Recent Adoption Blog PostsRacism, Current Events, and Halloween Historyby Pam Connell31 Oct 2009 08:08 PMNot many people know what Halloween meant to the early Celtic Christians of Ireland. I knew that the name "Hallow-even" meant "eve of All Hallows (All Saints' Day), a feast day still celebrated by many Christian denominations. Book Review: Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Cultureby Pam Connell29 Oct 2009 11:21 PMMy last blog wondered about the impact of anti-immigrant feelings, worsened by economic conditions, on international adoptees and their families. In that blog, I quoted from the book Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture. Will Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Affect Adopted Children?by Pam Connell28 Oct 2009 04:21 PMSchool conferences were a revelation to a mother of a middle-school daughter who had been adopted from Guatemala, but even more of a revelation to her teachers. The girl had reported that the teachers never called on her class. An Alternative (Please!) to the Adoption of the Month Clubby Pam Connell24 Oct 2009 07:59 PMIn my last blog, referring to various obituaries written about Patrick Swayze, I talked about how calling attention to a person's adoption without reason can seem to make a false distinction between permanently adopted family members and other permanent family members. Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoptionby Pam Connell22 Oct 2009 07:14 PMOther bloggers in this blog have written about Positive Adoption Language and the impact of adoption words. I'm hardly a "word usage Nazi" on the warpath for political correctness, but two things this week have left me wishing our culture would be just a little bit more sensitive to my children. Birthparents from the show 16 and Pregnant Have Bittersweet Moments But No Regretsby Pam Connell13 Oct 2009 12:56 AMThe same People magazine issue (October 5, 2009) that told Katherine Heigl's joyous adoption story also featured an update on the adoption featured on MTV's reality show, 16 and Pregnant. More People-Watching (Reading)by Pam Connell11 Oct 2009 12:18 AMLast week I wrote about Katherine Heigl's newly adopted daughter, who is ten months old and was adopted from Korea. Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley's Bundle of Joyby Pam Connell02 Oct 2009 03:12 PMWith apologies to our fearless Popular Culture bloggers, I must admit that I am usually woefully ignorant of TV and music personalities. Nor am I usually a reader of People magazine. Is "Mother" Jewelry Insensitive?by Pam Connell30 Sep 2009 08:20 PMA while ago, there was a debate on a listserv for parents who'd adopted from Korea. It was triggered by an advertisement for jewelry with the Korean letters spelling "omani". Many adoptive mothers embrace wearing the jewelry as a part of honoring their Korean-American children's birth culture. What if she wants to be a cheerleader?by Pam Connell29 Sep 2009 01:53 AMAs I've written, I enjoy the differences between my daughters and me. I'm even learning to enjoy outspokenness, extraversion and being a sports nut, all foreign to my own experience and leanings. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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"We met my son's halmoni (Korean grandmother) this past April on a trip to Korea."
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