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Thank you for your interest in the Also-Known-As
Speakers Bureau program. Established in 1997, the Speakers Bureau
was created to raise awareness of adult intercountry adoptee experiences
by providing panel discussions and seminars to non-profit organizations,
adoption agencies, parent support groups, culture camps, universities
and schools.
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| Panel Topics |
| The following is a descriptive list of topics that the
Bureau has addressed in the past. They may be combined in any combination
or explored singularly in detail. |
| Topic |
Description |
Recommended for |
| Identity and Culture |
Speakers guide the audience through their own struggles
to define themselves and how being adopted from another culture effects
their journey. |
Adoptive Parents, Adoptee Youth, Agencies |
| Adoptees within Their Own Culture |
Exploring heritage within the context of adoption
is one thing, but what happens when the time comes to interact with
non-adoptees from the same ethnic culture? Adoptees talk about their
experiences and their views on their place within their own culture |
Adoptive Parents, Cultural and Ethnic/Cultural Organizations |
| Race and Ethnicity in Childhood |
How do you deal with the mature and complex issues
of race and identity before you even know what they mean? Adult Intercountry
adoptees reflect upon their own experiences of being of a different
race in their family and community. |
Adoptive Parents, Adoptee youth, Agencies |
| The Search for Self |
The adoptee search for birth family is often perceived
as the climax or resolution of the adoption experience. Adult adoptees
share their own experiences searching, being found, not searching
at all and the implications that these events all hold. |
Adoptive Parents, Agencies, Adoptee Youth (Mature) |
| College and Leaving Home |
Graduation from high school marks a transition to
adulthood for many teenagers. Adult adoptees share their own experiences
from the application process to graduation, all that goes on in between
and a little bit beyond. |
Adoptive Parents, Adoptee Youth |
| Dating and Relationships |
Dating and relationships are common enough to us
all. However, adoption places a unique spin to an age-old institution.
Adoptees talk about their own experiences about how culture, race
and family origin effect this. |
Adoptive Parents, Adoptee Youth, Agencies |
| Returning to the Motherland |
Returning to the country of your birth can be a powerful
experience for an adoptee. Culture shock, false assumptions and lofty
expectations can ruin your trip. Find out what to expect and how to
prepare yourself before you go. |
Adoptive Parents, Adult Adoptees, Adoptive Youth,
Agencies |
