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X-WR-CALDESC:The Transnational Adoptee Support Group Meetings offer a safe 
 space for transnational adoptees to explore the challenges and lifelong ex
 periences shaped by adoption across borders. Led by transnational adoptees
  Abby Shaw and Svetlana Sandoval\, these group discussions aim to foster a
  sense of community\, allowing us to share our stories and support one ano
 ther in our unique experiences. Transnational adoptees face distinct chall
 enges\, including cultural and language loss\, legal complexities related 
 to citizenship and identity\, and the unique challenges in birth family se
 arch and reunion transnationally. To ensure this space is centered on our 
 shared yet nuanced experiences\, we ask that only transnational adoptees a
 ttend.\n\nAbout Sandi\nSandi Caesar is an adoptee and\, for many years\, h
 as worked in child welfare. She was born Cristina Rodriguez in Panama to a
  14-year-old girl who parented her for most of her 1st year. Ultimately\, 
 she was placed for adoption by her maternal grandmother without the knowle
 dge or consent of her birth mother. Sandi was adopted by a Black US Air Fo
 rce family stationed in Panama at the time. Sandi was naturalized as a US 
 citizen then brought to the US at 3 years old. She grew up in Dayton\, Ohi
 o. Sandi has been reunited with her birthmother and maternal family in Pan
 ama since 2004. Sandi holds a B.S. degree in Human Development from Howard
  University and an M.S.W. from Indiana University.\n\nAbout Svetlana\nSvet
 lana Sandoval is an International Adoptee from Russia. She was adopted to 
 the U.S. during the peak wave of international adoptions in the late 90s. 
 Svetlana is in reunion with her birthmother and family in Russia\, and has
  been navigating reunion across language\, cultural and legal barriers sha
 red by many international adoptees. Svetlana has spent the last two years 
 reclaiming her immigrant and adoptee identities and exploring her heritage
  with the support of adoptee community. Svetlana is currently pursuing a B
 achelor of Social Work and hopes to pursue a future supporting adoptees an
 d centering their lived experiences in research.
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DESCRIPTION:The Transnational Adoptee Support Group Meetings offer a safe s
 pace for transnational adoptees to explore the challenges and lifelong exp
 eriences shaped by adoption across borders. Led by transnational adoptees 
 Abby Shaw and Svetlana Sandoval\, these group discussions aim to foster a 
 sense of community\, allowing us to share our stories and support one anot
 her in our unique experiences. Transnational adoptees face distinct challe
 nges\, including cultural and language loss\, legal complexities related t
 o citizenship and identity\, and the unique challenges in birth family sea
 rch and reunion transnationally. To ensure this space is centered on our s
 hared yet nuanced experiences\, we ask that only transnational adoptees at
 tend.\n\nAbout Sandi\nSandi Caesar is an adoptee and\, for many years\, ha
 s worked in child welfare. She was born Cristina Rodriguez in Panama to a 
 14-year-old girl who parented her for most of her 1st year. Ultimately\, s
 he was placed for adoption by her maternal grandmother without the knowled
 ge or consent of her birth mother. Sandi was adopted by a Black US Air For
 ce family stationed in Panama at the time. Sandi was naturalized as a US c
 itizen then brought to the US at 3 years old. She grew up in Dayton\, Ohio
 . Sandi has been reunited with her birthmother and maternal family in Pana
 ma since 2004. Sandi holds a B.S. degree in Human Development from Howard 
 University and an M.S.W. from Indiana University.\n\nAbout Svetlana\nSvetl
 ana Sandoval is an International Adoptee from Russia. She was adopted to t
 he U.S. during the peak wave of international adoptions in the late 90s. S
 vetlana is in reunion with her birthmother and family in Russia\, and has 
 been navigating reunion across language\, cultural and legal barriers shar
 ed by many international adoptees. Svetlana has spent the last two years r
 eclaiming her immigrant and adoptee identities and exploring her heritage 
 with the support of adoptee community. Svetlana is currently pursuing a Ba
 chelor of Social Work and hopes to pursue a future supporting adoptees and
  centering their lived experiences in research.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T220000
LOCATION:Zoom
SUMMARY:Transnational Adoptee Support Group
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