Thank you Relationships Australia SA ICAFFS Grant for the grant to hold a very special open dinner event in NSW on 28 Sep 2024 for Vietnamese adoptees. Visit to RSVP here: https://vietnamfamilysearch.com/nsw-50-year-anniversay/? and see https://vietnamfamilysearch.com for more national events across Australia

Meet Sue Yen from Vietnam Family Search https://vietnamfamilysearch.com and Dr Indigo Willing https://indigowilling.wordpress.com from Adopted Vietnamese International https://www.adoptedvietnamese.org and other Viet adoptees.

This event will auspice under Viet Nam Family Search (VNFS) was established in 2017 to assist Vietnamese adoptees search for biological family and exploration of origins. The group establishes and maintain networks within Australia and globally to support Vietnamese born peoples who have been adopted internationally. VNFS also partners with other groups and government to facilitate a better understanding of the lived experience of intercountry adoptees.

2025 marks the 50th year since the end of the Vietnam war. It is a pivotal time for Australian/Vietnamese adoptees to meet together face-to-face to support eachother in our continued adoption journey. It is acknowledged that visiting Vietnam may not be possible or desirable for some adoptees, which makes the meeting together for a day and meal essential. The event will facilitate the sharing of stories, resources, exploration of origins, peer networking and professional support.

This is Vietnamese adoptee community led peer support event.

The event will assist in developing support for fellow adoptees to nuture a sense of community and validation in their adoption journeys stradling both their Vietnamese and Australian identies. The event will create a safe and accountable forum for promoting funding support avenues, health and wellbeing services, origin searches and other adoptees events.

Beneficiaries are all Australian Vietnamese adoptees and their families in NSW, SA and Victoria.

Organising team:

Sue Bylund Sue-Yen Bylund (Luiten) – Director of VNFS will be the national facilitator as she is overseeing similar event in South Australia and Victoria where the larger Vietnamese adoptee communities reside.

Indigo Williams will be the NSW co-host for the NSW dinner.