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Media Review: American Cultures for Children Video Series

by Pam Connell

21 Apr 2008 02:40 PM

The American Cultures for Children series, available on VHS and DVD, provides excellent introductions to other heritages for children. These videos give an overview of the cultural history and experience of ethnic groups in America.

A Family Heritage Presentation to My Daughter's Second -Grade Class

by Pam Connell

20 Apr 2008 01:20 PM

The week after Meg read her Heritage Report to her second-grade class, our new Korean au pair and I gave a presentation in her second-grade classroom.

A Caution About Introducing Children to Other Cultures

by Pam Connell

19 Apr 2008 12:11 PM

When I was a preschool teacher, I attended a workshop that challenged something I most loved to do. I was startled-someone was challenging something I believed was healthy and showed a commitment to diversity. As an adoptive parent, I now understand their point more than ever.

Parent Heritage Presentation: Smoothing the Way

by Pam Connell

13 Apr 2008 11:24 PM

I had signed up to do a presentation in Meg's class on Korea. I planned to do this no matter what country Meg chose to write about in her Heritage Report. Last year some of her classmates had distressed her by asking questions about adoption and about her "real mom".

At Last: The Conclusion to the Heritage Report Odyssey!

by Pam Connell

12 Apr 2008 11:18 PM

Hooray! Meg did her Heritage Report on Korea! For those of you wondering what the big deal is, well, maybe it isn't that big a deal...but I'm hoping her change of subject signals pride in being Korean and willingness to acknowledge her adoption.

Heritage Report, Take Three

by Pam Connell

06 Apr 2008 12:54 AM

I'm still putting off getting started on Meg's heritage report. I keep hoping that she'll change her mind and do Korea, but she's resisting. She's practicing drawing her maple leaf for the Canadian flag.

The Heritage Report, Continued

by Pam Connell

04 Apr 2008 01:12 AM

In my last blog I shared that my eight-year-old has to write a report on a country in our family heritage. Our family contains seven different ethnic heritages (that we know about), but Meg herself is Korean. She's talking about doing Canada for the report.

It's Heritage Report Time for My Korean Daughter

by Pam Connell

03 Apr 2008 01:01 AM

It's heritage presentation time again. Time for reports, class presentations, potlucks featuring food from students' family heritages.

Another Hero in Adoption

by Pam Connell

05 Nov 2007 02:23 PM

My last blogs have written of some heroes of U.S. and international adoption. Now I'm going to tell you of a hero whom I have actually met.

Pioneers in International Adoption

by Pam Connell

04 Nov 2007 08:23 PM

My last blog honored a few "saints" in U.S. adoption. This blog will focus on a few heroes in international adoption. Pearl Buck, an American who lived in China with her missionary parents and then her agricultural scientist husband, is known for her book The Good Earth.



Recent Blog Comments
 
ttstevens says...

"We met my son's halmoni (Korean grandmother) this past April on a trip to Korea."

In Is "Mother" Jewelry Insensitive?


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