What up PNOY App Fam!

The summer is winding down and we feel like having a SALE!! Everything 50% OFF starting 9/20 thru 9/25, just visit www.pnoyapparel.com and use the “KAMPEON” coupon code to redeem your savings!!

Changes are coming!! New site, new “name”, with new new gear! More info after the jump!

KAMPEON!

Peace, Love, and Service Always!

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For all you Colorado folk who have been touched by adoption do support Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families fundraiser!!! See details below!!

SAVE THE DATE! September 15th Noodles Fundraiser for Heritage Camps!

Contact your friends and neighbors, and download this invitation to a fun dinner at Noodles (locations around the state) to benefit Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families! It’ll be a a fun Saturday night dinner out with the kids, and with all of your friends too!

DOWNLOAD THE INVITE HERE, then print it out! You must have it with you at Noodles on the 15th for HCAF to receive the benefit!

Thank you and mark your calendars NOW

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Dear friends, family, colleagues, and members of the adoption community:

We (Adam Chau and Kevin Ost-Vollmers) are excited to announce that the anthology Parenting As Adoptees is now available at Amazon as an e-book (www.amazon.com/Parenting-As-Adoptees-ebook/dp/B008YPLCYQ/). The following well respected adoptees are contributors:

Dr. Bert Ballard, Susan Branco Alvarado, Dr. Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter and her daughter Courtney Cooper-Lewter, Lorial Crowder, Shannon Gibney, Astrid Dabbeni, Mark Hagland, Dr. Hei Kyong Kim, JaeRan Kim, Jennifer Lauck, Mary Mason, Robert O’Connor, John Raible, and Sandy White Hawk.

Through fourteen chapters, the authors of Parenting As Adoptees give readers a glimpse into a pivotal phase in life that touches the experiences of many domestic and international adoptees – that of parenting. The authors intertwine their personal narratives and professional experiences, and the results of their efforts are powerful, insightful, and potentially groundbreaking. As Melanie Chung-Sherman, LCSW, LCPAA, PLLC, notes:

“Rarely has the experience of parenting as an adopted person been laid to bear so candidly and vividly. The authors provide a provocative, touching and, at times visceral and unyielding, invitation into their lives as they unearth and piece together the magnitude of parenting when it is interwoven with their adoption narrative. It is a prolific piece that encapsulates the rawness that adoption can bring from unknown histories, abandonment, grief, and identity reconciliation which ultimately reveals the power of resiliency and self-determination as a universal hallmark in parenting.”

Moreover, despite its topical focus, the book will resonate with individuals within and outside of the adoption community who are not parents. “Parenting As Adoptees,” writes Dr. Indigo Willing, “contributes and sits strongly alongside books by non-adoptees that look at issues to do with ‘the family’, race, ethnicity and migration. As such, this book should appeal to a broad audience interested in these various fields of inquiry.”

Parenting As Adoptees can be downloaded onto your computer, Kindle, and Kindle app supporting tablet/phone (such as iPads, iPhones, Droids, etc.) by going to this link:

www.amazon.com/Parenting-As-Adoptees-ebook/dp/B008YPLCYQ/

In a few weeks, the book will be available at Barnes & Nobles for the Nook. Additionally, this fall we will be publishing a limited edition hardcopy to coincide with a book signing event in Minnesota. Please visit the Parenting As Adoptees website (www.parentingasadoptees.com) for more information. Additional reviews and excerpts from the book can be found there. And to receive regular updates, please “like” the book’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ParentingAsAdoptees.

Thank you for your time. We hope that you check out Parenting As Adoptees, and we would greatly appreciate it if you would share it with other individuals/groups whom you believe would find it of interest.

With warm regards,

Kevin Ost-Vollmers, Land of Gazillion Adoptees

Adam Chau, CQT Media And Publishing

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Kevin Ost-Vollmers
C: 612.382.8568
W: landofgazillionadoptees.com
W: parentingasadoptees.com

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August 11 vs. Chicago Inferno for a ‘international friendly match” at Wheaton’s Joe Bean Stadium.They will travel with the Virgin Island team to Indiana for another friendly exhibition game….

The Azkals play for the Asian Football Confederation, is using the U.S training camp and friendly matches to prepare for the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup which will be hosted by Malaysia and Thailand in November.

The Azkals reached the semi finals of the the Suzuki Cup in 2010!

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The Filipino Adoptees Network has been nominated as one of 5 recipients under Youth and Sports in hopes to receive top honors at The Outstanding Filipinos of New York! We are honored to be recognized and would like folks to learn more about the adopted Filipino experience through the nomination process. Please look at the other nominees who are movers and shakers in the Filipino American community of New York.

You must first like the The Outstanding Filipinos in New York (TOFA 12) Facebook group in order to vote for the FAN nomination.

Thank you in advance,

FAN

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Participate in this unique workshop….

BIRTH COUNTRY TRAVEL— A JOURNEY BACK–A JOURNEY FORWARD

A heritage journey is one of the most significant factors in the identity building process of internationally adoptive children.

So, what’s the journey all about?

What age is the best age?

How can families prepare?

How can you integrate service work if you’d like?

What role does “adoptee loyalty” play in the journey?

What are the pros and cons of group vs individual travel?

What adoption exploration is possible in country?

How do the kids react before, during and after the trip?

What role does FACEBOOK play in homeland journeys?

Questions welcome! Presented by: Becca Piper, Founder/Co-Director The Ties Program–Adoptive Family Homeland Journeys & World Ties Where: Lake Lynn Community Center 7921 Ray Road, Raleigh, NC When: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Prioritize it ….plan to come! Please RSVP by emailing your a )name, b) country of interest and c) number of attendees to: Info@AdoptiveFamilyTravel.com Free will donation to World Ties, our sister 501(c)(3) organization helping children and families in countries visited by Ties families. Hope to see you on June 9. If you would like to have a workshop presented for your camp, conference, etc. please email Info@AdoptiveFamilyTravel.com.

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Summer Job Opening for Heritage Camps!

Looking for a part-time summer job? Want to make some money while spending weekends in the mountains? Want to help Heritage Camps run smoothly all summer? Want to meet lots of people and experience lots of different cultures? Want to have fun while you work?

Then we may have the job for you!! Please email us at hcamps@comcast.net, and we’ll send you the full job description and application.

Deadline to apply: May 25.

You must have a valid driver’s license to apply.

Please feel free to forward this email to friends and family members who might be interested! We are looking for at least two people for this position!

Thank you!

Pam Sweetser, Executive Directo

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An Insider’s Guide to Identity and Adoption
Real Life Stories. Expert Advice

Adoption Learning Partners

Tuesday, May 22
7:00PM Central
Q&A: 8:00-8:30

Join a panel of adult adopted people as they reflect back on how being adopted shaped their identity. The panel will answer questions and give adopted parents practical insight into how they can best support their children to forma healthy sense of self. Learn more and register

Learn the challenges your children may face when forming their identity
Hear stories and examples of how others have faced these challenges
Pose your own questions to the panel
Dr. Gina Samuels, researcher, educator and an adopted person will lead the discussion. Learn more about Dr. Samuels

REGISTER

Submit your questions for the panel HERE or by tweeting them to @adoptiontweet using #adoptionid.

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Happy to announce that my animated short The Fisherman is now available on HBO On Demand for Asian Heritage Month. If you have HBO On Demand, have a watch and share the news with others!

NOTE: Thanks everyone for all the love and support. If you have HBO on Demand… please share the news and watch all the available content in the Asian American Heritage area multiple times and show HBO that you Demand quality content that broadens the color spectrum on TV.

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