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November 29, 2022

Finding Family Against All Odds

Over the past 2 year, ISS-USA has been working with a cross border family to reunite a mother living in Guatemala with her daughter who was adopted by a family in the Netherlands. Just after the case was received, COVID hit, and an enormous amount of emotional and practical uncertainty cast a long shadow over the likelihood of the daughter...

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October 24, 2022

Heritage in Community

While I was working with the International Korean Adoptee Association (IKAA) this summer, I conducted some internal research on search...

October 21, 2022

Preserving Connections: Rethinking the approach to cultural identity

Three questions we MUST ASK, in order to change the way we help children stay connected with their cultural identity...

October 19, 2022

Keeping Culture Alive

Preserving cultural identity across borders can be difficult. Jim and Monica Frye experienced this struggle first hand as they expanded...

October 19, 2022

The Key to the Future of Cultural Identity is Hidden in our Past

The Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries (SWHA) documents the complex history and legacy of child...

October 10, 2022

Joshua’s Story – International Kinship Care

Ten years ago, baby Joshua was in a precarious situation. Removed from his mother’s care and with no other family...

September 30, 2022

Equity in Permanency

A condensed history of ISS-USA For almost 100 years, ISS-USA has helped to reunite families separated by borders. Our early...