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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
Cutoffs, Estrangements, and Complex Adoptive Families

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Transracial adoptions connect children with “forever families,” however narratives from adopted individuals reveal that adoptive families are not always for forever. Relationships among adoptees and their adoptive parents shift as adoptees move from childhood through adulthood. Those shifts can result in altered perspectives and changes in family dynamics. As members of the adult adoptee community, researchers, and clinicians, we will present our study on estrangement in adoptive families. We asked: 1) how do adopted individuals experience estrangement? and (2) what are the precursors to, and implications of, estrangement? We will present preliminary findings and gather input and insights from attendees.
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avatar for Amanda Baden

Amanda Baden

Amanda was born in Hong Kong and was adopted by white parents in the U.S. Amanda has been a practicing licensed psychologist since 2001 and her practice is based in New York City. Amanda is also a Professor the Doctoral Program Director of the Ph.D. In Counseling Program at Montclair... Read More →
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Rebecca Randall

Rebecca Randall, Ph.D, LPC is a counselor in private practice and adjunct faculty member in clinical mental health counseling programs at several universities in New York and New Jersey. Dr. Randall is an adoptee who is a member of Dr. Amanda Baden's adoption research team, which... Read More →
avatar for Meggin Nam Holtz

Meggin Nam Holtz

Meggin (Nam 남) Holtz, LMSW, is a Korean transracial, transnational adoptee and has been involved in adoption awareness, adoptee advocacy, and support for over a decade. Her award-winning documentary film, "Found in Korea," about birth search, country of origin travel, identity... Read More →

Saturday June 22, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Lakeshore B: Lobby Level
  General Session (Open To All Attendees)

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