RSVPs for this event have now closed. Thank you: Hermosa Beach, LA, Sunday 25 March, 2012

Meeting for Cali VN adoptees.  RSVPs closed 22 March 2012, but if you would like to make contact for future visits/meet ups please feel welcome to email: indigowilling@gmail.com

International mobile (text only): + 01161403168490

Conference: Claremont, CA Thurs 22- Sat 24 March, 2012

AVI founder Dr Indigo Willing & Dr Bert Ballard are at Claremont 22 – 24 March to attend  The 4th International Conference on Adoption and Culture:  http://pages.scrippscollege.edu/~scastagn/ASAC-2012/Schedule.html

Dr Willing& Dr Bert Ballard (also an AVI Advisory Group member) are presenting ‘Transnationalism Beyond Transmigrants: Chinese Adoption in North America and Australia’. Dr Willing will also be chairing a special panel discussion with other international guests, Prof Rene Hoskbergen and Prof Ravinder Barn on adoptive parents.

The conference is open to the public but all attendees must officially REGISTER (small fee included). To do this visit: http://pages.scrippscollege.edu/~scastagn/ASAC-2012/Schedule.html

If you are a transnational and transracial adoptee, please say hello if you are attending. Indigo’s email: indigowilling@gmail.com International mobile (text only): +001161403168490

A number of AVI’s Advisory Group members are featured in a newsletter (PASQ, QLD Australia – http://www.bensoc.org.au/uploads/documents/PASQ_Newsletter_Summer2012.pdf) and also posted as an online article on adoptee website (tba) about their Vietnamese adoptee community work, and why being in contact with other adoptees can generate a healthy sense of engagement and connection for individuals adopted from Vietnam in any era, and from any country-of-origin.  Contributors from AVI include:

Dr Indigo Willing, Academic & Asian Australian Film Network Co-Convener, QLD Australia, adopted from Vietnam.

Analee Matthews, Journalist,, NSW Australia, adopted from Vietnam.

Jen Fitzpatrick,  Higher Education Officer, Adoptee Representative 2011- 2012 of NICAAG, QLD Australia, adopted from Vietnam.

Trista Goldberg, Business Professional, Founder & CEO, Operation Reunite, USA, adopted from Vietnam.

Tricia Houston, Teacher, Executive in Operation Reunite, USA, adopted from Vietnam.

Kim Nguyen Browne, Corporate Professional, Founder & CEO, Vietnam Volunteer Network, UK, adopted from Vietnam.

‘Ripples’, Government and Business Professional, adopted from Taiwan.