International Adoption Clinic
COUNTRY/REGIONAL ADOPTION RESOURCES
Orphans Adoption
Information on international adoption and country adoption status, regulations and application process.
http://www.orphansadoption.com/international-adoption/countries/
ASIA
• Chinese Adoption
China Connection
Web site, sponsored by the national newsletter "China Connection," offers adoptive parents ideas, links, selected links and resources about adopting from China, parenting adopted children and Chinese heritage.
www.chinaconnectiononline.com
Attach China International
A Web site devoted to educating parents of children adopted internationally about post-adoption issues, especially those related to reactive attachment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
www.attach-china.org
China Vista
A collection of article about China-its culture, peoples and festivals.
www.chinavista.com
FCC - Families with Children from China
A network of support for families who've adopted in China, and an information source for prospective adoptive parents. The Web site consolidates the information that has been put together by FCC families to make it easier for future parents to consider adopting children from China.
www.fwcc.org
• Indian Adoption
ICHILD
An Internet-based, world-wide support group and source of information and resources for those interested in adoption from India and South Asia. Site includes U.S. and Indian agency listings and information on a wide variety of adoption topics and services.
http://www.serve.com/ichild/
• Korean Adoption
Adopting from Korea and Afterwards
A full resource site for children adopted from Korea and/or their parents.
www.adoptkorea.com
Association of Korean Adoptees, San Francisco
AKASF is a nonprofit San Francisco Bay Area organization supporting the needs of adult Korean adoptees, and those interested in adoption.
www.akasf.com
Korean-American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network
Adoptees, adoptive parents and Korean-Americans are involved in this organization, which links individuals and organizations across the United States and Canada.
www.kaanet.com
Korean Focus
A support group offering educational programs, support, understanding of Korean and Korean-American issues and heritage, and social events for adoptive families and multiethnic Korean-American families. Organization also offers a quarterly newsletter with articles and announcements.
www.koreanfocus.org
• Thai Adoption
Thai Adoption
Web site designed and maintained by adoptive families with children from Thailand as an on-line information and communication resource.
www.neiu.edu/~rghiggin/Thaiadopt/start.html
• Vietnamese Adoption
Families with Children from Vietnam
A national family-to-family adoption support organization for adoption from Vietnam.
www.fcvn.org
LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICA
Latin America Parents Association (LAPA)
Web site of the all-volunteer organization of families who have adopted or who are in the process of adopting children from Latin America that provides information and support before, during and after the adoption process.
www.lapa.com
• Guatemala Adoption
Families without Borders
Web site sponsored by adoptive families devoted to educating people about intercountry adoptions and adoption-related policies.
http://www.geocities.com/familieswithoutborders/index.htm
Guatemala Adoptive Families Network
Organization that, along with other activities, provides support, information and education to families with children adopted from Guatemala and to those considering Guatemalan adoption, while offering opportunities for these families to contribute to the long-term well-being of Guatemalan families and children.
www.guatefam.org
RUSSIA/EASTERN EUROPE ADOPTION
Eastern European Adoption Coalition
An Internet-only charitable support organization which uses email mailing lists as its avenue of providing resource information and exchange to families worldwide. Emails are distributed daily to subscribers.
www.eeadopt.org
Families for Russian Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA)
A national organization for families adopting from Eastern Europe and beyond, that actively supports local chapters, conducts a national conference, publishes a newsletter and supports advocacy and work with orphanages.
www.frua.org
Kazakh Adoptive Families
Information resource site on all aspects of Kazakhstan, including culture, maps, links, travel and adoption-related materials.
http://kazakhadoptivefamilies.com/index.html
Russian Adoption
Resource page offering medical issues related to adoption from Russia.
www.russianadoption.org
RusCuisine.com
Web site offering Russian recipes, cuisine and cooking.
www.ruscuisine.com
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