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
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
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
“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
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
