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      <image:caption>Me in Pirayú where a market of Ñanduti makers sold their goods to us.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>CONMEBOL museum with Messi and Pelé. I thought it was cool! Learned a lot about the culture of soccer in South America.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whole group photo in Asunción. Adoptees and their loved ones!!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michelle and her sister, Myleah, at Amer Fort in Jaipur</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Houbregs - Bob, Alex, Toni, and Hannah</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Molly and Jason Wells</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The 2026 India Ties Kolkata group the first few days of the trip.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adoptees from the India Ties Kolkata trip with Ties Director Tanya Kaanta.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Jen’s dad, Bruce, Jen, and her sons, Eli and Jonah on the Li River</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>China Ties 2025 at Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hazel with fellow Ties tour members.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hazel reads with Guatemalan children.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - All of Your Ethiopian Ties Questions Answered - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - All of Your Ethiopian Ties Questions Answered - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - All of Your Ethiopian Ties Questions Answered - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - All of Your Ethiopian Ties Questions Answered - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sarah and her husband Matt, a Korean adoptee, at Namsan Tower in Seoul.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ben and his wife, Tanya, a Korean adoptee, at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Isabella Fischer on Unsplash‍ ‍</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>No adoptee should reach adulthood and discover that their place in their country is uncertain because of an assumption made on their behalf. The conversation about citizenship must include adoptees, not as an afterthought, but as a responsibility.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Marisa and a skeleton of Lucy, the “Mother of Mankind.”</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-29</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Emily at a drumming class held for the First Wave tour.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Intercountry Adoptee Rights and Safety Guide: What to Know in 2026 - We strongly recommend that adoptees:</image:title>
      <image:caption>Confirm their citizenship status, especially if adopted before 2001 Audit and locate key documents, including passports, Certificates of Citizenship/Naturalization*, and naturalization paperwork Keep both digital and physical copies stored securely</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>File: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.thetiesprogram.com/the-ties-program-blog/file-reviews-and-birth-search-in-the-age-of-ncrc-part-2</loc>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - File Reviews &amp;amp; Birth Search in the Age of NCRC: Part 2 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Adoptees hand over their completed forms and DNA samples.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - File Reviews &amp;amp; Birth Search in the Age of NCRC: Part 2 - After you step off the elevator at NCRC, you are greeted with this sign.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Beth Yu Simpson, founder of AIRE Roots</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Peanut and Lupita</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beth with two other AIRERoots chairs and Adoption Mosaic Founder and executive director, Astrid Castro.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is the group at the temple, I visited and learned with in March 2025 for over 10 days.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Introducing Our NEW Program! Language at the Lake (Atitlan, Guatemala!) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Introducing Our NEW Program! Language at the Lake (Atitlan, Guatemala!) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Introducing Our NEW Program! Language at the Lake (Atitlan, Guatemala!) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-29</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Marra and her adoptive mom, Maria.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Called “Hidden Mother,” this is a colored pencil drawing Marra created when she only had a photo of her birth mom (before we connected with her birth family). We got the photo for her (through persistent effort!) when we were in Guatemala in 1994.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Marra in Tikal, Guatelama on a Ties tour.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - November Gratitude Spotlight: Marra’s Star - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - November Gratitude Spotlight: Marra’s Star - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - November Gratitude Spotlight: Ana Wilson - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ana poses in front of an angel wing mural Guatemala.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - November Gratitude Spotlight: Ana Wilson - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ana and her foster mother, Carmen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anel trying on a top with traditional Kazah designs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anel riding a horse, on the heritage-packed Yurt day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anel is all smiles while exploring her province, Taraz.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anel poses with the pigeons in Almaty, Kazakhstan in front of Zenkov Orthodox Church.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gabby holding the Guatemalan flag at Volcán Pacaya.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gabby and fellow travelers pose for photos in the rain in San Juan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gabby poses with the Guatemalan flag at Volcán Pacaya.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-22</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>(L - R) Jen Dolan, Beth Neil, Jen McDermott, and Hal Grotevant post with Sarah (center) between sessions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tanya (right) and Sarah at the Rudd Adoption Research Program.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-11</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Tanya (left) and Sarah (right), pose for a selfie at Rudd Summer Adoption Research Institute.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A group photo of all of the attendees at Rudd Summer Adoption Research Institute. Tanya is 2nd row, third from left. Sarah is first row, third from left.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.thetiesprogram.com/the-ties-program-blog/wellness-check-in-a-guided-reflection-for-adoptees</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-31</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Astrid and her dog Guapo take a selfie on the beach.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Astrid and Ana, an adoptee friend, pose for a photo during Adoptee Pizza Social, presented by Adoption Mosaic.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Astrid and her adoptive mother puzzling.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Ties Returns to Colombia: A Journey of Connection, Culture and Homecoming - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some in our group had a fascination with the street cats roaming around.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Colombia Ties 2025 poses in front of the Medellín sign in the Botero Plaza.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adoption is often seen as a fairytale, and people feel entitled to our stories. Even if you can’t remember the start, your story is yours to hold and share as you choose.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Boundaries as an Adoptee: Self-Love Tips for Adoptees From an Adoptee</image:title>
      <image:caption>If someone asks a question you don’t want to answer, you don’t owe them anything. No doesn’t need an explanation—it can simply mean no.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As my adoptee consciousness has grown, my beliefs about adoption have changed. I no longer feel “lucky” or “fine,” and that’s okay. Healing isn’t linear, and I don’t owe anyone a defense for my evolving story.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For years, I stayed in spaces where I didn’t belong. Now, I choose communities where I’m seen, and I step back from people or places—even family and friends—that feel unsafe or toxic.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I try not to endure stereotypes, tokenization or be a comedian, and I set boundaries and speak my truth. I don’t always get it right, but I’m learning to simply be myself.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Turning Pain Into Purpose with Simon Benn of Thriving Adoptees - Simon Benn with the teddy bear his birth mother gifted him.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Simon Benn of Thriving Adoptees.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Turning Pain Into Purpose with Simon Benn of Thriving Adoptees - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tanya Kaanta, Director of The Ties Program</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Kazakhstan Ties 2025: Carrying the Torch, Continuing the Legacy - Tanya with our wonderful 2025 adjunct team members, Isabelle and Abby in Almaty.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tanya with our wonderful 2025 adjunct team members, Isabelle and Abby.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Baursak, traditional Kazakhstan fry bread that everyone fell in love with.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Abby and Isabelle with some adoptees at the top of Shymbulak, the largest ski resort in Central Asia. It started snowing when they reached the top!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Final dinner with the adoptees and their loved ones. It was a memorable way to end the 2025 trip with dancing, singing and food!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ben with two members of the summer tour, smiling and laughing together on their way from Busan to Seoul.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Matt and Sarah in Busan during the early days of their relationship.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Members of the Korea Ties tour pose in front of Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, South Korea.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A local family poses on a pathway overlooking the ocean on Jeju Island, Korea.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Introducing Ties Together Monthly Chats: A Space for Adoptees and Their Loved Ones - Creating space for these meaningful connections is central to our mission at Ties, and we’re incredibly excited to offer this new way of showing up for one another.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Each month, we’ll introduce a theme to help guide the conversation. Appropriately, we’re beginning in August—National Wellness Month, a time dedicated to prioritizing self-care, managing stress, and creating healthy routines.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Antigua, Guatemala – 2019, during Bella’s heritage journey with The Ties Program.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - From Participant to Team Member, Reflections from Ties’ First Intern - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bella with fellow Service &amp; Language participants during her 2024 volunteer experience at La Familias del Cafe</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bella with the S&amp;L participants during a cooking class in Guatemala – learning to prepare a traditional dish together</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Ties Traveler: Meet Tatyana - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Ties Traveler: Meet Tatyana - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tatyana and fellow adoptee Natalia’s collaborative design for Kazakhstan Ties 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adoptees on Kazakhstan Ties 2024 sharing a meal in a traditional yurt.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ties Program Blog - Ties Traveler: Meet Bella</image:title>
      <image:caption>Learning about one’s birth country while traveling with other adoptees on a similar journey was something I had never heard of before.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bella soaking up the Guatemalan spirit in Antigua</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wen and her family at the Temple of Heaven during the 2024 China Ties trip</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“At first I felt unsure, even a little weird about going back—even though it was something I had always wanted. But once I was there, doing all the things, it made me love China even more. My advice? Just go.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Autumn and her adoptive mom at the Forbidden City during China Ties 2014</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>China Ties 2019</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Autumn and fellow adoptees in Tiananmen Square during China Ties 2019</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Autumn with China Ties staff during China Ties 2024</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At various points in the trip, I was struck with history that surrounded me. The first night in Seoul, I walked around the hotel area and saw the statue of Yi Sun-Sin in Gwanghwamun Square. That moment inspired me and made me realize what this trip would be, how much it would mean, and that I had finally made the journey I'd been thinking about for years. Those moments kept building, with each experience filling in parts of my story and the story of my two countries.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>So to me, The Ties Program represented a safe haven of being able to reach out to those people.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dinner with Korean friends and Ben, 1999</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tanya with her son as a toddler in Jeju, 2006.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Being an adoptee has always been a point of joy and pride to me, even among the complexity of what it means to be an adopted person,” Kara says. “I love the beautiful, rich, and COLORFUL culture I am from, so being part of the AANHPI community feels SO special. I relate a lot to the traditions, holidays, and joy that Indian culture has!”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sarah Kurtzan, Ties Senior Program Manager and adoption competent therapist says, “Acknowledge the ghost kingdoms you have, allow yourself, and those adoptees and loved ones that surround you, to grieve the life you would have lived. Let yourself dream about it and allow any sadness to occur and then let it pass.” Acknowledging could look like journaling, writing stories, making music, painting, or a wide variety of other creative endeavors. Some people need to see their thoughts physically in the world; others might need a space to talk through their possible life stories with a good trusted friend, support person, or therapist.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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