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“Birth Stories” Open Adoption Magazine, Fall 2011
Click image to download Letter From the Editor: The articles in this issue of Open Adoption are warm and inspiring, helping us welcome another holiday season. We celebrate IAC’s newest families on page...
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“Transracial Adoption Talk” Open Adoption Magazine, Winter 2012
Click image to download Letter from the Editor: In celebration of the new year, this issue of Open Adoption offers stories of both reflection and hope. On page one, you will find a collage of IAC’s...
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Families, Adoptees, Birthfamilies gather at annual summer picnic
Our annual summer picnics were a great success! Below is an account of the picnic in Los Angeles at El Dorado Park, written by Tai Farnsworth, an IAC alumni and staff writer: On June 16th almost 200...
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IAC Sponsors Adoptee Night with the SF Giants
The Independent Adoption Center is proud to sponsor the first annual Adoptee Night at the San Francisco Giants game. The event will take place on July 24th as the Giants play the San Diego Padres. We...
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Halloween Costume Photo Contest
Calling all Frankenstein Monsters, Princesses, Cats and Cowboys: The Independent Adoption Center is excited to announce our first annual Halloween Costume Photo Contest! The winner will receive a $100...
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One Million Moms Attacks ABC Over LGBT Adoption
One Million Moms, a project started by The American Family Association (AFA), a non-profit conservative Christian Fundamentalist group based in Mississippi, is protesting Jennifer Lopez’ new ABC...
View ArticleThe Web Makes Open Adoption “Inevitable”
“Untangling the Web: The Internet’s Transformative Impact on Adoption” released by the Evan P. Donaldson Institute on December 13, 2012 is a comprehensive overview of both best practice in adoption and...
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U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 2013
On Friday January 4, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a South Carolina court’s decision to return custody of a 27-month old child to her biological father who was an enrolled member of the...
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Open Adoption is the Answer to Many Issues Raised by ICWA
The New York Times recently asked a group of experts to comment on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) that the Supreme Court will be reviewing this session. In early January 2013, Court agreed to...
View ArticleRehoming Adoption, and How to Fix It.
IAC is aware of this practice called “re-homing” where families illegally move adopted children (most frequently internationally adopted children) to new families without any oversight from child...
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