Some quick news to share. I just got the official invitation to attend a board meeting for AdopSource. I will be analyzed as a potential board member. If I am approved, I look forward to playing a larger role in the needs assessment for adopted kids and their families. I'll be working more on my application for the scholarship to Korea over winter break. Once I am completed, I will post the application, and the two papers I need to write.
Believe in yourself that anything can be accomplished. But also remember that "success" only comes before "work" in the dictionary.
Mikey
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Stop the adoption deportation!!!
Please read this link and sign the petition. In a weird way, the U.S. Gov't has the power to even deport me. All it takes it them saying there was one form that was not filled out right.
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-deportation-on-russell-green-and-other-adoptee-immigrants
Thank you for your time to read this. The truth can never be wrong, so when you see an injustice, stand up and make a difference. It's the only way change can be made.
Mike
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-deportation-on-russell-green-and-other-adoptee-immigrants
Thank you for your time to read this. The truth can never be wrong, so when you see an injustice, stand up and make a difference. It's the only way change can be made.
Mike
Friday, November 11, 2011
The Application!!!
I just printed the application for A Spiritual Journey to Korea scholarship.
This is a 3 week, all-expense paid trip for next summer. I'm sure there are a ton of applicant's, but I'm going to do my best. There are some pretty intense questions to answer, but since truth can never be wrong, then I'll give it all I got.
Such a cool way to get adopted Koreans back to the Mother Land!!!
Today is a day to remember all of those that have served in the Armed Forces. They fight to give us freedoms that many other countries do not have. When you see a current service person or veteran, even beyond Veterans Day, thank them for what they and their families have sacrificed for us.
Mikey
This is a 3 week, all-expense paid trip for next summer. I'm sure there are a ton of applicant's, but I'm going to do my best. There are some pretty intense questions to answer, but since truth can never be wrong, then I'll give it all I got.
Such a cool way to get adopted Koreans back to the Mother Land!!!
Today is a day to remember all of those that have served in the Armed Forces. They fight to give us freedoms that many other countries do not have. When you see a current service person or veteran, even beyond Veterans Day, thank them for what they and their families have sacrificed for us.
Mikey
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Where to start?
Hello Everyone,
So I have spent the last day trying to figure out how to begin this self-centered story. A blog is all about yourself, so it should be fairly easy to come up with topics, but why do I spend hours typing and erasing? Since I have started school and spent the last 13 months finding out how screwed up I am, along with everyone else, it's been easier to pinpoint the root of my anxieties and fears. Except jazz hands (typing it even makes me cringe), I still haven't figured out why that freaks the shit out of me.
Okay, so I have decided to start out by letting you know all I know about the first 660 days of my life. I'll be giving you the information verbatim from the paperwork that came with me at the time of my adoption. This information is from the Social Welfare Society, Inc. located in Seoul, South Korea.
I. Identity Information
Name of Child: Dong Hyeok AN
Sex: Male
Race: Korean
Date of Birth: September 7, 1977 (Presumed)
Place of Birth: Unknown
Present Address: Foster Home in Dae-Goo
Natural Parents: Unknown
Custodian: Social Welfare Society, Inc.
Case Number: 78-1364/WMH
II. Sourced of Information and Dates
Dec. 7, 1978:
Our agency tool over the child from Ahn Dong City Hall and placed the child at a foster home in Dae-Goo. The child weighed 9kg and had a bad cold.
Dec. 9, 1978:
Our worker visited the foster home, and because of the bad cold, the child was treated at a hospital.
Dec. 18, 1978:
The child had a medical test at Dr. Song's Hospital for children, and it showed normal.
Jan. 4. 1979:
The worker visited the foster home and the child looked healthy.
Jan. 18, 1979:
The worker visited the foster home to have an interview with the foster mother, and the child could walk a little.
III. Background Information
According to the child's information obtained from Ahn Dong City Hall in Ahn Dong City of Kyung Book Province, the child's natural mother was found in front of the gate of an orphanage home, and at that time she was wandering near the home, and then she disappeared, leaving the child alone. Immediately the child was under the care of the Home, and they tried to locate the child's natural mother, but in vain. Finally the child was brought to us for love and care, and our branch office took over the child from them by the request of the city hall. Nothing is therefore known concerning the child's family background. His name and date of birth were given from our worker. His name means Dong-east, Hyeok-brightness and AN-family name.
IV. Foster Home
The foster home, by whom the child is well cared for at present, consists of 5; foster mother age 50 who is healthy and diligent, her son aged 34 who is a merchant, daughter-in-law aged 30 who is a housewife, and grandsons age 3 and 1. Foster mother's husband died at the time of Korean War of 1950 and this family has received relief fund since. Foster mother's son set up a branch family in the neighborhood and often visits to see foster mother. A married daughter of foster mother, 31, lives in the same apartment area and helps foster mother to care for child of our agency in many ways. This family is all healthy and cheerful and faithful. Foster mother lives in the small apartment which has two rooms, kitchen, floor and the other. This home is suitable for child to be cared for. It is clean and quiet always.
V. The Child
Physical Appearance:
He has a round face, broad forehead, flat back of head, medium eyes with single eyelid, medium mouth and nose, big ears, thin, short hair with brown, and has a small scar of 1.5 C, in diameter on his left forehead. He has well-shaped forehead and normal complexion. He has 6 upper teeth and 6 lower teeth. He looks gentle and cute.
Health Condition:
When the child was placed at his foster home, he was suffering from a bad cold. After treatment, he recovered from it completely. He is growing well with good digestion and taste. His medical test showed normal and he was inoculated against several diseases. Enclosed you will find his medical report.
Personality and Habits:
His main food is boiled rice, and daily he takes his snack three times. He likes to drink a cup of milk for his snack and he also eats rice soup and noodles, biscuits and fruit with good digestion and taste. Especially he likes candies best. He falls asleep at 10 p.m. and he gets up at 4 in the morning. In the day time, he does not take a nap. He sleeps deeply. He makes his bowel movement once a day and uses his diaper. He cannot distinguish his excreta, so often he enjoys playing with his own dung. He mutters to himself and he cannot speak any words yet, but he can understand a little what one says. He can point to his nose, mouth and nose with his own finger and he can play a baby's hand-clapping game. And he can also walk a little with the help of the foster mother. He fixes his eyes to other's eyes and he sees them twisting his nose with a smile. When he takes a bath, he likes dabbing in the water, and he also likes playing with a toy car. He is gentle, but he is stubborn. When he is angry, he cries bitterly.
VI. Worker's Comment
As a foundling, this child has never known the blessings of a normal family life. He is growing well under the good care of the foster mother. He needs warm love and proper care in the future. I hope that he will be soon adopted by a good adoptive family.
Mrs. Myung Hee WON
Case Worker
Child Welfare Dept.
Translated by:
Mr. Byung Ha CHANG
Well, now we are all on the same page about what we know of the first 660 days of my life. There were no other records or documentation talking about the initial steps of my adoption. So there is an additional gap of about 5 months.
I'm tired and don;t feel like typing anymore. In the next blog I'll talk about the moment my outlook on life changed, and why my childhood could help a complete stranger.
Until next time: Show a kind heart to everyone, because you just don't know their story.
Mikey
So I have spent the last day trying to figure out how to begin this self-centered story. A blog is all about yourself, so it should be fairly easy to come up with topics, but why do I spend hours typing and erasing? Since I have started school and spent the last 13 months finding out how screwed up I am, along with everyone else, it's been easier to pinpoint the root of my anxieties and fears. Except jazz hands (typing it even makes me cringe), I still haven't figured out why that freaks the shit out of me.
Okay, so I have decided to start out by letting you know all I know about the first 660 days of my life. I'll be giving you the information verbatim from the paperwork that came with me at the time of my adoption. This information is from the Social Welfare Society, Inc. located in Seoul, South Korea.
I. Identity Information
Name of Child: Dong Hyeok AN
Sex: Male
Race: Korean
Date of Birth: September 7, 1977 (Presumed)
Place of Birth: Unknown
Present Address: Foster Home in Dae-Goo
Natural Parents: Unknown
Custodian: Social Welfare Society, Inc.
Case Number: 78-1364/WMH
II. Sourced of Information and Dates
Dec. 7, 1978:
Our agency tool over the child from Ahn Dong City Hall and placed the child at a foster home in Dae-Goo. The child weighed 9kg and had a bad cold.
Dec. 9, 1978:
Our worker visited the foster home, and because of the bad cold, the child was treated at a hospital.
Dec. 18, 1978:
The child had a medical test at Dr. Song's Hospital for children, and it showed normal.
Jan. 4. 1979:
The worker visited the foster home and the child looked healthy.
Jan. 18, 1979:
The worker visited the foster home to have an interview with the foster mother, and the child could walk a little.
III. Background Information
According to the child's information obtained from Ahn Dong City Hall in Ahn Dong City of Kyung Book Province, the child's natural mother was found in front of the gate of an orphanage home, and at that time she was wandering near the home, and then she disappeared, leaving the child alone. Immediately the child was under the care of the Home, and they tried to locate the child's natural mother, but in vain. Finally the child was brought to us for love and care, and our branch office took over the child from them by the request of the city hall. Nothing is therefore known concerning the child's family background. His name and date of birth were given from our worker. His name means Dong-east, Hyeok-brightness and AN-family name.
IV. Foster Home
The foster home, by whom the child is well cared for at present, consists of 5; foster mother age 50 who is healthy and diligent, her son aged 34 who is a merchant, daughter-in-law aged 30 who is a housewife, and grandsons age 3 and 1. Foster mother's husband died at the time of Korean War of 1950 and this family has received relief fund since. Foster mother's son set up a branch family in the neighborhood and often visits to see foster mother. A married daughter of foster mother, 31, lives in the same apartment area and helps foster mother to care for child of our agency in many ways. This family is all healthy and cheerful and faithful. Foster mother lives in the small apartment which has two rooms, kitchen, floor and the other. This home is suitable for child to be cared for. It is clean and quiet always.
V. The Child
Physical Appearance:
He has a round face, broad forehead, flat back of head, medium eyes with single eyelid, medium mouth and nose, big ears, thin, short hair with brown, and has a small scar of 1.5 C, in diameter on his left forehead. He has well-shaped forehead and normal complexion. He has 6 upper teeth and 6 lower teeth. He looks gentle and cute.
Health Condition:
When the child was placed at his foster home, he was suffering from a bad cold. After treatment, he recovered from it completely. He is growing well with good digestion and taste. His medical test showed normal and he was inoculated against several diseases. Enclosed you will find his medical report.
Personality and Habits:
His main food is boiled rice, and daily he takes his snack three times. He likes to drink a cup of milk for his snack and he also eats rice soup and noodles, biscuits and fruit with good digestion and taste. Especially he likes candies best. He falls asleep at 10 p.m. and he gets up at 4 in the morning. In the day time, he does not take a nap. He sleeps deeply. He makes his bowel movement once a day and uses his diaper. He cannot distinguish his excreta, so often he enjoys playing with his own dung. He mutters to himself and he cannot speak any words yet, but he can understand a little what one says. He can point to his nose, mouth and nose with his own finger and he can play a baby's hand-clapping game. And he can also walk a little with the help of the foster mother. He fixes his eyes to other's eyes and he sees them twisting his nose with a smile. When he takes a bath, he likes dabbing in the water, and he also likes playing with a toy car. He is gentle, but he is stubborn. When he is angry, he cries bitterly.
VI. Worker's Comment
As a foundling, this child has never known the blessings of a normal family life. He is growing well under the good care of the foster mother. He needs warm love and proper care in the future. I hope that he will be soon adopted by a good adoptive family.
Mrs. Myung Hee WON
Case Worker
Child Welfare Dept.
Translated by:
Mr. Byung Ha CHANG
Well, now we are all on the same page about what we know of the first 660 days of my life. There were no other records or documentation talking about the initial steps of my adoption. So there is an additional gap of about 5 months.
I'm tired and don;t feel like typing anymore. In the next blog I'll talk about the moment my outlook on life changed, and why my childhood could help a complete stranger.
Until next time: Show a kind heart to everyone, because you just don't know their story.
Mikey
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