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This is the official
website of
Eastern Social Welfare Society of Korea.
Click here to see the most recent articles written by adoptees, adoptive
families, and staff of ESWS. |
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A terrific Korean
site - where to eat, what to see, what's on, food, shopping, sight seeing,
culture, etc |
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The official English
homepage of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. It aims to preserve and
reinforce the ROK-US alliance by providing accurate and timely information
about Korea. |
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Korean folk tales for
children |
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The Centre for
Information on Korean Culture. A fantastic site for kids. |
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Seoul's current
weather forecast |
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Seoul Metro
Government site. Maps, bus routes, culture, activities and events, etc. |
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Camp Friendship - a Korean cultural site - with lots of
great adoption links, language and travel. |
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All about Korean society, news, maps, government, press
releases, events, culture |
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KOREAN MEDIA LINKS
Korea Herald
Korea Times
Korea Web Weekly
Arirang TV
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LEARNING KOREAN
KOSNET Online
Korean Study by Korean government
TeenKorean
Online education by the Overseas Koreans Foundation
Introduction to Korean Downloadable tutorial program for
beginners
Virtual Centre for Learning & Teaching Korean
at Monash University
KoreanTutor Developed by the Seoul
Nat'l University
Korean Studies at Sogang
Korean
Summer Schools
Asian Name Pronouncian Guide
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Lonely Planet guide to
Korea. |
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Yoido Full Gospel
Church, Seoul, Korea |
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Global Overseas Adoptees' Link (G.O.A.'L) is a non-profit organization and a
NGO consisting of overseas Korean adoptees (OAKs) and native Koreans working
together to locate birth families and experience Korean life and culture.
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The OKF aims to help overseas Koreans maintain a sense of national
fellowship among themselves and live as exemplary citizens in the nations
where they are residing. |
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INKAS
is an international Korean adoptive support
organisation.
Information about scholarships, camps and help for
adoptees and their families. |
ADOPTION LINKS :
AUSTRALIAN & OTHER SITES
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Post Placement Support Service.
PPSS
is an early intervention support and training service which serves
anyone who has a personal or professional connection with permanent
care, adoption, long term foster care and kinship care. |
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Attorney General's Department latest adoption
news.
AGD has now taken on primary responsibility
for the majority of Australia’s intercountry adoption programs. AGD works
closely with the State and Territory Central Authorities in doing so.
The comprehensive website about intercountry adoption has now been
launched. |
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Tours to South Korea with
Young Ok Dowling - especially
tailored for families with adopted Korean children.
Tours leave from Australia every April and
September School Holidays (14 days and 13 nights). |
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A4everFamily!
If you are a parent or will soon be a parent of a child (including an infant
or toddler) who has experienced one or more of the following, this website
is for you.
Adoption, In-utero stress (which may include birthmother's stress over
pending adoption)
Foster Care, Orphanage
Sudden separation from primary caregiver
Moves between families, Move to a new country
Hospitalization
Unresolved pain issues such as reflux or ear infections
Neglect (including unintentional, due to orphanage stay)
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Child Parenting Skills
- Specialising in International Adoption.
Support
services: Practical Parenting Workshops, a Telephone Advisory Support
Service, a Smart Shopping Tour for expert brand knowledge and advice; and
regular Blogs and educational Podcasts. Baby online shop for your
convenience where you can purchase baby/toddler products from home. The
founder Annie formed her family through Intercountry Adoption & is mother to
3 beautiful children from Korea & China. |
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Korean Adoptees in
Australia was founded to provide information, resources and
networking opportunities to the Korean Adoptee Community in Australia. |
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Adoptive Families.Com
- Are you waiting to pick up your child? This site has some
great suggestions on how to fill in your time and create some great memories
while you wait. |
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OAKS. Set up to support Overseas Adopted Koreans. This
site gives provides info on Support Programs, Summer Programs, News, Events,
Articles on Adoption, Visiting Korea, Birth Family Searches, etc |
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You Tube - Instantly find and watch 1000's of fast streaming videos.
in the search bar (on the top right) you can type in 'korea' or any
specific clip you want to see. |
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University of Sheffield, Asian Studies Dept.
Links to websites about Korea and things Korean
which may be of interest to school teachers and students. |
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Scrap and
Tell...a source for adoption scrapbook / life book supplies and information.
Korean stickers and designs too. |
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Mama Lisa - Children's songs and
nursery rhymes from Korea |
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Korean Musical Instruments |
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Monash University Melbourne, Korean Studies Department |
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ASIAC
Aust Society for Intercountry Aid for Children
AICAN
Australian Intercountry Adoption Network
AFC Australian
Families for Children Inc.
ICASN
Inter-Country Adoptee Support Network
PARC Post Adoption Resource Centre
Australia-adopt-korea ... an email discussion group for Korean
adoption "community" in Oz
Korean Adoptees Worldwide ... an online meeting place for Korean adoptees worldwide
Korean Society of Victoria
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SHOPPING
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KOREAN, ASIAN, ADOPTIVE ONLINE LINKS
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 Arts
and Crafts Korea -
Beautiful Korean giftware, jewellery, dolls, art
and lots more. Offering a 10%
lifetime benefit for families that have adopted Korean children.
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Angel Covers
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A non-profit supporting orphanages worldwide. Squeaky shoes for children,
fleece blankets for all ages.
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AdoptShoppe
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Unique adoption
gifts, books and resources.
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Asia for Kids Catalog: Rich with books, videos, dolls, and more. A
terrific resource for teachers and parents -- even has hanboks for Barbie!
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Celebrate
the Child: Cultural and adoption-related books, music, and more.
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Celebrate
Adoption - A great resource for adoption related information. Find
answers to questions on this site.
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ClickAsia -
wonderful site highlighting the work of Korean artisans. Great prices,
too.
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Ethnic Korean Raggedy Anns - a wonderful collection of ethnic "Raggedy
Anns and Andys" in native costumes. Definitely worth a look if you love
dolls.
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Hanboks and
More - another new site filled with hanboks and other Korean cultural
gifts and resources
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HeartandSeoul: Adoption-oriented products for parents of Asian
children. Plus a portion of your purchase goes to help defray the adoption
costs of worthy families.
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iMeltingPot.com
- THE place to turn for one-stop-shopping for the largest available
selection of gifts and products that reflect our diversity.
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Korean Arts
- stunning Korean arts and crafts, excellent celadon collection!
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Ladybug
Dreaming - An Australian website
for country specific and
adoption related life book and general scrapbooking items. Also,
cultural products just for Korea, bookmarks, stickers & coins.
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Learning Together -
The brainchild of two Victorian Adoptive mums - Michelle & Lindy. A
specialist online bookshop featuring personally selected books and
resources encompassing adoption, multi-cultural families, foster and
permanent care, infertility, assisted conception, diversity and
emotional development. Offering an extensive range of items from both
Australia and overseas.
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Mandy's Moon
- Wonderful selection of Asian ornaments, magnets, figurines, wall
hangings and more. Utterly charming!
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Making Friends -
A wonderful resource for school and other children-related projects. Lots
of multicultural approaches to holidays and more. This site is a definite
must!
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Shens.com Books and
Supplies: A marvelous, searchable online catalog of Asian-oriented
books and more. Excellent listing of Korean culture, fiction, and
non-fiction for children and adults. Excellent!
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YammiWear -
beautiful fleece blankets of the world and other multicultural gifts
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For
suggestions about adoption books click here
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