship exchange program to 80+ countries. Last year we exchanged 3000 young people world wide to placements with government departments, NGOs, companies, university departments and schools, with the aim of creating socially responsible, culturally sensitive leaders. Placements are from 2-18 months. We [...]

Red Soil features the work of seven artists from Hanoi, curated by Nguyen Manh Phuc of The Gioi Gallery, and brought to Australia by The Australian Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Centre for Exhibition and Art Exchange, Hanoi. Later in the year an exhibition of Australian work developed by Asialink and the [...]

THE ASIAN ARTS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA SYMPOSIUM – Saturday 1 June 2002 The Asian Arts Society of Australia (TAASA) are hosting a Symposium on “Art and Symbolism- Five Cultures: Travels through Asia and Asia Minor”. Speakers will include: Indonesian Textiles beyond Lombok – Liz Oley Tibetan sculpture and Tankas – David Templeman Palestinian costume of [...]

The Vietnamese adoptees have been represented as part of a larger exhibition about Australian Vietnamese heritage. It brings positive images of the Vietnamese modern identity/culture and allows younger generations to get in touch with Vietnamese Australian cultural heritage.   Viet POP Exhibition, “Emergence Of Vietnamese Youth In Australia”, Liverpool Museum. Curators: Thao Nguyen and Cuong [...]