ASK FORUM ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ADOPTION
Thursday, 12 August, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Organized by Adoptee Solidarity Korea
Hosted by KoRoot (for directions please see below)
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*This will be an adoptee-only event!
*There is no admission fee but if you want to attend we kindly ask you to rsvp via Facebook.
*There will be snacks, beverages and kimbab rolls, but please do not arrive on an empty stomach!
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Abstract / Invitation
The main purpose of this forum is to raise awareness, share experiences and exchange information and knowledge about issues relating to transnational adoption and mental health. We ask: What is good mental health in the context of transnational adoption? What different perspectives are there on mental health in relation to South Korean international adoption?
We consider the South Korean overseas adoptee community in Seoul to have a transient character and value the importance of an ongoing exchange of information and new knowledge as part of the adoptee community building project and canon formation process. We hope that adoptee visitors in town for the Gathering this August and current returnees living in Korea will participate in this forum and launch this process of addressing mental health in our communities.
SPEAKERS
Tobias Hübinette, a researcher at the Multicultural Centre in Sweden, will summarize and discuss the new Swedish and Scandinavian adoption research on adult transnational adoptees.
Mary Lee has a background in public health and will give a presentation titled Locating Korean American Adoptees within Asian American, Immigrant, and Refugee Mental Health.
Jacob Ki Nielsen, a PhD student in Korean Studies at University of Copenhagen will contextualize the recent Danish register based studies on South Korean-Danish adoptees' contact rate with the psychiatric system.
Moderator: Kim Stoker, ASK representative
LOCATION:
KoRoot is located on the west side of Gyeongbokgung palace about 200 meters before Jahamun Tunnel. Go to Gyeongbokgung Station, line No. 3, exit 2. KoRoot is a 15-minute walk from the station. You can also take Bus #1711 from the station, getting off at Kyunggi Sanggo High School.
Please visit http://www.koroot.org/eindex.html for more information and a map or call 02.3210.2451.
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ASK FUNDRAISER - SAVE THE DATE:
ASK is planning a fundraiser on Aug. 13 at 9:00 p.m. at Jane's Groove in Hongdae. Play bingo, win fabulous prizes and support ASK!
The event is open to everyone - adoptees, family members and friends.
More information coming soon...
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www.adopteesolidarity.org