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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
Belonging in the In-Between

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The dichotomies of being “enough” or “authentic” push and pull Adoptees to define the parameters of their authenticity. In a framework of either/or, there often is no home for Adoptees to exist in. However, exploring the in-between, infinite possibilities emerge. This space allows for the Adoptee to exist as a complex whole. In this workshop, participants will learn skills in navigating the either/or binary and exploring the possibilities of self in the in-between.
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Kalyn Bonn

Kalyn received her B.S. in Human Development & Family Studies and M.A. in Ethnic Studies from Colorado State University. She attended KAAN in 2019 and appreciated the community and it brought her during her graduate studies. In 2023 she joined Chinese Adoptee Alliance (CAA) as a board... Read More →
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Anna Ningjing Cohen

Vice President, Chinese Adoptee Alliance
Hi! I'm Anna and I was adopted from Nanjing, China and raised in Brooklyn. I'm currently serving as President of Chinese Adoptee Alliance (formerly known as Families with Children from China - Greater NY). I'm passionate about building the adoptee community, amplifying adoptee stories... Read More →

Friday June 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Rosemont 3: 3rd Floor
  Adoptee-Only Session

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