A 7-day program for adoptees to experience their birth country of Korea Social Welfare Society in South Korea invites adoptees to apply for their annual Welcome Home program. The hope is to help adoptees better understand Korean culture, volunteer in their birthland, and build connections with volunteers in Korea. Details of the Program The program
2018 Korean Language and Culture Scholarship
“Returning to Korea was an amazing, emotional and an unforgettable journey. Climbing mountains, visiting temples, studying at university and most importantly sharing this experience with other Korean adoptees will be something I will always cherish.” -Ginny, Past Participant Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS) is once again accepting applications for its Korean Language and Culture Program.
Join us for Fidgety Fairy Tales, The Mental Health Musicals
Come join us Thursday, March 22 for Fidgety Fairy Tales This year Minnesota Association for for Children’s Mental Health joins us again in their 10th musical where familiar fairy tales are re-imagined to raise awareness about children’s mental health. With great music and gentle humor, this hour-long musical is fun for the whole family. This
Do Everything You Can to Participate in Tour Korea!
Do everything you can to participate in the Tour Korea! Birthland Tour. Your experience, and most importantly the experience with your child, sibling, parent, spouse, friend, or loved one, will forever be a treasured shared experience in your lives. More than any adventure or vacation you have taken, Tour Korea has a depth of layers
Kamp Kimchee Builds Korean Cultural Community in Minnesota
Registration is Now Open for Kamp Kimchee Kamp Kimchee, a fully inclusive culture camp near Brainerd, Minnesota, provides insight into Korean culture. The Kamp Kimchee experience goes beyond the language, the art, the music, and even beyond the traditional Korean food. At Kamp Kimchee we strive to provide healthy connections and empowerment to children and
Explore Latin American Culture at La Semana
An annual summer camp for children of latin american heritage in Minnesota La Semana is a week-long, culture camp for children in elementary through high school adopted from Latin America and their family members. Different from traditional summer camps, La Semana is designed to promote self-esteem and foster an understanding of Latin American culture and
Hindi-Urdu Week-Long Summer Intensive Program
Learn Hindi-Urdu at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities The Summer-Intensive Program for Hindi-Urdu (SIPHU) is a free, week-long program designed to give linguistic and cultural knowledge of India and Pakistan to senior high school students. This program is especially designed for adoptees of Indian origin. The program focuses on the three modes of communication, as well
Minnesota’s Korean Culture Camp Offers Fun and Learning This Summer
Registration is Now Open for Korean Culture Camp KCC was created to give children exposure to their Korean culture and heritage, instilling a greater sense of their cultural identity and ethnic diversity. The camp teachers are Korean and Korean American adults who thrive on interacting with and educating children. They design curriculum to educate and excite
Visiting Birth Family and Exploring Culture on a Heritage Trip
When we decided to adopt Daniela, of Mexican heritage and born in the US, in 2004 and Josh, born in Guatemala, in 2006, we had planned to one day take our family to their countries of heritage. We had no idea how impactful the trips would be for all of us, but our eyes were opened when we traveled
Dragon Tour 2016 | Participant Review
Hi! My name is Adam and I am an adult adoptee who traveled on the 2016 Dragon Tour. I was joined by my wife, mother, ten other adoptees and their companions. What was wonderful about the tour offered by CH/LSS is that it provided an itinerary full of culturally significant and popular tourist destinations in
