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Red Thread: An Adoptive Family Forum
The Red Thread is an informative and entertaining look at becoming and being an adoptive parent — from surviving the emotional rollercoaster of the adoption process to mastering the unique challenges and reaping the great rewards of raising adopted children. It’s written for adoptive parents and children and those interested in adopting.
The Red Thread column borrows its name from a Chinese legend that says when a child is born there is an invisible red thread that connects him or her to the people who are destined to be part of his or her life. While we cannot see the thread, over time its effects are seen as people become connected and their lives interwoven.
The Red Thread is designed to be an active, living forum -- an exchange of ideas.
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CASA volunteers change children’s lives
Just a few hours a month will have major impact on the life of a child—and on your own. Published 2:27 p.m. November 13, 2011 - Comments
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November is National Adoption Month
National Adoption Month focuses on foster care in America Published 8:01 a.m. November 7, 2011 - Comments
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Both Ends Burning: Organization devoted to solving international adoption crisis
Both Ends Burning is an organization focused on reforming the broken international adoption system Published 11:10 a.m. October 31, 2011 - Comments
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Senate education committee passes bill that assists foster children
An amendment to No Child Left Behind bill that will help foster kids stay in their homes schools passes an important senatorial committee Published 10:58 a.m. October 24, 2011 - Comments
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Sen. Al Franken expected to amend No Child Left Behind to benefit foster care kids
Major amendment to No Child Left Behind would be first provisions to focus on students living in foster care Published 1:31 p.m. October 18, 2011 - Comments
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Drew Carey’s Reason-TV video of UNICEF’s negative impact on Guatemalan adoptions
Drew Carey’s Reason TV program casts spotlight on UNICEF’s role in decreased numbers of adoption in Guatemala Published 9:58 a.m. October 17, 2011 - Comments
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Which Mitt Romney will show up at tonight’s presidential debate?
Romney is on home turf at tonight’s debate in New Hampshire. Foster care kids around the country better hope that tonight is Romney’s night to make some noise. Published 10:14 a.m. October 11, 2011 - Comments
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Ron Paul’s phony stance against the federal government
Paul cozies up with the federal government to prohibit the adoption of foster care kids Published 12:25 p.m. October 3, 2011 - Comments
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Children's Right: Texas' Rick Perry defends dismal treatment of foster care kids
A lawsuit on behalf of foster care kids in Texas alleges that Gov. Perry has ignored major problems in the system, including abuse. Published 8:51 a.m. September 27, 2011 - Comments
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UNICEF's callous opposition to international adoption
An American is thwarted by UNICEF as she attempts to bring her developmentally challenged daughter home Published 2:01 p.m. September 20, 2011 - Comments
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Andrea Poe is a veteran journalist, whose work has appeared in thousands of publications, including Town & Country, Marie Claire and Entrepreneur. She is the author of several books and her work has appeared in many others, including anthologies and college textbooks.
Andrea serves as editor of the Travel & Food section at The Washington Times Communities. Her love of travel has led her to cover everything from remote villages in the Andes to her hometown of New York, from Paris to Pittsburgh, from Beijing to the Bahamas. No matter where she travels, she likes to uncover the unusual and share with readers those often-overlooked aspects of a place and its people. She dubs her column Raven’s Eye as a nod to her illustrious (and, yes, infamous) relative, Edgar Allan Poe, a writer who knew more than a little something about the quirky and unique.
Andrea is also mother to Maxine, who was adopted from Vietnam in 2006, and is the inspiration for The Red Thread column on adoption at The Washington Times Communities. Andrea is currently at work on a book on international adoption.
In addition to her work as mother, writer and traveler, she is the founder and president of Media Branding International, a consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations craft and promote their image in media outlets around the globe.
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