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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
Crafting Conversations About Heritage and Culture

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For many intercountry adoptees, the responsibility of learning about their culture, heritage, and race falls upon the adoptee themself. Taking on this journey is challenging enough, but communicating their discoveries and challenges can lead to difficult conversations about identity and belonging with their family and friends. This session—designed for all KAAN attendees—involves two parts. First, you will hear from recent narrative research featuring stories from Korean adoptees about heritage learning. Then, you will get hands-on to create a personalized booklet meant to support future compassionate conversations about heritage, culture, race, and identity.
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Margaret Jeong

Margaret Jeong (정인아, they/them) is a Korean adoptee and doctoral student at the University of Illinois Chicago where they research multilingualism and heritage culture education for adoptees. Their passion for learning pungmul (traditional Korean percussion) led them on a journey... Read More →

Friday June 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Lakeshore A: Lobby Level
  General Session (Open To All Attendees)

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