BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1
 0//
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
UID:97ee6e7f-7e54-4533-b669-f7f82d6d481e
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
  Sandi Morgan Caesar and Svetlana Sandoval\, these group discussions aim t
 o foster a sense of community\, allowing us to share our stories and suppo
 rt one another in our unique experiences. Transnational adoptees face dist
 inct challenges\, including cultural and language loss\, legal complexitie
 s related to citizenship and identity\, and the unique challenges in birth
  family search and reunion transnationally. To ensure this space is center
 ed on our shared yet nuanced experiences\, we ask that only transnational 
 adoptees attend.\n\nAbout Sandi\nSandi Caesar is an adoptee and\, for many
  years\, has worked in child welfare. She was born Cristina Rodriguez in P
 anama to a 14-year-old girl who parented her for most of her 1st year. Ult
 imately\, she was placed for adoption by her maternal grandmother without 
 the knowledge or consent of her birth mother. Sandi was adopted by a Black
  US Air Force family stationed in Panama at the time. Sandi was naturalize
 d as a US citizen then brought to the US at 3 years old. She grew up in Da
 yton\, Ohio. Sandi has been reunited with her birthmother and maternal fam
 ily in Panama since 2004. Sandi holds a B.S. degree in Human Development f
 rom Howard University and an M.S.W. from Indiana University.\n\nAbout Svet
 lana\nSvetlana Sandoval is an International Adoptee from Russia. She was a
 dopted 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 ba
 rriers shared by many international adoptees. Svetlana has spent the last 
 two years reclaiming her immigrant and adoptee identities and exploring he
 r heritage with the support of adoptee community. Svetlana is currently pu
 rsuing a Bachelor of Social Work and hopes to pursue a future supporting a
 doptees and centering their lived experiences in research.
X-WR-RELCALID:ddc44f52afd0da3904f0e6425639ca07
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
RDATE:20261101T020000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
RDATE:20260308T020000
RDATE:20270314T020000
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:01aad094-fbd9-464e-b932-c9697335f3ea
DTSTAMP:20260403T220951Z
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 
 Sandi Morgan Caesar and Svetlana Sandoval\, these group discussions aim to
  foster a sense of community\, allowing us to share our stories and suppor
 t one another in our unique experiences. Transnational adoptees face disti
 nct challenges\, including cultural and language loss\, legal complexities
  related to citizenship and identity\, and the unique challenges in birth 
 family search and reunion transnationally. To ensure this space is centere
 d on our shared yet nuanced experiences\, we ask that only transnational a
 doptees attend.\n\nAbout Sandi\nSandi Caesar is an adoptee and\, for many 
 years\, has worked in child welfare. She was born Cristina Rodriguez in Pa
 nama to a 14-year-old girl who parented her for most of her 1st year. Ulti
 mately\, she was placed for adoption by her maternal grandmother without t
 he knowledge or consent of her birth mother. Sandi was adopted by a Black 
 US Air Force 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 Day
 ton\, Ohio. Sandi has been reunited with her birthmother and maternal fami
 ly in Panama since 2004. Sandi holds a B.S. degree in Human Development fr
 om Howard University and an M.S.W. from Indiana University.\n\nAbout Svetl
 ana\nSvetlana Sandoval is an International Adoptee from Russia. She was ad
 opted to the U.S. during the peak wave of international adoptions in the l
 ate 90s. Svetlana is in reunion with her birthmother and family in Russia\
 , and has been navigating reunion across language\, cultural and legal bar
 riers shared by many international adoptees. Svetlana has spent the last t
 wo years reclaiming her immigrant and adoptee identities and exploring her
  heritage with the support of adoptee community. Svetlana is currently pur
 suing a Bachelor of Social Work and hopes to pursue a future supporting ad
 optees and centering their lived experiences in research.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T220000
LOCATION:Zoom
SUMMARY:Transnational Adoptee Support Group
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR