FAN Announcements

FAN CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

This month FAN celebrated its Fifth Anniversary! It has been a pleasure seeing the organization grow, connecting with fellow Filipino adoptees, adoptive parents and building partnerships with the greater international adoption community!

In doing so, we would like to give you a Filipino inspired t-shirts that was graciously donated by Pnoy Apparel http://www.pnoyapparel.com/
Sizes are limited.

The first 10 people that answer the following questions correctly will be given a shirt. Please include your mailing address with your answers!

1. Who are the Co-Founders of FAN?
2. What is the tag line of FAN?
3. Name the individual who was awarded the CNN Hero of 2009?
4. What is one of the national dishes of the Philippines?
5. What does “Mabuhay” mean in english?
6. What is the title of the Philippine National anthem?

* One entry per person. Shirts will be sent within 2 weeks as long as answers are correct. International entries are accepted.
Final day to win a prize January 31st, 201o

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FAN CHATS RETURN!

After a year long hiatus we would like to bring back FAN chats for adoptees!

This month: Sunday January 31st
Time: 8pm-9pm EST

Theme: Getting to know you
This will be the introductory conference call for adoptees to share their adoption story, where you currently reside and so on.

We will have monthly conference calls on topics such as:
- Culture: Is it important to you?
- Growing up adopted: The good, the bad, the ugly
- Being Brown in a white family.
- White privilege: How do we fit in the equation?
- Returning to the motherland
- Search and Reunion: Pros and Cons
- Surviving your 20′s and moving into your adulthood
- identity: How Filipino are you?
- Our native tongue: Is it important to learn?
Time: 8pm-9pm EST

Please email: info@filipino-adoptees-network if you have questions or suggestions on topics. An email reminder will be sent with the conference call number.