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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 • 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Complexities in Post-Reunion Relationships

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To search or not to search is one of the biggest questions adoptees contemplate. Once the decision is made to proceed with a birth family search, the outcomes vary with only a minority of adoptees reuniting with birth families. But what comes after the reunion is just as varied from “the fairy tale ending” to the decision to cease contact, or something in between. Three Korean adoptees will share their post-reunion experiences and provide perspectives on how they have navigated the challenges of building relationships with their birth families beyond the initial reunion.
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Nicole Sheppard

Nicole Sheppard, MA, LPCC, is a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor based in Minneapolis, MN. She works at Mental Health Systems (MHS), specializing in mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). With the Korean Adoptees Ministry (KAM) Center she was a project manager... Read More →
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Chris Shepard

Hey there, I’m Chris. I’m a Korean adoptee, entrepreneur, and web designer from Cambridge, MA. My first KAAN was back in 2017 (Pittsburgh) and was a life-changing experience for me. Since then, I’ve discovered more about my Korean roots, reconnected with my birth family, and... Read More →
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Colleen Ziph

Colleen Ziph is a Korean American adoptee, mother and wife, and calls Kansas City home. She was reunited with her first mother in Korea in October 2022 and had the opportunity to meet again in July 2023. She attended her first KAAN Conference in 2022 and is excited to be attending... Read More →

Saturday June 22, 2024 3:45pm - 5:00pm CDT
Rosemont 2: 3rd Floor
  Adoptee-Only Session

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