In Shadow Of Adoption

"TAMPA - They went to Vietnam for the same reason - two women trying to find homes for abandoned children.
Mai-Ly Latrace, 32, of St. Petersburg, arranges international adoptions and says working with orphans is a calling from God. Her heart breaks when she sees a child in need, she says, and she has worked tirelessly to place children with loving parents overseas.

Parents such as Carrie West of Roswell, Ga. But West says her attempts to adopt in Vietnam were marred by lies and fraud. She places the blame on Latrace, who West says isn't building families but instead is trafficking children. "

In Shadow Of Adoption

The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION > Grieving in silence

"TODAY marks the 3rd International Conference of Adoptive Parents and their Filipino Children at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel. One essential issue that will, in all probability, be tackled is the continuing secrecy of Filipino adoptions. In a predominantly Catholic society that disallows premarital sex and contraception, there are admittedly many unmarried pregnant women exiled by disgraced families to conceive their babies in secret for adoption after birth. Rejoining their families, they are expected to maintain their silence about the adoption and they often do, but spend years silently grieving for their lost children. Hopefully, this international conference will encourage them to break their silence and talk about their pain. "

Grieving in silence

WCCO: Summer Program Helps Russian Orphans Find Families

"There are hundreds of thousands of Russian children living in orphanages right now. The older they get, the less chance they are adopted. And thousands are released from orphanages every year to face a bleak future."
Summer Program Helps Russian Orphans Find Families