A quick plug for a new list-serv for my fellow Southeast Asian adoptees out there:
Adult Adoptees of Southeast Asia (AASEA) is a listserv for adult adoptees from Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
These countries share much in the way of culture and history. Many of today’s Southeast Asian adult adoptees were adopted as a direct result of war and poverty.
This is a listserv run by and for adult adoptees. International adoption is increasingly becoming the preferred choice for many wishing to expand their families. It is our wish that AASEA will provide a safe space for adult adoptees from Southeast Asia to connect with one another and discuss openly and honestly their adoption experiences and concerns.
Thanks to the organizers who've set this up.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
A Visit to VSWS
Because it can't be all politics and art all the time: Pictures from a recent visit to the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Oppose HR 997, the English Language Unity Act
The Inhofe Amendment's companion bill is now trying to get through the House under the English Language Unity Act, H.R. 997, to make English the official language of the United States.
The language of HR 997, the English Language Unity Act, is a little better than that found in the Inhofe Amendment.
HR 997 allows some flexibility in the execution of this policy, but the potential of these clauses being amended, excised or revised to language that works against refugees, immigrants and others makes it too difficult to support in good conscience.
There is enough within these bills to require opposition from those of us working in Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and other communities from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
You can examine the text of the English Language Unity Act yourself: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:h997:
Opposing this bill continues to remain in the best interests of everyone.
The language of HR 997, the English Language Unity Act, is a little better than that found in the Inhofe Amendment.
HR 997 allows some flexibility in the execution of this policy, but the potential of these clauses being amended, excised or revised to language that works against refugees, immigrants and others makes it too difficult to support in good conscience.
There is enough within these bills to require opposition from those of us working in Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and other communities from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
You can examine the text of the English Language Unity Act yourself: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:h997:
Opposing this bill continues to remain in the best interests of everyone.
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