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Saturday, June 22 • 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Decentralizing Adoptee Grief, Reclaiming Ourselves

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This session is a continuation and response to the need exhibited at KAAN in 2022. The immersive experience of grief comes from a white, western mindset/framework which describes grief as linear, conclusive, and monolithic. Adoptees experience grief in different ways than what is traditionally assumed. What support is needed for sustainability? How do we stay in touch with the grieving process throughout our lifetimes? We’ll use sun-print paper, 3-D objects, and writing utensils as artistic tools for the grief process. Adoptees will be able to take home their projects and continue to process grief within their own unique adoptee experience.
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avatar for Jas Strong

Jas Strong

Jasmine Strong is a Baltimore based Chinese adoptee with a background in print making, sculpture, and computer science. She's been passionately engaged with the adoptee community for over several years and continues to facilitate workshops that will help transracial adoptee foster... Read More →
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Laura X. Williams

Laura X. Williams is a transracial Chinese American Adoptee who grew up in Northern NJ and currently practices psychotherapy in Denver, CO. Ask her about her 3 cats! Relationship counseling, sex therapy, addiction counseling, and cultural sustainability are Laura’s main topics of... Read More →

Saturday June 22, 2024 3:45pm - 5:00pm CDT
Rosemont 4: 3rd Floor
  Adoptee-Only Session
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