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Cheers to 2025!
Wishing you a happy new year from Girls Adoption Connect! The past year has been a turbulent one for the Asian adopted community. We...
Jan 1

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...
Dec 15, 2024

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...
Nov 1, 2024

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 23, 2024

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 7, 2024

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...
Sep 6, 2024

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...
Jun 17, 2024

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’...
Apr 6, 2024

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...
Mar 8, 2024

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...
Feb 10, 2024

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...
Jan 1, 2024

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,...
Dec 15, 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....
Nov 1, 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...
Aug 8, 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...
Jul 1, 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...
Mar 8, 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...
Jan 1, 2023

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 23, 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...
Dec 16, 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...
Nov 21, 2022

Happy National Adoption Month!
Happy National Adoption Month! Email girlsadoptionconnect@gmail.com or message @girls.adoption.connect on Instagram to share your story....
Nov 1, 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...
Jun 25, 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...
May 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...
Jan 1, 2022

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 19, 2021

Opportunities for Adoptees
Swipe for more info Slider text: Slide one: Opportunities for Adoptees Slide two: Adoption Star Deadline: ongoing Applicants must be...
Dec 14, 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...
Nov 4, 2021

Congrats, Téa!
President's Gold Volunteer Service Award Congratulations to Téa Tamburo, Girls Adoption Connect's founder, on being awarded the...
Oct 21, 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...
Aug 1, 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...
Jun 2, 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...
Apr 6, 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...
Feb 26, 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 7, 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...
Jan 5, 2021

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....
Dec 18, 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...
Nov 5, 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...
Oct 11, 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.
Sep 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 20, 2020

Throwback: Adoption Group
Throwback to Téa's adoption group in 2005 at the White Swan in Guangzhou, shortly after joining our forever families.
Aug 9, 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.
May 10, 2020
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