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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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Saturday, June 22 • 9:00am - 10:15am
Adoption (Mis)Representation in Entertainment

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Orphan and adoptee protagonists historically make up a large part of storytelling, and adoption representation in entertainment only continues to grow. Yet, the adoptee community still has to fight for inclusion in sharing our lived experiences. In this session, a survey of depictions of adoptees in film, TV, and other media will be shown, contextualized, and then discussed in breakout groups. Join Kira Omans, an actor and Chinese adoptee, and Nicholas Ramsey, a video producer, editor, and Korean adoptee, for a critical conversation on the good, the bad, and the potential future of adoptee representation in entertainment.
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Kira Omans

Kira Omans (she/her) is a transracial Chinese adoptee and SAG-AFTRA actor and martial artist. She appears in CSI: Vegas, The Gods II, Power Rangers: Rise of the Ninja, and What Happened to Suzy. Her voiceover credits include Girl From Nowhere (Netflix), Real Sports with Brian Gumbel... Read More →
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Nicholas Ramsey (he/him)

KAAN AC, KAAN Speaker Coordinator, KAAN Tech
Nicholas Ramsey (he/him) has professionally produced and edited videos and podcasts for over 15 years. In terms of adoptee media, he is the producer-editor of Angela Tucker's podcasts. Born in Busan, South Korea, he was adopted in the 1980s, during the peak of international adoption... Read More →

Saturday June 22, 2024 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lakeshore A: Lobby Level
  General Session (Open To All Attendees)

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