“A POWERFUL READ! This is a powerful and important read for all. The adoptees’ voice is all too often silenced, and it can literally be life or death for some to be heard and seen.” — An Amazon Reader These stories validate the experiences of all those who have been ridiculed or outright abused but have found the will to …
Author Janine Vance has been writing short stories since her adoptive mother passed away in 1997. She started investigating the history of intercountry adoption after her first trip to Seoul, South Korea, in 2004. Vance wrote and compiled numerous books, including two memoirs: Twins Found in a Box and The Search for Mother Missing. She then wrote Adoption: What You Should Know, available to the …
“100% of all adult adoptees in the U.S. and around the world surveyed in 2019 believe they should have access to their adoption documents and original birth certificates.” – Rev. Dr. Janine Vance, Author I am Rev. Dr. Janine Vance, one of the co-founders of Adoption Truth and Transparency. My twin and I started this forum on Nov 5, 2011. …
Compiled by Janine and Jenette Vance, Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists, is an indispensable contribution to adoption literature. The essays, poems, and letters in this compilation reflect the thoughts, feelings, the souls of those who inhabit Adoptionland — a place of truth and acceptance for the casualties of the demand for children. A note in Adoptionland states that some of the names …