Vietnam Ties
Heritage tours for Vietnamese adoptees & their loved ones
Why Ties?
Our Vietnam Ties journeys are designed specifically for adoptees returning to Vietnam — not as tourists, but as individuals reconnecting with their personal history and heritage. Supported by our dedicated Ties team before, during, and after travel, each experience is thoughtfully built around adoptee needs, identity exploration, and meaningful cultural connection.
We work closely with trusted in-country partners and guides to create opportunities for deeper engagement - including heritage sites, cultural learning, and, when possible, connections tied to each traveler’s story - all within a supportive adoptee peer community.
Through curated heritage experiences, personalized support, and shared reflection, we walk alongside you every step of the way.
Our programs help Vietnamese adoptees reconnect with their roots, deepen cultural understanding, and honor their individual journeys.
We understand adoptees because we are them.
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“Adoption-related travel as planned by the TIES staff was a remarkable combination of a literal and figurative journey for us, most especially for my daughter. Taking it all in with other adopted kids and their parents made for a wonderful, enriching time that we will always cherish. The TIES staff are travel-savvy, supportive, and insightful. The tour guide they work with in Vietnam is exceptionally well suited for working with American adoptive families. The itinerary was comprised of sightseeing, adoption-related excursions, and free time--and none of it is mandatory, but we did all of it, with gusto! We are so appreciative of this program and highly recommend to other families of adopted children.”
— Carolyn Crouch., Vietnam Ties 2016
YOUR TIES PROGRAM MANAGER
Liz Kwon
Liz was born in Seoul, South Korea and adopted to a family in Wisconsin at three months old. She started her journey with Ties Next Gen Korea in 2024 as an adjunct staff member but prior to that, she has been involved in the Korean adoptee community since age 5 - attending Korean culture camps in her youth. As an adult, Liz has sat on panels with Adoption Mosaic (Adoptees & Parenting, Adoptees & Adoptive Family Estrangement and Better Together), KAAN (Estrangement in Adoption: Preventing, Accepting, Healing and Beyond Birth Search: Heritage Travel & Identity) and at SEAPI Heritage Camps For Adoptive Families.
Outside of Ties, she is involved with her local Korean community in Denver, Colorado.
Please note: Liz may not travel on every trip.
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