By Liz Lightfoot, PhD The following blog is part five of a five-part series providing an overview of the history of institutionalization of children in Romania and its effects on children both in Romania and on those adopted in the United States. We’re pleased to have guest blogger and School of Social Work faculty member [...]
By Young Ji Yoon, MSW with Liz Lightfoot, PhD The following blog is part four of a five-part series providing an overview of the history of institutionalization of children in Romania and its effects on children both in Romania and on those adopted in the United States. We’re pleased to have guest blogger and School [...]
By Young Ji Yoon, MSW with Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD The following blog is part three of a five-part series providing an overview of the history of institutionalization of children in Romania and its effects on children both in Romania and on those adopted in the United States. We’re pleased to have guest blogger and School [...]
By Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD The following blog is part two of a five-part series providing an overview of the history of institutionalization of children in Romania and its effects on children both in Romania and on those adopted in the United States. We’re pleased to have guest blogger and School of Social Work faculty member [...]
Today's guest blogger is Eenang Kang. The New York Times Magazine’s online article “Why a Generation of Adoptees is Returning to South Korea” by Maggie Jones (2015) provides readers with narratives to illustrate a multitude of personal detriments that resulted from international adoption. The article offers brief snippets of historical contents that touches on reasons [...]
[Photo by Samantha Sais for Reuters] A few weeks ago, Reuters journalist Megan Twohey's in-depth investigative report about rehoming in adoption was big news in the adoption world, particularly for those interested in intercountry adoption. The five part series included: Part 1: The NetworkPart 2: The DangersPart 3: The MiddlemenPart 4: The FailuresPart 5: The [...]
This guest blog post was written by Salma Hussein. I recently came across an online article titled "Outrage, sadness as Americans barred from adopting Russian children," on worldnews nbc website. The article was dated March 30th, 2013 and written by Jim Maceda who is based in London. [Photo by NBC News] The strength of the [...]
This guest blog post was written by Erin Lysne. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) The Wall Street Journal published an editorial on February 4th 2013 by Mary Anastasia O'Grady called Guatemala's Inhumane Adoption Law: A U.S.-backed policy bars thousands of children from being given homes in America. In the online version of the article there is also [...]