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ADOPTEE LIT FEST

Sponsored by Pen America

8AM PDT / 11PM EDT | April 9, 2022

Hosting a Nonfiction conversation with adoptee authors Seth Berkman, Stephanie Drenka, and Melissa Guida-Richards, for the inauguaral Adoptee Literary Festival organized by Alice Stephens and Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello.

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“EVERYONE WAS FALLING”

Hosted by Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc. 

4PM PDT / 7PM EDT | July 22, 2021 

In Conversation with Sarah O’Neill, Q&A, and select reading from “Everyone Was Falling”
ASL Interpreters: Annie and Scottie

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Events
Group of Performers

“KEURIUM” Book release party

7PM | Friday, May 4, 2018 @ The Octopus Literary Salon
2101 Webster St., Oakland, CA

An unforgettable night of readings, music, and dance, correlating to the theme of KEURIUM. Honored to have had such heart and talent to help celebrate its release.

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EARLIER EVENTS

Close the Camps - Calling Adoptees

Close the Camps - Calling Adoptees

12-2PM | Aug 27, 2019 @ ICE 630 Sansome St, San Francisco, California 94111 | Speech about how adoptees understand family separation & why we’re for family preservation & reunification.
Bay Area Book Festival

Bay Area Book Festival

11-5PM | May 4 & 5, 2019 @ Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA 94704| In the Author’s Pavillion.
NAAM Readings and Discussion in Vegas

NAAM Readings and Discussion in Vegas

6PM | Wednesday, November 14 | Private Address | “Keurium” Reading and Intimate Discussion among Adoptees
NAAM Readings and Discussion in Oakland

NAAM Readings and Discussion in Oakland

7PM | Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ Owl & Company Bookstore, 3941 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611 | National Adoption Awareness Month | Readings with Lee Herrick, Susan Ito, Julayne Lee, Lisa Marie Rollins +
NAAM Readings and Art in Los Angeles

NAAM Readings and Art in Los Angeles

4PM | Sunday, November 4, 2018 @ Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 | National Adoption Awareness Month | Art & Readings | With Julayne Lee, Sarah Harris, Irene Soriano, & Jennifer O’odham
Transracial Adoption Panel in Palo Alto

Transracial Adoption Panel in Palo Alto

12:30PM | Saturday, October 20, 2018 @ Undisclosed Location | Panel discussion post-workshop | TRA Parents Hear Adoptee Voices
Seattle Adoptee Readings and Q&A

Seattle Adoptee Readings and Q&A

7PM | Friday, September 21, 2018 @ Lynnwood, WA 98087 | Special Guest at AAAW Artist Showcase
AKA-SF 20th Anniversary & IKAA Annual Convention 2017

AKA-SF 20th Anniversary & IKAA Annual Convention 2017

2PM | Saturday, October 21, 2017 @ Hotel Kabuki | 1625 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 | Readings, Seminars, and Discussions
Korean Adoptee (KAD) Healing Group

Korean Adoptee (KAD) Healing Group

12PM | Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Berkeley, CA | Readings, Discussion, and Healing through Movement and Voice
White Dads Zine | Preview Party

White Dads Zine | Preview Party

7PM | Saturday, April 30, 2016 @ E.M. Wolfman, Oakland, CA | Readings and Music
"An Ode to the Humans" Novel and Kid's Book Release

"An Ode to the Humans" Novel and Kid's Book Release

12PM | Sunday, December 6, 2015 @ Cat Town, Oakland, CA | Signings, Oakland Animal Services, Kid Activities, and Hella Vegan Eats
AKA 15th Anniversary Conference

AKA 15th Anniversary Conference

8AM | Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, NY | Readings, Art, and Discussions