Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Infant abandonment does not become humane because we put a door, an alarm, and padding around it. These boxes facilitate abandonment without human interaction or protecting a child's interest in knowing where they came from—a human right recognized by the United Nations. 🥚 0187
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Forgot the 🥚. These are #adoptee and #birthparent support options for October 2026 010
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Upcoming Adoptee and Birthparent support options for October 2026 Below is a link to download the below events to your calendar: webcal://api.band.us/ical?token=aAAxAGYwYWVhMTk0N2ZjZWQ3MDhiMDRlNzA1M2Y4MzM5ZTA4YWMxMTg2Yjc 100
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you've had any questions about what I've been doing lately, well, this is it. Thanks to everyone who has supported this important work!🥚 adopteesunited.org/citizenship-...adopteesunited.orgCitizenship Clinic Update: Oct 2026 | Adoptees United Inc.We've handled 496 requests, served 447 people, and secured 100 new citizenship certificates for clients. 053
Reposted by LouiseokuriThe Tribune @sanluisobispo.com · 05/10/2026A measure that would have allowed adoptees to access their original birth certificates died in the Legislature this year.bit.lyCalifornia adoptees continue push in Legislature for original birth certificatesA measure that would have allowed adoptees to access their original birth certificates died in the Legislature this year. 022
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 04/10/2026🥚 Can you help Tia, a Detroit adoptee and birth parent? At 20, homeless with a 3mo old daughter, Tia sought help and instead lost her daughter to adoption. Her story was featured in the PBS FRONTLINE documentary Baby Brokers. Please donate or share to help amplify her story. buff.ly/tDZWlGwgofundme.comDonate to Support the Protection of Mothers and Adopted People, organized by Jeanette YamamotoTia Goins' Story Didn't End When She Lost Her Daughter. Som… Jeanette Yamamoto needs your support for Support the Protection of Mothers and Adopted People 052
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Starting October 22, AAOM is launching a new virtual book club hosted by Jillian Blair, created as a way to bring our community together through books, conversation, and connection. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-club-... 🥚eventbrite.comBook Club- Come read with AAOMCome and join us as we read Adoption Centric Content. We will meet every other Thursday. 021
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Michigan support for struggling families. Would be great if this and similar programs were available in every state. It could help prevent many relinquishments and adoptions. Thank you for sharing this resource and bringing attention to it, @gretchensisson.bsky.social! 021
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Upcoming Adoptee and Birthparent support options for September 2026 Below is a link to download the below events to your calendar: webcal://api.band.us/ical?token=aAAxAGYwYWVhMTk0N2ZjZWQ3MDhiMDRlNzA1M2Y4MzM5ZTA4YWMxMTg2Yjc I'll include the rest in the below thread #adoptee 🥚 120
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This is a bill that we must defeat. Read on, and stay engaged. 🥚 We'll need your help. adopteerightslaw.com/citizenship-...adopteerightslaw.comCall It the "Adoptee Deportation Act of 2026" | ARLCThe Citizenship for International Adoptees Act is a dangerous and newly introduced bill. Adoptees and their allies should not support it. 12723
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Join Susan Christin tonight for our free workshop to get your birth information from the state of Michigan. 🥚 www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-app...eventbrite.comHow To Apply For Your Michigan Birth Information, Adoptee WorkshopA free online workshop for Michigan adult adopted people wanting their identifying & non-identifying birth information, including their OBC. 032
Reposted by LouiseokuriDetroitRudyOwens @detroitrudyowens.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Good article on #AdopteeRights lawyer Greg Luce and the much darker issues of harm our country is waging against those who are immigrants and, yes, intercountry adoptees. Many are still denied citizenship. Risks to their status grow under this administration. www.koreanquarterly.org/front_page_b...koreanquarterly.orgA fighter in their corner - Korean QuarterlyGreg Luce, an attorney specializing in legal representation and advice for adoptees who need citizenship, and the organization Adoptees United 084
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I'm currently not recommending U.S. domestic air travel for intercountry adoptees unless it is 1) necessary and 2) they have a U.S. passport. More details. Please read carefully. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/advisory-do-...adopteerightslaw.comADVISORY: Do Not Fly | ARLCIntercountry adoptees should use caution and possess a US passport book or card when flying within the United States. 03123
Reposted by LouiseokuriGretchen Sisson @gretchensisson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Here’s a review from yesterday’s judiciary committee meeting with Senator Aisha Wahab and the California Alliance for Adoptee Rights. It’s a privilege to contribute to this conversation and help move forward the case of open records for adopted people. Next: appropriations! 12913
Reposted by LouiseokuriPatricia Knight Meyer - www.myadoptedlife.com @myadoptedlife.bsky.social · 04/06/2026They took us away and destroyed our paper. They gave us falsified birth certificates. Today courts note a shortage in the "domestic supply of infants" & ban abortion. We know where this goes. 🥚 myadoptedlife.com/what-is-blac... #BlackMarketAdoption #BabyScoopEra #AdoptionReform #WONDERLANDmyadoptedlife.comWhat is Black Market Adoption? The History Behind America's Hidden Baby Trade - My Adopted LifeWhat is black market adoption? Discover the hidden history of America's illegal baby trade, from Georgia Tann to the Baby Scoop Era, and why the conditions that made it possible are being rebuilt toda... 186
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Here are some #adoptee and #birthparent supports for June 2026. Below is a link to download the below events to your calendar: webcal://api.band.us/ical?token=aAAxAGYwYWVhMTk0N2ZjZWQ3MDhiMDRlNzA1M2Y4MzM5ZTA4YWMxMTg2Yjc 110
Reposted by LouiseokuriMichigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 22/05/2026'What They Stole,' examines the foundations of intercountry adoption through an Iowa familicide tied to the legacy of the Holt Adoption Program, and how evangelical “rescue” narratives helped shape Korean adoption into a global industry that left lasting trauma across generations. buff.ly/pgUvUhq 🥚muthamagazine.comA Dark History of White Saviors: Paige Towers on Her New Book About Familicide and Korean Adoption - Mutha Magazine"What happens when vulnerable children become symbols of religion, generosity, and multiculturalism? What happens when they’re no longer autonomous individuals?" 0106
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 19/05/2026No child is “saved” by a system that protects adults and agencies while ignoring the rights of the child. Placing a child into a different family doesn't justify erasing their identity, and adoption can't be considered ethical care when a child’s humanity and rights are disregarded in the process.🥚 02311
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 16/05/2026There is an upcoming Twice Lost Remembrance Day for adoptees and birthparents who have lost their other twice. If you or anyone you know are interested in joining this zoom on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 3pm PST/6pm EST. #adoptee 🥚 Here is the link to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/twice-lost... 000
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 13/05/2026So far, for a limited number of intercountry adoptees applying for Certificates of Citizenship, fingerprints are being required. Here's what to know about this development. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/fingerprints...adopteerightslaw.comFingerprints and the N-600 | Adoptee Rights Law CenterSuddenly, fingerprints are being taken for N-600 applications in specific limited circumstances. Here's what to know. 01110
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 12/05/2026#adoptees and #birthparents have you seen the below website? It is exactly as Dr Jen Gunter described. 🥚 000
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 09/05/2026#adoptee #birthparent 🥚 Below are the upcoming supports for #adoptee and #birthparent for May 10-May 28, 2026. You can download the calendar for these events with this link: webcal://api.band.us/ical?token=aAAxAGYwYWVhMTk0N2ZjZWQ3MDhiMDRlNzA1M2Y4MzM5ZTA4YWMxMTg2Yjc 110
Reposted by LouiseokuriPrison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026🥚An introduction to the Adoptee Birthright Archive, with an attached curated selection of over 70 short and feature documentaries which offer a brief history of the impact of sealed records... Click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTaV... 1114
Reposted by LouiseokuriKailee Pedersen @kaileepedersen.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I wanted to start AANHPI Heritage Month by sharing the works of some fellow AAPI adoptee authors. Our literature, like our identities as adoptees, is complex, vibrant, and rich with possibility. Consider reading an AAPI adoptee author today. 💖🥚 0106
Reposted by LouiseokuriFarnad Darnell, PhD @docdarnell.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It's stories like this that make me hopeful other international adoptees can fill in the missing pieces 🥚 www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comMan reunites with mum in Vietnam three decades after adoptionIke Robin says meeting his birth mother helped solve the "missing piece of the puzzle" in his life. 0168
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 28/04/2026A 40-year-old man in Singapore recently learned he was adopted, leaving him feeling shock and betrayal as familiar traditions lost their meaning, highlighting the identity rupture many adoptees experience when adoption is not revealed until later in life. buff.ly/p9cLIwQ 🥚stomp.sgMan, 40, finds Hari Raya ‘meaningless’ upon discovering he was adopted, now searching for birth mumA man is appealing for help to find his birth mother after discovering just days before Hari Raya that he was adopted. 1166
Reposted by LouiseokuriMichigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Quebec imposed a moratorium on international adoption in 2024 over child trafficking concerns, but this couple is calling for it to be lifted due to dissatisfaction with long domestic wait times, highlighting a tension between adult demand for infants and child welfare protections. buff.ly/q4Eovp1 🥚ctvnews.caQuebec couple calls on Quebec to rethink moratorium on international adoptionsA Quebec couple who cannot have a baby is looking to adopt, but is being told the wait list in Quebec is 15 to 20 years. 6164
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Sorry, forgot the #adoptee 🥚 see below thread for support options this month. 022
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Below are some adoptee and/or birthparent support options for April 2026. You can download the below as a calendar import using this link: webcal://api.band.us/ical?token=aAAxAGYwYWVhMTk0N2ZjZWQ3MDhiMDRlNzA1M2Y4MzM5ZTA4YWMxMTg2Yjc 100
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Some of you may be aware of the Preliminary Exploration into Adoption Reunions study by Dr Zubov and the Winston-Salem State University. I just saw they have published their findings: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/15... #adopteemdpi.com 110
Reposted by LouiseokuriFarnad Darnell, PhD @docdarnell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026My Iranian adoptee friend was able to discuss her DHS removal proceedings with the NBC affiliate in San Diego. Reminder to please keep her anonymous, for her safety and her case. 🥚 Please share! #adopteesky www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...nbcsandiego.comSoCal woman adopted when she was orphaned as a toddler in Iran faces deportationHer father was an Air Force officer and a prisoner of war during World War II who was working as a defense contractor in Iran when he and his wife adopted the girl back in the 1970s. 01813
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 01/03/2026#Adoptee and #birthparent support options for March 2026 are below. The calendar link to download all these events is below: webcal://api.band.us/ical?token=aAAxAGYwYWVhMTk0N2ZjZWQ3MDhiMDRlNzA1M2Y4MzM5ZTA4YWMxMTg2Yjc 110
Reposted by LouiseokuriMichigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 21/02/2026adopteesunited.orgWorkshop: Replacing a Lost Certificate of Citizenship | AUHow to apply for a new certificate of citizenship/naturaliation if the original has been lost---or if your name has changed 022
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Last week we shared our thoughts about NCFA’s claim that it would air a commercial during the Super Bowl. Shortly afterward, we learned the ad was not actually part of the Super Bowl broadcast, that we had been mislead, and we want to talk about that. 🥚adopteeadvocatesofmichigan.comWhy Adoptees Are Calling Out NCFAAn opportunity to look more closely at who speaks for adoption in the United States. 142
Reposted by LouiseokuriFarnad Darnell, PhD @docdarnell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Just found out a friend of mine, an Iranian adoptee, has been given notice by DHS to report to court to justify her stay in the states. She's lived here all her life, but her parents never finalized her citizenship, so she's targeted. I hate this country. Pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act! 🥚🤬🤬 43115
Reposted by LouiseokuriBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 09/02/2026Listen to intercountry #adoptees, who for years have been telling us about the abject powerlessness and dependence of being adopted, and who have been warning us about the capriciousness with which the state judges who counts as “belonging” to this country. 1279
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptees Crossing Lines Podcast @adopteecrossing.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Family separation doesn’t start with removal. It starts with surveillance. This post explains how families are watched long before a case is opened. #adopteesky 0125
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 08/02/2026If you are looking for some in person and zoom supports for adoptees and birthparents, please see below thread. These are for 2/7/2026 to 2/28/2026. 🥚#adoptee 133
Reposted by LouiseokuriMJ @moonjoo.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Deadline for submitting a case to the Korean Truth and Reconcilliation Commission is 20 Feb. See details here (alt txt). There are also online info meetings today and tomorrow (bit late I know). Remember, you can also submit as a relative to a KAD. #adoption #SouthKorea #TRC 🥚 11611
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptees Crossing Lines Podcast @adopteecrossing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026There’s a new adoption Super Bowl ad. It’s not about helping pregnant people, it’s about shaping public opinion. I wrote about why adoption is framed as a “choice” only when abortion is punished. Read here ⬇️ buff.ly/yrFGUqm #adopteeskyopen.substack.comThe Adoption Super Bowl Ad and the Lie of ChoiceAn adoption Super Bowl ad airs amid abortion bans. This piece examines how “choice” becomes coercion in a post Roe world. 0125
Louiseokuri @louiseokuri.bsky.social · 05/02/2026#adopteesky I just found out from my friends at @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social that the Super Bowl will be airing an ad by NCFA & the Opt Institute that promotes adoption as a choice. It is adoption propaganda and should not be aired. Here is a link to the commercial: next.frame.io/share/09fad0...next.frame.ioThe Girl In The Middle (60Sec) - QRCode-NCFA 132
Reposted by LouiseokuriBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 31/01/2026one of the most eloquent and succinct statements of the lifelong trauma of #adoption loss I’ve ever seen. www.instagram.com/reel/DUJqJNu...instagram.comCUB Concerned United Birth Parents on Instagram: "Adoption loss is forever, and part of survival is fighting for adopted people to have access to their records and supporting other women so they aren'...69 likes, 11 comments - concernedunitedbirthparents on January 30, 2026: "Adoption loss is forever, and part of survival is fighting for adopted people to have access to their records and supporting o... 2178
Reposted by LouiseokuriCalifornia Alliance for Adoptee Rights @caladoptees.bsky.social · 27/01/2026We just got an update from the Senator’s office - the plan is for SB 381 to be taken up today, Tuesday 1/27. Session goes from 10am-3pm. We don’t know exactly when our bill will be heard. Join in person to watch on the balcony, or on the live stream: www.senate.ca.gov/calendarsenate.ca.govSenate Events | California State SenateNote: Dates without current Senate events will not display in results. 243
Reposted by LouiseokuriAnxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 20/01/2026HB301 is scheduled to be heard by the full Health + Human Services committee on THURSDAY, 1/22. I'm linking to a sheet with contact info for all delegates on the committee. Email templates and other resources are in the original thread below 🚨🚨ALL VIRGINIA RESIDENTS CAN HELP GET THIS PASSED!docs.google.comVA House of Delegates - Health and Human Services Committee Members 11514
Reposted by LouiseokuriMichigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Today at 3pm Eastern, a conversation for adoptees and allies who want to understand the laws that impact adoptees and their rights and help shape what comes next. 🥚eventbrite.comCitizenship, Voting, and Identity Documents, Advancing Advocacy in MichiganAnna Sarkitova interviews adoptee rights attorney Gregory Luce on citizenship, voting, identity rights, and advancing adoptee advocacy. 064
Reposted by LouiseokuriAnxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 16/01/2026For anyone who wants to submit testimony or otherwise support: HB301 is the bill that (if passed) will give VA-born adopted people the right to access their original birth certificate. It's assigned to the Health Committee, it may be heard as soon as next week! More info in the thread belowlegiscan.comVirginia HB301 | 2026 | Regular Regular SessionSummary (2026-01-14) Adult adoptees; access to vital records. [Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB301)] 32011
Reposted by LouiseokuriAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Join us for a timely conversation on adoptee rights and advocacy with Greg Luce from Adoptee Rights Law Center, in conversation with Anna Sarkitova about barriers to citizenship, voting, and identity documents.🥚eventbrite.comCitizenship, Voting, and Identity Documents, Advancing Advocacy in MichiganAnna Sarkitova interviews adoptee rights attorney Gregory Luce on citizenship, voting, identity rights, and advancing adoptee advocacy. 042