[nsanders]

Hi Ripples,

We just had our annual Chinese New Year party for 25+ adults & 25+ kids. It was a great time. CNY is one our family's favorite holidays. We will also be in the CNY Fresno Parade on Feb 11th.

Our son was adopted from Tainan, Taiwan in 2003. He is only 3 now, so the party & parade are just stating to sink in. We belong to a large group of families with children adopted from Asia. As the kids get older, I hope the time spent together will mean more. Some of the kids will travel back to China & Taiwan together one day. They take cultural classes together when available in our area. We, as parents, cannot be a substitute for an entire culture, but we can try to add more.
It also adds to our lives as well.

As an adoptee as well, I find things much different today than when I was adopted (1967). It will be interesting to see if new beliefs and values change how many adoptees feel in the future. Although I have never searched, we will support him fully. We still keep regular contact with his nursery.

I hope that your reunion went well. I bet it was a good trip. I went to Taiwan during SARS, so did not see much at all.