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
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
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
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
The Vance Twins are cofounders of Adoption Truth & Transparency Worldwide Information Network (ATTWIN), a social media forum on adoption outside of groups formed and monitored by agencies and adoptive parents, which led to the compilation of a first-of-its-kind anthology (Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists) to spotlight the voices of adult adoptees from Europe, America, Asia, and Africa. Adoption Truth … 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
