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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 • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Carve Your Dojang ... Stamp Your Heritage

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LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR THE FIRST 25 REGISTRANTS: PRE-REGISTER FOR CARVE YOUR DOJANG HERE.

Dojangs, in Korean culture, was a carving of the family surname which was stamped (with red ink) on official documents. Even if we don't know what our true surnames are we can still create this dojang to represent ourselves and use it as a stamp that represents us and is a visible symbol of our existence as individuals, not as Adoptees, but continue a cultural heritage through this dojang.
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Sara Salansky

Freelance Cultural Educator
I am one of the second wave of Korean Adoptees to arrive to the United States. I never grew up learning or experiencing anything Korean. And, now in my retirement years, I have been truly drawn to the arts aspect of the Korean culture. Arts is very exclusive and elite-ess in Korea... Read More →

Friday June 21, 2024 7:30pm - 9:00pm CDT
Rosemont 4: 3rd Floor
  Adoptee-Only Session
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