This LLC, established by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, offers a directory of professional (medical and mental health) resources in the Denver Metro Area. Dr. Wirta-Leiker specializes in issues of race, identity, societal expectations, family relationships, and adoption.
This association was formed in 1968 by Black psychologists hoping to serve the Black-American community. Their goal was to support the mental health of the Black community through planning, programs, services, training, and advocacy.
The KAA Facebook group is a private page for Korean adoptees to create community and discuss whatever topics they’d like.
This is a private Facebook group for adoptive parents of boys adopted from China. It’s a place of support and connection for adoptive and waiting parents. They also welcome members and discussions from adult adoptees.
This is a public Facebook group for Korean adoptees who are searching for their birth families. Its’s open to all Korean adoptees to publish photos and information about their adoption. Members are encouraged to help one another and strictly publish information about their adoption.
Family Ties is a private Facebook group that offers guidance and support for people searching for birth families in China. While this is not an advocacy group, it is a platform and community for searching, guidance, and support.
China DNA is a public Facebook group that assists with DNA analysis to help adoptees connect to their Chinese ancestry, genealogy, and heritage.
This document is a guide on DNA testing. It explains how DNA testing applies to Asian communities, including Asian international adoptees and adoptees of mixed Asian heritage (domestic or internationally adopted). It also discusses the dominant DNA testing services, testing strategies, and additional resources.
This organization is a global platform for Chilean Adoptees. It strives to bring awareness about and connect adoptees and birth families in Chile. Birth family searches are a big part of their work and they offer a secure space for adoptees to upload their adoption documents. This is a great resource for Chilean adoptees hoping to find community and begin a birth family search.
This organization was founded in 2018 by an all-volunteer international group of adoptees and adoptive parents. They offer reliable information and promote awareness in China of adoptees’ desire to know their birth families. They help families hire searchers and provide information about DNA testing, translation services, and other search projects.
