I am happy to announce that I’ll presenting at the 2014 Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture (ASAC). conference, Crossing Boundaries at Florida State University in Tallahassee.early next year.. I’ll be part of …
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James Hamilton: An adoptive father speaks out in support of ICWA
A few days ago Jim Hamilton posted a comment regarding ICWA and the Veronica Brown case under Veronica: One of the Many Multi-Heritage Children Harmed by ICWA. published on the Christian Alliance for Indian Child …
Continue readingBook Review: The Last Invisible Continent: Essays on Adoption and Identity by Michael Allen Potter. An superb and elegant mixing of the personal and the political
Although I am an adoptee rights activist I seldom read adoption books outside of history or other topics I have a specific interest in. I almost always avoid memoirs. To be honest most are awful. …
Continue readingDeconstructing the Baby Veronica Case: Implications for Working with Fathers in Indian Child Welfare Practice
Deconstructing the Baby Veronica Case: Implications for Working with Fathers in Indian Child Welfare Practice Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 8:30am – 4:00pm McNamara Alumni Center, UMNFederal and state laws, as well as agency policies and …
Continue readingDemons of Adoption Awards: Voting now open!
Nominations are closed and the voting begins. Select the most deserving Demon of Adoption for 2013. I know it’s a difficult task Competition sponsor Pound Pup Legacy, has gathered an array of stunning nominees this year: …
Continue readingGladney “Renounces” Re-Homing!
Edna Gladney–Greer Garson she wasn’t Renounce: : to say especially in a formal or official way that you will no longer have or accept (something) : to formally give up (something) : to say …
Continue readingLife Imitates Art: Mary Landrieu calls Pavel Astakhov an ass; Then files bill to speed-up international adoption
Two weeks ago New Yorker satirist Andy Borowitz wrote G20 Ends Abruptly when Obama calls Putin a Jackass. Last week, Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) , in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty called Russian Children’s …
Continue readingBastard Nation Facebook page hits 1000!
The Bastard Nation Facebook page just signed on its 1000th friend: Martin Foran. Visit. Read. Learn. Join! (it’s free!)
Continue readingA Message from Ron Morgan: Our future is in our hands; support James Lane
The recent news stories, documenting adoptee abuse in great detail, is an opportunity for us to strike for our rights. While I’m writing up Bastard Nation response I’m posting a very important message from Ron Morgan. …
Continue readingAdopted in America: A Study of Stigma; popular research download
Congratulations! Adopted in America: A Study of Stigma, a paper by long-time adoptee rights advocate Joanne Wolf Small, was recently listed on Social Science Research Network’s Top Ten download list for Anthropology and Archaeology Research …
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