| Friday, July 18, 2008 |
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10:00am to 1:00 p.m.
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Sightseeing activities
- (All)
Location:
Meet in Lobby
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1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Sign In
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Grand Ballroom Foyer
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3:00 pm - 5:00 p.m.
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Exploring Adoptee Issues Through Art
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Narita A & B
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3:00 pm - 5:00 p.m.
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Open Mic and Poetry Reading Featuring Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, PK (Paul Kim), and Terra Trevor
- (All Adults)
Location:
Salon C
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3:00 pm - 5:00 p.m.
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The Impact of Homeland Tours
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon B
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3:00 pm - 5:00 p.m.
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Adult Asian Adoptees in the U.S. and Abroad
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Salon A
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5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Dinner on your own
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Restaurant of your choice.
Adult Adoptee Only - Heathrow
Get To Know You - Orly
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8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Family Cultural Activity
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Narita A & B
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8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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More Than Just Love - A Dad's Transcultural Adoption Story
- (All Adults and Teens)
Location:
Salon A
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8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Growing up in a Multicultural but Racialized Society: Challenges for Korean Adoptees and Their Parents
- (All Adults)
Location:
Salon B
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| Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
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7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Sign In
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Grand Ballroom Foyer
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7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Ballroom
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8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Programs for Kids and Teens
- (Elementary School)
Location:
Meet in Lobby
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8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Programs for Kids and Teens
- (High School)
Location:
Meet in Lobby
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8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Programs for Kids and Teens
- (Middle School)
Location:
Meet in Lobby
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8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
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Opening Ceremony
- (All Adults)
Location:
Grand Ballroom
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8:20 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
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Opening Keynote - Understanding and Celebrating Difference
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Grand Ballroom
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Adoption Ethics and Social Justice - The Need to Mobilize our Community into Action
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon B
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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The Psychological Death of a Mother
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Narita A & B
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Understanding Attachment Disorder
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon C
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Meeting a Korean Birthmother
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Orly
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Is There an Adoptee Voice in Adoption Research?
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Heathrow
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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Multiple Realities/Multiple Intelligence - Adoption Has A Way Of Helping Us To See Further
- (Parents of teens and adult adoptees)
Location:
Salon A
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Adoptive Dad Supports Unwed Korean Moms
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon B
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Dating and Sexuality for Adult Adoptees and Asian-Americans
- (Adult Adoptees and Asian Americans Only)
Location:
Narita A & B
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Perspectives and Boundaries
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon C
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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When Family History is a Mystery: Hope adult adoptees cope with the lack of a medical history
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon A
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Father's Dialogue
- (Adoptive Father's Only)
Location:
Orly
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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Korean American Community and the Adoption Community Working Together
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Heathrow
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12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Luncheon - Keynote - Jane Lee-Kwon
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Ballroom
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2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Adoptees and Single Mothers
- (All Adults)
Location:
Salon B
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2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Lifelong Process of Adoption
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Heathrow
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2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Who Are We Now?"
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Narita A & B
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2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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An Interactive Discussion Among Adult Adoptees and Parents
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon C
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2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Birth Family Search: Starting and Proceeding
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon A
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2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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You Love Me? I'm Out of Here!
- (Parents of adopted teens and adult adoptees)
Location:
Orly
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3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Beyond Celebration - The Experience of Being an Adoptive Parent
- (Adoptive Parents Only)
Location:
Salon C
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3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Birth Family Searches: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Narita A & B
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3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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“Community in a cup”: A transracial adoptive family interactive workshop
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Heathrow
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3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Brothers and Sisters from Across the Ocean
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon A
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3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Name Games
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Orly
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5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Dinner - Keynotes - Shane Carlin and Becky Belcore
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Grand Ballroom
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| Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
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7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Grand Ballroom
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Building Cultural Competence: A Michigan Model
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Narita A & B
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Elementary School Activities
- (Elementary School Students)
Location:
Heathrow
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Navigating the Landscape of Mother-Daughter Relationships 2
- (All Adults)
Location:
Salon C
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Background Check: Asian American Studies
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Orly
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Adoptees as Parents
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Salon B
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8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Taking the Plunge: Making the Move to the Motherland
- (Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Salon A
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10:10 a.m.- 11:35 a.m.
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Researching and Writing Transnational Adoption
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon C
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10:10 a.m.- 11:35 a.m.
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Elementary School Activities
- (Elementary School Students)
Location:
Heathrow
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10:10 a.m.- 11:35 a.m.
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Young Adult Adoptee Only Discussion
- (Young Adult Adoptees Only)
Location:
Narita A & B
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10:10 a.m.- 11:35 a.m.
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How Parents Can Help Their Children Build an Ethnic Identity
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon B
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10:10 a.m.- 11:35 a.m.
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Resiliency: Facing Depression in Adoption
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Salon A
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10:10 a.m.- 11:35 a.m.
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Adopted Teens Discussion
- (Adopted Teens Only)
Location:
Orly
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11:45 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Closing - Pk from Kollaboration Performance
- (All Attendees)
Location:
Grand Ballroom
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