Hello! A couple of brief updates! AIFS - Understanding the experiences of parents who were adopted as children Our good friend (Korean adoptee) and respected academic, Dr Jessica Walton, has co-authored a new paper for the Australian Institute of Family Studies: "This resource summarises the evidence about the experiences of parents who were adopted as children (i.e. adult adoptees). It discusses their experiences of parenthood and the impacts of parenthood on their identity, wellbeing and...

What's news? An update from the President Post adoption services transition from ESWS to NCRC New/updated post adoption services in Korea Reconnecting with Korea project Luke Bowden's Identity/신원 Project Koreaboo recap and update! An update from the President, Shaun Kwak: Earlier this year I had the pleasure of travelling to Korea with a group of adoptee friends, to capture some of our experiences reconnecting with Korea. I was browsing through some of the footage and this photo stood out to...

In an exciting collab with the Griffin Theatre, KAIAN was engaged to help ensure the amazingly engaged staff were well prepped for Michelle Lim Davidson's season of Koreaboo and assisted with marketing materials, opening nights and a exclusive showing of the play for an adoptee community night. Davidson plays Hannah, a 30-something-year-old woman who was adopted from Korea as a baby and grew up in Newcastle. After a break-up, she travels to Korea to spend time with her biological mother, Umma...