Monthly Archives: August 2017

Welcome Home, Elliana, Adopted From Thailand!

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

Parents Ryan and Bronwyn were thrilled to bring their daughter home from Thailand this past month, and we’re thrilled to welcome them! Continue reading →

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Family Camp Connections

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Year after year, parents and their kids tell us why WACAP Family Camp is important to them. Continue reading →

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An Adoptee’s Perspective: “On Race and Identity” – Part II

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

“I did not want to share my true feelings. But here they are now, trying to help me,” Emily writes, in Part II of her essay on growing up adopted, race, identity, and belonging. Continue reading →

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An Adoptee’s Perspective: “On Race and Identity” – Part I

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

“I sit here in tears trying to piece together what to say and how to say it,” WACAP adoptee Emily begins. Continue reading →

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Shared by Adoptive Families: Collected Advice and Lessons Learned

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

Collected advice and encouragement from adoptive families, who share takeaways from their journeys. Continue reading →

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China: Return to the Finding Place, Part III

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

Thirteen-year-old Anna, adopted from China as a child, shares about her family’s recent trip to her birth country, including a visit to a local orphanage and to the place she was found as a young child. Between Anna’s recollections of … Continue reading →

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China: Return to the Finding Place, Part II

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

A Continued Story by WACAP Adoptive Parent Laura Templeton. Reflection on China: A Return to the Finding Place Continue reading →

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