Help! I think I found my American Father/Family!

So you have submitted your DNA test, found several close matches and tracked down either your father or his family members. Congratulations!!! Now here comes the hard part. Reunification. In my experience with both the adoptee community and the Amerasian community, this step is always the hardest part. It stems from a primal fear of…

Help! I think I found my Amerasian Child!

So you’ve done a DNA test and found a child who may be yours and is Amerasian. What do you do? What do you think? How do you respond? First of all, don’t panic. This is happening literally to thousands of people every day across the country. It’s shocking, surprising, scary, but not the end…

Help! Someone contacted me saying we are related and they are Amerasian!

So you’ve recently been contacted from someone saying they are a cousin, sibling, or child of a US military veteran. What do you do? What do you think? How do you respond? First of all, don’t panic like I did. This isn’t the end of the world as you know it. Chances are that you…

The Face of Our Challenges

Our work can be very difficult, when we reach out to an individual or family member, we often aren’t received very well. A person’s initial reaction is disbelief, confusion or being cautious. With the current problem of identity theft running high, many just will not give out any personally identifying information. Whether we reach out…