Loading…
Attending this event?

Join KAAN from June 21 – 23 for three days of keynotes, films, presentations, roundtables, performers, exhibits, support forums, and life-changing community. KAAN offers an Adoptee-Only track, as well as sessions for a general audience that are open to all. There are programs for adults aged 18+ and youth aged 8-17. Everyone is welcome, including adoptees, birth families, family members (adoptive parents, spouses/partners, siblings, and children of adoptees), service providers, and Korean Americans. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at tech@wearekaan.org.

Register now at tfec.org/kaan2024

Donate to KAAN
KAAN is a Project of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, fiscal sponsor. This permits KAAN to operate as a nonprofit under TFEC’s 501(c)(3) designation. The official registration and financial information of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, at 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is registered in each state requiring such registration for charitable solicitation. Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. Thank you!

Friday, June 21 • 12:45pm - 2:00pm
First-Time Attendee Welcome: Ages 26+ (Adoptee-Only Session)

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Tweet Share
This session is geared for adoptees aged 26+. If you are an adoptee under 26, please see First-Time Attendee Welcome: Young Adult Adoptees (Adoptee-Only).

Whether you're new to the KAAN Conference or just want a refresher on the details of this year's gathering, please join us for an informational session about navigating the conference and experiencing any “firsts." There will also be time for Q&A.
Speakers
avatar for Mimi Short

Mimi Short

KAAN Tech
I’m relatively new to the KAAN community, but over the past few years I have learned that this was the community that I craved all my life, even though I hadn’t known that til I found it. I went back to Korea in 2017 and apparently took a while to process the whole trip/experience... Read More →
avatar for Michael Thielmann

Michael Thielmann

Adoptee-Only Dinner Lead
Michael Thielmann is a Korean American Canadian currently residing in Toronto, Canada, and living in a multi-generational Korean home with his spouse and her family. With a B.S. in Christian Counseling and Masters in Human Services, he has been focusing his efforts on behaviour change... Read More →

Friday June 21, 2024 12:45pm - 2:00pm CDT
Rosemont 2: 3rd Floor
  Adoptee-Only Session
Feedback form isn't open yet.

Attendees (31)