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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 • 2:00pm - 3:15pm
No One Who Looks Like Me

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Adoptees who are childfree and have no connection to our original families will never know anyone who looks like us. What does it mean to never have a biological connection and how do adopted people thrive without this? Is it a loss we grieve or are there other means to resolve this both individually and collectively? Speakers will share about their personal journeys in being childfree, followed by time for dialogue. This adoptee only roundtable discussion will center childfree adoptees who have no connection to their biological families to build community and empowerment.
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avatar for Julayne Lee

Julayne Lee

Poet
Julayne Lee is an overseas adopted Korean (OAK) and has facilitated discussions on being childfree by choice or by circumstance since 2019, focusing on adoptees/adopted people and women of color. She believes legacy is more than biology and through ongoing dialogue both private and... Read More →
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Kerry Bondy

Kerry was born in South Korea and adopted to a Midwestern suburb in the US. Her involvement in the Korean adoptee community began in 2002 after her first trip back to Korea on a Motherland tour. In addition to volunteering and co-facilitating sessions at KAAN and IKAA, she has participated... Read More →

Saturday June 22, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Rosemont 2: 3rd Floor
  Adoptee-Only Session
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