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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.

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Friday, June 21 • 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Art and Adoptee Solidarity: Intersectional Storytelling

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The graphic novel In My Heart: The Adoption Story Project was developed in collaboration with 200+ people in the adoption community, from adoptees to social workers, adoptive parents, to birth parents, and many more. Contributors age from 14 to 80 and include voices from the African American, Native American, and Korean American communities. This book explores adoption and its complexities--examining concepts of family and intersecting with issues in society related to law, class, race, and identity. Join us for a presentation of scenes from the graphic novel, followed by a facilitated discussion with two adoptee artists involved in the process.
Speakers
avatar for Leah Cooper

Leah Cooper

Co-Artistic Director, Wonderlust Productions
Hi, I'm a transracial adoptee from Los Angeles, CA now based in St. Paul, MN. I was placed in a closed adoption in 1968 at the age of 10 weeks. I've never had access to any of my birth records or family, and I was told that my mother was white and my father was not white, that I was... Read More →
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Alan Berks

Alan Berks is a theater-maker whose work has been seen in all over the country. As a founding member of Minnesota’s innovative Workhaus Collective, he wrote and produced The Great Divide, Feast of Wolves, and Music Lovers. Awards include: Minnesota State Arts Board (Ringtone... Read More →
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Megan Kim

Megan Kim is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy-Los Angeles. She spent 9 years acting and singing in LA performing at various venues such as the Ford Amphitheatre and Fullerton Civic Light Opera, before returning to the Twin Cities. She is a company member with... Read More →

Friday June 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Renewal A: 2nd Floor
  General Session (Open To All Attendees)

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