Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption takes readers on a journey through the ’70s to the ’90s while Janine and her twin come of age after their adoptive father’s traumatic brain injury prompted by his tragic 100-foot fall while hang gliding. Filled with social and cultural commentaries, the book explores the conflict of recovering from a family accident … Read More
Jenette and Janine were claimed to have been abandoned on a South Korean street in 1972. They believed this assertion written in their adoption file for over thirty years. The adoption agency alleged they were infants when they were discovered and, consequently, taken to be processed for overseas adoption. A couple from the United States with two young sons adopted … Read More
Read the complete HuffPost article: Voices From AdoptionLand. Compiled by Janine and Jenette Vance, AdoptionLand: From Orphans to Activists is an indispensable contribution to adoption literature. The essays, poems, and letters in this compilation reflect the thoughts, feelings, the souls of those who inhabit Adoptionland — a place of truth and acceptance for the casualties of the demand for children. … Read More
Korean Broadcasting Station (KBS World)| People and Korean News Weekly interview the twins. Representatives of Korean Adoptees Worldwide. Janine과 Jenette Vance는 1972년 미국인 부부에게 보내졌습니다. 쌍둥이는 서울 거리의 상자에서 발견되었다는 말을 듣고 평생 의심의 여지 없이 이 이야기를 믿었습니다. 35세의 나이에 Vance 쌍둥이는 2007년 국제 입양인 모임을 위해 대한민국 서울로 향합니다. 쌍둥이는 이 기회를 이용하여 자신의 기원에 대한 답을 찾기 … Read More
In 1984, when the Vance twins were 12 years old… their father survived a traumatic brain injury from a 100-foot fall while hang-gliding, which resulted in a permanent disability and impacted his fine and gross motor control skills. He was forced to retire early from a 32-year career in aerospace and underwent months of physical, occupational, and speech therapy. During … Read More
Twins Find Inspiration and Solidarity at Concerned United BirthParents (CUB) Retreat In the heartwarming city of Marina del Rey, California, the Vance Twins attended the Concerned United Birth Parents (CUB) Retreat. This dynamic duo had the privilege of connecting with mothers from across the United States, all dedicated men and women, along with activists and authors advocating for the fundamental … Read More
