ASIA Families:  

In September 2009, Grace Song established ASIA Families in the Washington, DC metro area to meet the complex needs of Korean adoptees and adoptive families.  Through her gentle heart and passionate leadership, ASIA Families has extended its services to reach out to over 1000 Korean adoptees and adoptive families in the United States. ASIA Families’ Vision is to support Korean adoptees and their families; build healthy self-esteem among adoptees; and to grow adoptee leaders through cultural resources.  ASIA Families provides a Korean Culture School, Camp Rice culture camp and a Tour to Korea.

 https://www.facebook.com/ASIA.allservices/

http://www.asiafamilies.org/

 

Connect-A-Kid:

Connect-A-Kid is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization providing post-adoption services to adopted children and their families in the form of a mentorship program both nationally and internationally.  A team-based approach is utilized to help foster and encourage interaction between children and the mentors.  Connect-A-Kid’s goal is to foster a commitment to young adopted children that will connect the adoption community, promote lifelong friendships, and provide support to the children and to the entire family. It is through these relationships that Connect-A-Kid will enhance their social responsibility of invigorating and empowering the youth among the adoption community to continue down their path to adulthood with both pride and confidence.  We have Baltimore and DC teams with mentors from Korea and China.  The teams meet once a month for activities, such as bowling, laser tag, ice skating, pottery making and museum tours.  Connect-A-Kid’s Program Director is Elizabeth Kolar at elizabeth.kolar@connectakid.org

 

I Am Adoptee:

Every story is unique. Every narrator is an individual. Created by adoptees for adoptees, we believe there is never one way to define us. I AM ADOPTEE came from the idea that we believe that our adoption status is ever evolving as part of a lifelong human experience. I AM ADOPTEE believes it is our journey that defines us in life! I Am Adoptee connectsadoptees locally, nationally, and globally.

https://iamadoptee.org/

https://www.facebook.com/I-AM-Adoptee-1477444802529905/

 
International Korean Adoptees Associations (IKAA):

The mission of the IKAA Network is to enrich the global adoption community, promote the sharing of information and resources between adult adoptee associations, strengthen cross-cultural relations, and innovate post-adoption services for the broader international adoptee community. This is a network of Korean Adoptee groups across the world who come together with the desire for unity within the Korean adoptee community. 

http://www.ikaa.org/

https://www.facebook.com/IKAAorg

@twitter.com/IKAAorg

 
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC):

NAKASEC was founded in 1994 by local community centers in Los Angeles seeking to empower and improve the lives of Korean Americans. The NAKASEC Action Fund is NAKASEC’s 501(c)(4) advocacy arm. They are located in Annandale, VA and Los Angeles, CA and also have affiliates in Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL.

https://www.facebook.com/nakasec/
http://nakasec.org/

email nakasec@nakasec.org

 

Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN): 

Their mission is to improve the lives of Korean-born adoptees by connecting the community and providing opportunities for dialogue, education, and support. They have large conferences that feature artists, panels, and social events.

http://www.kaanet.org/

https://www.facebook.com/kaanet

 

Me and Korea: 

Me and Korea is a non-profit organization based in California that provides annual tours to Korea for adoptees and they also sponsor other projects. Their main goal is to remove some of the barriers that prevent adoptees from experiencing Korea firsthand by providing opportunities for adoptees to learn about their roots through Korean culture and the people of their motherland. The Mosaic Tour is offered annually during the summer for Korean adult adoptees. Their name comes from “I want to know about me and I also want to know about Korea."  They are also working to get Captain Keon-Su Lee’s memoir, Dazzling Hope, translated into English.  The founder is Minyoung Kim. 

https://www.facebook.com/MeAndKorea/

http://www.meandkorea.org/

https://www.facebook.com/dazzlinghopeproject/

http://www.meandkorea.org/dazzling-hope.html

https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/dazzling-hope-a-book-about-loss-hope-reunion

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1510555012512648/

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