Author Archives: Jess

New AVI Site (June 2011)

Jessica Emmett writes:

When I first started to explore my adoption “self” over 6 years ago, the AVI network and its founding convener, Indigo ‘Indi’ Willing, were one of my first connections I’d made with other adult VN adoptees. I have been on the Advisory Committee for a few years now but always wanted to be able to give something back to AVI, I just didn’t know how. Then I saw Indi had asked in late May 2011 for help to update the site. This website is my way of contributing to AVI and our community it is dedicated to.

This has been a great project, and it was exciting to have explored the enormous amount of information from the adoptee community that had been shared on the original AVI website.

The AVI team welcomes more stories, contacts, photos and requests for information to be added/amended, while retaining the historical feel of some of the existing stories/events that have been gathered over the past eleven years that AVI has been around.

While the design of any website is secondary to the information and stories it shares, I wanted to explain a little history about its new ‘face’. Since the original site has been around for so long,  I felt that I didn’t want to alter the design too much that it might become a stranger due to drastic changes or feel, so I decided to keep it simple while taking elements of AVI’s original web design and logo.

And on that note, this website is now launched. Enjoy =)
Jess

Global Meet Up by Project Return 2 – Paris (22 Oct 2010)

Global adoptee meet up organized by Project Return 2 in Paris for 22nd October 2010

This Project Return II event is open to all Vietnamese Orphans & Adoptees only, if you are aware of any VADs wishing to attend who have not joined the group please feel free to forward on my details and ask them to contact me at le-thanh@le-thanh.com

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=345631618795

 

Smithsonian Exhibit of Operation Babylift (27 April 2010)

Monday, April 27 2010, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Ring Auditorium
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at 7th Street, SW
Metro Stop: Smithsonian or L’Enfant Plaza
General Regular Vietnamese Events:

Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) “Beyond Boundaries”
www.VietFilmFest.com

The Club O’ Noodles Show “Reinventing Entertainment…one Vietnamese at a time”
www.clubOnoodles.com

VAALA “Enriching our communities since 1991″
www.vaala.org

MNTRFF – Minnesota Transracial Film Festival – USA (14 Nov 2009)

MNTRFF – Minnesota Transracial Film Festival (by an american adoption group). Their FB Group states:

The Minnesota Transracial Film Festival is the first festival in the Twin Cities to showcase voices from thetransracial and transcultural adoption community through film, words, and music. The MNTRFF is being held at the Oak Street Cinema on November 14th, 2009.

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149169810063&ref=ts

Australia – QLD Events & Meetings (2008)

Qld Tet picnic – New farm park

Babylift people Jen Fitzpatrick, John Douglas, Brian Stehn and partners along with AVI founder Indigo Willing plus Trung Nguyen of Vietnamese Community, the Rep of the ICASN group Ms Ilan Ivory, and friends Terry Tyler and partner enjoyed Tet picnic at New Farm Park. For next general meet up of intercountry adoptees please see below.

Qld ICASN Socials – Regular

For the next meeting of inter-country adoptees in QLD please contact the State Rep of the ICASN group is Anna. email: amhdavison@yahoo.com.au

QLD Adoption Education Sessions

To get involved with the panel to talk to prospective adoptive parents at sessions organised by the QLD Dept/ICA Unit please email: keeley.cathcart@childsafety.qld.gov.au

Ongoing – IAFQ Info Days 2008

Adult adoptee special Q and A sessions are held for prospective adoptive parents by the IAFQ (Intercountry Adoptive Families of QLD) for their info days, usually held at the Italio-Australian club at Newmarket. For directions and how to attend a future event contact the organiser, Clarissa via the IAFQ at: clarry_david@optusnet.com.au

Previous sessions have featured: Vietnamese adoptees, Jen Fitzpatrick – adoption professional and B.Social Work and Indigo Willing, PhD Student, Sociology plus other adult and teen adoptees such as Anna, Zewdituand Joel. Chaired by adoptive parent and PhD student, Psychology, Leith Harding.

Australia – NSW Meetings

9th Australian Adoption Conference in Sydney

3 – 5 September 2008!
Info on how to submit tba
Held in association with COAPC, NSW

For more info contact:

Angharad Candlin
Manager
Post Adoption Resource Centre
The Benevolent Society
T: 9365 3444
AngharadC@bensoc.org.au
W: www.bensoc.org.au/parc

NSW ICASN Socials – Regular

Get to-gethers of Inter-country adoptees under the ‘ICASN’ group in Sydney occur at a reasonably regular basis.

For more info please text the Founder of ICASN Lynelle Beveridge at: lynelleb@au1.ibm.com or please contact the State Rep of the ICASN group Analee Matthews at: analeematthews@ozemail.com.au

Australia – NSW Meetings (2008)

9th Australian Adoption Conference in Sydney

3 – 5 September 2008!

If you are an adoptee and wish to meet up at or around this event please contact Indigo at: i.willing@uq.edu.au

For more info on the conference please contact:

Angharad Candlin
Manager
Post Adoption Resource Centre
The Benevolent Society
T: 9365 3444
AngharadC@bensoc.org.au
www.bensoc.org.au/parc

ALSO SEE

Young Adult Adoptees Forum
www.australianadoptionconference.com/sites/australianadoptionconference.com/files/AdopteeForumFlyer.pdf
(pdf not found. Please contact us if you have an updated link)

With Special Guest Judith Lucy and a Panel of Young Adult Adoptees

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
7pm to 9.30pm
The Stamford Plaza Hotel Double Bay

Cost: $15

Ideal for adoptees aged between 16 and 26

NSW ICASN Socials – Regular

Get to-gethers of Inter-country adoptees under the ‘ICASN’ group in Sydney occur at a reasonably regular basis. For more info please text the Founder of ICASN Lynelle Beveridge at : www.icasn.org

Are you interested in being a buddy at Camp Connection?

  • Are you adopted from overseas and aged 18 to 25?
  • Would you like to meet with other intercountry adoptees of your age?
  • Would you like to meet & help other children who may be having similar experiences you had as a child?

If so, we would love to hear from you. Contact Sue Ann at: info@australiansadopt.org or 0403 763 737

AFC Culture Camp – Adult Adoptee volunteer ‘mentors’ wanted

For more info contact:

Ricky Brisson 
rickyb@australiansadopt.org

Executive Director/Adoption Coordinator and Founder – Australian Families for Children Inc. (AFC)

Founding member – Australians Caring for Children Inc. (ACC)
National Coordinator – Australian Intercountry Adoption Network (AICAN)
Convenor – NSW Intercountry Adoption Alliance

AFC – www.australiansadopt.org
ACC – www.accau.org
AICAN – www.aican.org

 

Australia – VIC Meetings (2008)

Friday 12 Dec 2008 – Social/Work visit

Dominic Golding and Indigo Willing will be attending a David Eng Workshop as part of Monash University (there is also free symposium by this Asian American scholar). Hope to meet up with locals on Friday 12th for dinner. Please email: i.willing@uq.edu.au

3 – 4 July 2008 – Adoption Symposium

There will be an academic symposium on adoption held at Monash University. Presenters include Vietnamese adoptees Dominic Golding (MA Candidate) and Indigo Willing (PhD Candidate). *A social dinner with adoptee friends and symposium panelists from all backgrounds will be held Friday 4 July**** for more details please email: i.willing@uq.edu.au

VIC ICASN Socials – Regular

Get to-gethers of Vietnamese and Inter-country adoptees in Melbourne please see www.icasn.org

For teens you can also participate in the ICATZ network – an offshoot of ICASN for teens by emailing the teen leader Angela at: platt@ozemail.com.au

Melbourne Arts and Adoption

SHRIMP

Based on an adopted Vietnamese’s journey to Vietnam. Get a copy of: media_shrimp_singlepage.pdf (197 KB)

Review from the Age: www.melbournestage.com.au/ms1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=681

and from Vibewire: www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10488&Itemid=69

NOTE that Dominic Golding is now doing his MA on adoptee artists and can be contacted at email: dominicgolding@hotmail.com

I Love Pho Exhibit

This has toured Sydney with great success and gathered press interest from around the world. This exciting exhibit is now showing in VIC, and later WA.

Venue: Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland St, Footscray, Vic 3011
Dates: 22 Feb – 10 April 2008