Side by Side Project

sidebysideproject.com is now live! 100 individual stories of abandonment, relinquishment, orphanages, aging out, and inter-country adoption from South Korea, filmed in 7 countries, 6 languages, and 16 cities. #adoption #adoptee #culture #orphan

Join Us: We're launching new resources to bring #AdopteeVoices, #AdopteeStories, & the Side by Side project to Educators, Students, Researchers, Writers, Adoption Professionals, Social Workers, and Mental Health Providers. Learn more at resources.sidebysideproject.…

Given Away—our NYT Op Doc—is installed at Incheon Art Platform exhibit, Korean Diaspora Ricepaper Airplane, 17 Korean artists from 8 countries. Just in US, Korean adoptees are 10% of Korean-born immigrants. Exhibit: bit.ly/3RGgc7D Given Away: bit.ly/2K19v0e

@IAmAdoptee has launched a therapeutic & wellness subsidy program for inter-country adoptees, to financially assist in the costs of wellness and healing. Apply and support at bit.ly/3qCqJFK

11 short films from SxS are now online for free streaming! 11 explorations of our 100 Korean adoption and aging out stories, filmed in 7 countries, 16 cities, and 6 languages. Real and unvarnished memories and experiences, 65+ years of history. sidebysideproject.com/11-sho…

Series finale “Aged Out” focuses only on SxS stories from 12 aged-out Koreans, born 1944–1995, from their origins, to growing up in orphanages, aging out, living independently as adults in South Korea with jobs and families, up to the time of filming. iamadoptee.org/reflections/

SxS short doc “Perspective” shows how IC #adoptees come to terms with their #ADOPTION. Then @IAmAdoptee & therapist, Kacy Ames, LCSW, explore how growing up with few to no racial & cultural mirrors can be both complicated & a way to seek authenticity. iamadoptee.org/reflections/

“11 Short Stories” shows the disparities of IC @adoption origins/outcomes. Many of these stories are disturbing. But RESILIENCE & HOPE define this film. bit.ly/3H5RZTP Then @IAMAdoptee explores how @adoptees internalize the telling of their adoption story by others.

“Motherland” recounts the ways #internationaladoptees navigate the many expectations of a birth country visit—complex, emotionally fraught, and even overwhelming, as @IAmAdoptee discusses in companion video. iamadoptee.org/reflections/. #adoptee #adoption #internationaladoption

“Birth Family Reunion” shows the tremendous range of reunion stories, as told to SxS. No 2 are alike. Watch this 6th episode iamadoptee.org/reflections/. Then @iamadoptee explores the transformative nature of meeting first family members. #adoptee #adoption #internationaladoption

#Adoptee desire for info & connection with bio family is the focus of “Searching For Answers,” excerpts from SxS, at iamadoptee.org/reflections/. Then @iamadoptee & Jaclyn Skalnik LCSW walk viewers through the questions and dilemmas of searching. #adoption #internationaladoption

“9 Short Stories” is about revelatory life experiences, when an IC adoptee gains clarity about their adoption & identity. Then @IAmAdoptee discusses creating a new sense of validation & understanding of self. iamadoptee.org/reflections/ #adoptee #adoption #internationaladoption

Episode 3 “Seeking Identity” premieres iamadoptee.org/reflections/ —how IC adoptee identity forms, develops, evolves—excerpts from 100 stories of SxS. Then @IAmAdoptee shares the many ways we can de-pathologize adoption, while naming the lifelong trauma, loss and grief we may carry.

10 wk video series continues, with “Memory” at iamadoptee.org/reflections/. SxS stories of those who were adopted at an older age — their memories of first families, separations, orphanages, trauma and transitions. Commentary by @IAmAdoptee. #adoptee #internationaladoption

Online premiere of “Growing Up,” @ iamadoptee.org/reflections/ Excerpts from the 100 stories of SxS, & @IAmAdoptee commentary by adoptees & clinical therapists, Joy Lieberthal Rho LCSW and Chaitra Wirta-Leiker Psy.D. 1st in the 10-wk series, “Reflections on the Adoptive Journey.”

@IAmAdoptee & @sidebysideproj release 10-wk video series 9/21 — 10 new SxS films plus I Am Adoptee commentary with 10 mental health therapists, all inter- country adoptees. IAmAdoptee.org, #adopteestories #internationaladoption

I'm discussing “Side By Side filmmaker & KAD, Glenn Morey” with Kat Turner, @mdelatour04, @boscodesignllc, and K-Adoptees. Tuesday, Mar 30 at 5:00 PM MDT on @joinclubhouse. Join us! joinclubhouse.com/event/m22q…

A statement from @sidebysideproj, to our community of Asian-born, inter-country Adoptees. #StopAsianHate

AudioFile Audiobook Review: GIVEN AWAY bit.ly/2NkEpVe "Each voice tells a unique story with genuine raw swells of emotion...surprise, sadness, resignation, and happiness...an important message about human identity and complexity. Winner, AudioFile Earphones Award

"As the adoptive mother of a son & daughter born in Korea, this book was an eye opening experience—feelings and experiences of Korean adoptees I never considered—our Korean children often don’t feel accepted or integrated in society." Review for Given Away adbl.co/36nybd0