My twin sister, Janine Vance, and I were deeply honored to be invited by the Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA), under South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs—the equivalent of the U.S. Department of State—to participate in a historic gathering of Korean adoptee leaders from around the world. An experience we will always remember: The 2026 Overseas Korean Adoptees Gathering (OKAG). This … Read More
ORIGINAL SOURCE: San Francisco · Kim In-jeong (Nonfiction Writer) 2025.09.29 International adoption in Korea has been criticized as virtually state-sanctioned human trafficking. The existence of Janine, Jenette, and Kyung-sook is proof of this. Those questioning the Korean government have yet to receive a proper answer. The “Mother’s Arms Cemetery” in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, opened in June 2025. The memorial wall … Read More
Adoption Truth and Transparency For the Audio Interview, visit here: Exposing the Adoption Truth & Supporting Those In Need Excerpt from The Last American Vagabond: Part 3 Organizations Exposing the Truth Janine Vance and her twin sister, Jenette, were adopted in 1972 from Seoul, South Korea to the United States. At 25 years old, shortly after her adoptive mother passed … Read More
Author Janine (Vance Twins) Talks Honestly to BBC About The Challenges of International Adoption BBC Sounds host Beatriz de la Pava talks to two women born in Colombia and South Korea about trying to fit in and discovering more about their roots: “What’s it like being adopted into a country far away from your birth and into a family that … Read More
In 2011, the Vance Twins spearheaded the establishment of the Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Information Network. This is a vibrant community of domestic, late-discovery, transracial, and internationally adopted individuals, along with families separated by adoption from all corners of the globe. This unique activist organization has revolutionized the dialogue surrounding adoption, shifting the focus from profit-driven interests to the … Read More
왜, 어떻게 우리가 사회정의를 외치기 시작했나 – 당신도 할 수 있다. 글쓴이: 밴스 쌍둥이. 전문 기고가. 안녕하세요. 이 글은 독자들에게 저와 제 동생이 싸워야 했던 개인적인 도전에 대해 소개하기 위해 쓴 것입니다. 우리 자매는 70년대 한국의 ‘길거리에서’ 미아로 발견됐다고 들었습니다. 입양 기관에서는 ‘고아 증명서’까지 만들어 서류를 첨부했기 때문에 우리는 미국 살던 내내 그것을 사실로 받아들일 수 밖에 없었죠. 다른 많은 … Read More
BBC Sounds host Beatriz de la Pava talks to Janine Vance born in South Korea. A trip to South Korea in 2004 to an event marking 50 years of intercountry adoption caused her to think more deeply about her heritage. She found out that while most adoptees had been told they were orphans, this wasn’t the case, and parents were looking for them.
Northwest Asian Weekly Article: Janine Vance Searches for the Truth About Korean Adoptees Imagine for a minute that you don’t know who your mother is. Now imagine that you are that mother, and you don’t know what became of your daughter. Imagine the questions that the daughter would live with on a daily basis. Why did my mom give me … Read More
Rev. Dr. Janine Vance’s books are mentioned in Huffington Post: AdoptionLand: From Orphans to Activists is an indispensable contribution to adoption literature, compiled by Janine and Jenette Vance. 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 … 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
