Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots is holding its 3rd Annual Meetup/Conference for people adopted from Guatemala on March 25-27th, 2022 in Washington DC. The event is for adoptees who are 18 years and older.
For details on the schedule of events, how to join, and flight/hotel information, visit AWGR’s website: https://guateroots.org/annual-meetup/
The deadline to secure a hotel room at the discounted rate of $89 is February 23rd.
I once heard an interview with a group of adoptees on NPR’s Codeswitch. They were born in countries around the world and had gathered together to reflect on their experiences. One of the adoptees, a young man, described what it felt like for him to be in a room filled with other adoptees, to be part of a community. “Our homeland is each other,” he said.
“Our homeland is each other.” That observation stopped me cold. Yes.
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