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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 Svetlana\nSvetlana Sandoval is an International Adoptee fr
 om Russia. She was adopted to the U.S. during the peak wave of internation
 al adoptions in the late 90s. Svetlana is in reunion with her birthmother 
 and family in Russia\, and has been navigating reunion across language\, c
 ultural and legal barriers shared by many international adoptees. Svetlana
  has spent the last two years reclaiming her immigrant and adoptee identit
 ies and exploring her heritage with the support of adoptee community. Svet
 lana is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work and hopes to pursue a
  future supporting adoptees and centering their lived experiences in resea
 rch.
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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 Svetlana\nSvetlana Sandoval is an International Adoptee fro
 m Russia. She was adopted to the U.S. during the peak wave of internationa
 l adoptions in the late 90s. Svetlana is in reunion with her birthmother a
 nd family in Russia\, and has been navigating reunion across language\, cu
 ltural and legal barriers shared by many international adoptees. Svetlana 
 has spent the last two years reclaiming her immigrant and adoptee identiti
 es and exploring her heritage with the support of adoptee community. Svetl
 ana is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work and hopes to pursue a 
 future supporting adoptees and centering their lived experiences in resear
 ch.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T220000
LOCATION:Zoom
SUMMARY:Transnational Adoptee Support Group
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