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A year in review: Resurfacing 2024's highlights
It's almost 2025! In the past year, Girls Adoption Connect has shared 13 adoptees' spotlights, 12 informative posts about identity and...
Nov 1
Happy Adoption Awareness Month 2024!
This month, connect with the adoptee community, learn about adoption history and uplift adoptees' voices. Visit the Submission Form to...
Sep 23
Investigation reveals Korean, western adoption fraud
Slide text Slide one: On Sept. 19, The Associated Press published an investigation detailing adoption fraud committed by the Korean...
Sep 7
Adoptees' reactions to China ending international adoption
Thank you to everyone who shared your reactions! Slide text: Slide one: Adoptees’ responses to China ending international adoption Quotes...
Sep 6
China ends three decades of international adoption
Slide text Slide one: On Sep. 4, the U.S. Department of State announced that China is officially ending its international...
Jun 17
New! Connect with the pop culture from where you were adopted
Introducing Current Culture Connections You're invited to share media (music, movies, TV shows, books, etc) from the region you're...
Apr 6
Four ways to be more involved in the adoptee community
Girls Adoption Connect was started four years ago today! Since then, it’s been incredible and powerful to be part of amplifying adoptees’...
Mar 8
International Women's Day 2024
Why are you proud of being an adopted woman? For many of us, being adopted and a woman are so closely interwoven. Because of China's...
Feb 10
Happy Lunar New Year: Year of the dragon
恭喜快乐! As an adoptee, connecting with our culture can sometimes be hard, but however you choose to celebrate is okay! Accessibility...
Jan 1
Cheers to 2024!
Wishing you a Happy New Year from Girls Adoption Connect! The past year has been a turbulent one for the Asian and adopted community. We...
Dec 15, 2023
A year in review: 23 posts to recap 2023!
Resurfacing the year's highlights It's almost 2024! In the past year, Girls Adoption Connect has shared over 30 adoptees' spotlights,...
Nov 1, 2023
Happy National Adoption Awareness month 2023!
Every November is National Adoption Awareness Month and is a month dedicated to sharing and uplifting adoptees' voices and experiences....
Aug 8, 2023
New! Community chats
Connect with adoptees who were adopted from the same region as you! Click the "Join Chats" highlight on @girls.adoption.connect's...
Jul 1, 2023
Affirmative action: What's the significance about the Supreme Court's ruling?
From Asian adoptees Slide text: Slide one: What's significant about the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action? From Asian...
Mar 8, 2023
Happy International Women's Day!
I'm proud to be an adopted woman today and every day. — Téa Accessibility [Description: Pale pink background with large photo of Téa on...
Jan 1, 2023
Cheers to 2023!
Happy New Year from Girls Adoption Connect! The last year has been surreal, for I've had the great privilege of connecting with so many...
Dec 23, 2022
Adoptee Citizenship Act doesn't pass Congress
What affects some adoptees affects our community. As we look toward the new year, we must continue to advocate for international adoptee...
Dec 16, 2022
2022 year in review!
Resurfacing the year's highlights It's almost 2023! In the past year, Girls Adoption Connect has shared over 20 adoptees' spotlights, 10...
Nov 21, 2022
Updated: Instagram suspension & contingency
From Téa Tamburo: Update Nov. 23 at 3:54 p.m. CST: Instagram has reactivated the account, and it is up and running again. *** This...
Oct 31, 2022
Happy National Adoption Month!
Happy National Adoption Month! Email girlsadoptionconnect@gmail.com or message @girls.adoption.connect on Instagram to share your story....
Jun 25, 2022
Advocate for reproductive rights!
This post differs from Girls Adoption Connect's usual adoption-focused content. However, as a community of girls and women, it feels...
May 1, 2022
Happy AAPI Heritage Month!
May 2022 Citations: "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month," History, April 5, 2022. https://www.history.com/topics/holidays...
Jan 1, 2022
Cheers to 2022!
What are your goals? Full Transcript: Téa: Happy New Year, everyone! Coming to you from Girls Adoption Connect, I am Téa here to wish you...
Dec 19, 2021
2021 Year in Review
Resurfacing the year's highlights It's almost 2022! In the past year we have shared over 15 adoptees' spotlights, seven long-form stories...
Dec 14, 2021
Opportunities for Adoptees
Swipe for more info Slider text: Slide one: Opportunities for Adoptees Slide two: Adoption Star Deadline: ongoing Applicants must be...
Nov 3, 2021
Happy National Adoption Awareness Month!
Every November is National Adoption Awareness Month and is dedicated to sharing adoptees' voices and experiences. Email us at...
Oct 21, 2021
Congrats, Téa!
President's Gold Volunteer Service Award Congratulations to Téa Tamburo, Girls Adoption Connect's founder, on being awarded the...
Aug 1, 2021
The Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021
(And how you can help) Slide descriptions Slide one: On a darker pink to light pink ombre background, there are dark pink and white...
Jun 2, 2021
China's Move to Allow Married Couples Three Children
End of China's Two-Child Policy (Info in slider and slide descriptions) Slide descriptions Slide 1: Title: "China to Allow Couples Three...
Apr 6, 2021
One Year Anniversary
As of today, Girls Adoption Connect is a year old! G.A.C. was started with the hopes of connecting adoptees and sharing our stories of...
Feb 26, 2021
G.A.C. Featured in #EqualEverywhere by United Nations Foundation
View article: From Period Poverty to Disinformation, Girl Up Leaders Are Making Gains in Gender Equality Téa Tamburo, Girls Adoption...
Jan 7, 2021
Jan. 6 at the Capitol: An Opinion Commentary
Following the events of yesterday that unfolded at the U.S. capitol, we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge what happened, but also...
Jan 5, 2021
We're Back!
We’re back from the holidays and ready to start off 2021! We have some content lined up for the coming weeks but would love to hear some...
Dec 18, 2020
Happy Holidays, Recapping 2020
Happy holidays and warm wishes from Girls Adoption Connect In the past year, we have started this platform and published over 20 pieces....
Nov 5, 2020
National Adoption Month: November 2020
Every year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. The particular focus is the adoption of children currently in...
Oct 10, 2020
International Day of the Girl: 2020
Today, Oct. 11 is International Day of the Girl! 25 years ago (1995), 30,000 men and women arrived in Beijing for the Fourth World...
Sep 18, 2020
Happy Adoption Day!
Today is a special day for those in Téa's adoption group - 15 years ago today we joined our forever families in Changsha, China.
Aug 19, 2020
Welcome to the Girls Adoption Connect Website
The website is up! It’s basically the same content as the Instagram, but hopefully more visually appealing. https://girlsadoptionconne.wi...
Aug 8, 2020
Throwback: Adoption Group
Throwback to Téa's adoption group in 2005 at the White Swan in Guangzhou, shortly after joining our forever families.
May 10, 2020
Mothers' Day 2020
Happy Mother’s Day to the mother that brought us into the world and the mother that showed us how to live the life given to us.
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