| The Vietnamese Adoptee Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to maximize the Vietnamese adoptee experience in a caring, supportive environment by networking them to other Vietnamese adoptees and community resources.
How does VAN propose to achieve its mission?
- By creating and maintaining a network of Vietnamese adoptees;
- By building and fostering connections with: those who affect our lives by facilitating birth family searches and by collaborating with other Vietnamese adoptee resources the greater Vietnamese community
- By sharing experiences and support;
- By cultivating tolerance of individual and ethnic differences;
- By recognizing individual self-worth;
- By promoting understanding and awareness of our native culture;
- By nurturing the growth of other Vietnamese adoptees, adolescents, and adults, e.g. mentorship;
- By organizing future reunions and motherland tours;
- By serving as a resource to parents considering adoption, to agencies who work with adoption, to social workers, to the media, e.g. collecting and disseminating information relating to the adoption experience;
- By culturally enriching our community.
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