A Twin Celebration with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and the Vance Twins

NASA Astronaut, Scott Kelly with the Vance Twins at the Washington State Twin Registry TwinFest 2023

Unraveling the Secrets of Space Adaptation with Scott Kelly, the Vance Twins, and the NASA Twin Study TwinFest 2023, a unique gathering celebrating twins’ uniqueness and diversity, witnessed an extraordinary meeting between the Vance Twins and the legendary NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly. This event was thrilling as the twins had the opportunity to interact with the spaceman and delve into … Read More

The Vance Twins Childhood Story

Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption, Author Janine Vance

Details of the Vance Twins’ Childhood Story… Jenette and Janine were told they had 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 ‘found by a stranger’ when they were discovered and, consequently, taken to be processed for overseas adoption. A … Read More

Embracing Progress and Equality: The Renegade Vance Twins in Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Information Network

Jenette and Janine Vance Twins: Writing Sabbaticals & Reiki Retreats for Busy Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

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.

Jenette and Janine Vance Twins: Writing Sabbaticals & Reiki Retreats for Busy Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

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: The Challenges of International Adoption with Author Janine (Vance Twins)

Author Janine (Vance Twins) interviewed by BBC May 2022

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.

HuffPost: Voices of Adoptionland compiled by the Vance Twins

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

Vance Twins with Korean Consulates

Meeting Korean Consulates from Seattle to Washington D.C. The Coalition for Truth and Transparency in Adoption (CTTA) was founded with a vision to repeal and replace antiquated, unjust laws rooted in secrecy and shame. We work to meet the urgent need to train and equip advocates and secure funding for successful initiatives nationwide. Janine (Vance) Myung Ja is the International … Read More

Janine Vance Participated in the Seattle Asian American Film Festival

Seattle Asian American Film Festival

Author Janine Vance participates as one of the panelists at the 2020 Seattle Asian American Film Festival: Real-Life Journeys and Experiences of Transnational Adoptees. In the documentary, Geographies of Kinship, filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem shares the stories of four adult adoptees who question the policies and practices that led South Korea to become the largest “sending country” in the world. … Read More

The Vance Twins Activism Work in South Korea

Vance Twins at KoRoots meeting other Korean Adoptee Activits

“As of this writing, it’s been ten years since my twin sister and I traveled to Seoul, South Korea, for the first time to attend the 2004 Korean Adoptee Conference. Of the more than 160,000 children flown overseas by agency facilitators, 400 of us arrived in our motherland intending to celebrate and contemplate fifty years of intercountry adoption. During this … Read More