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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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Tax cuts target foster kids
Arkansas’s tax cuts result in draconian cuts to foster care Published 11:29 a.m. September 6, 2011 - Comments
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Hurricane Irene scraps plans for The Step Forward for Orphans March
The march to bring attention to the global crisis in international adoption was postponed by Hurricane Irene until November. Published 2:27 p.m. August 30, 2011 - Comments
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Step Forward for Orphans March: American families to protest U.S. policies
On August 26, American families join together for the Step Forward for Orphans March to bring attention to neglected orphans worldwide. Published 2:38 p.m. August 15, 2011 - Comments
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The United States and UNICEF wage war against international adoptions
Why the U.S. government and UNICEF are denying children basic human rights Published 6:47 p.m. August 3, 2011 - Comments
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Interview with Dr. Jane Aronson, a leader in adoption medicine
Jane Aronson, the doctor who consulted with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on their adoptions, talks to The Red Thread about the international orphan crisis Published 12:29 p.m. July 27, 2011 - Comments
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Russia and US sign new adoption agreement
Clinton and Lavrov’s signing of bilateral adoption agreement last week opens a door, but leaves questions. Published 1:22 p.m. July 20, 2011 - Comments
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Sarah Elizabeth Greer, adoption filmmaker 'Bio-Hazard: A Relative Comedy'
Bio-Hazard, Sarah Elizabeth Greer’s comedy about being found by her birth mother, leaves her lost –-- for a while. Published 1:49 p.m. July 12, 2011 - Comments
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Governmental lack of urgency condemns a half-million Cambodians to life as orphans
Despite passing The Hague, the U.S. and UN tell Cambodia its systems for international adoption don’t pass muster, resulting in further delays for children in need of homes. Published 6:49 p.m. July 8, 2011 - Comments
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Actress Amy Poehler parties for a cause
Emmy-nominated actress Amy Poehler co-hosts an evening benefiting worldwide orphans foundation Published 2:34 p.m. July 1, 2011 - Comments
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Government bars American family from contacting daughter
Vietnamese orphans grow older and sicker as governments delay international adoption agreement Published 9:06 a.m. June 21, 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.
Find Andrea at andpoe@Twitter, on Facebook and LinkedIn.
