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Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain w Sharon Begley
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3/3/2010
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Packer PA Learning Support Committee Program: Speaker, Sharon Begley
Date: Wednesday - March 03, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM. Place: Packer, 170 Joralemon St, Brooklyn Hgts
The Packer PA's Learning Support Committee presents Sharon Begley, Senior Editor at Newsweek and author of the book "TRAIN YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR BRAIN: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves". Ms. Begley will be speaking on the new science of neuroplasticity, and the hope it offers to families and teachers of children with learning challenges. RSVP to Jane Platt at jane@plattjohnson.com
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FCC to MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
at THE NEW VICTORY
Wednesday, March 3rd 4PM - 6:30PM
209 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
Tickets $5 each -- space only for 2 adult helpers, 8 kids (11yrs and older) REGISTER www.fccny.org
An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) has the proud distinction of being one of London’s longest running comedies. Three actors take audiences through raucous parodies of all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, beginning with a send-up of Romeo and Juliet, followed by a Titus Andronicus cooking show, and somewhere along the way, a rap of Othello. Since its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe more than a decade ago, The Complete Works… has become one of the world’s most popular shows. performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, Sonoma, CA.
The FCC organizer, Marybeth Seitz, would like to gather at the Jefferson Market Library (6th Avenue btn 9th & 10th) well before the event to learn a bit more about Shakespeare and become better acquainted with one another. Possible times for a meeting are Wednesday, January 27th 4PM-5PM or Wednesday, February 24th 4PM-5PM. Questions? Contact Marybeth at 212-620-0091
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Amanda Baden Teen Groups in Manhattan: for more info contact Amanda Baden, PhD. at baden@transracialadoption.net
September 11, 2009;
October 2, 2009;
November 6th, 2009;
December 4th, 2009;
January 8th, 2010;
February 5th, 2010;
March 5th, 2010;
April 9, 2010;
May 7, 2010;
June 4, 2010
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Seventh Annual Adoption Conference
2010 Adoption Policy Conference
Permanency for Children
Presented by: The Center for Adoption Policy,
The Child Advocacy Program of Harvard Law School,
The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute,
The Justice Action Center at New York Law School, and
The New York Law School Law Review
Friday, March 5, 2010
New York Law School
Auditorium and Events Center
Now in its seventh year, our annual conference explores topics at the forefront of adoption policy in the United States and internationally. This year's conference entitled, "Permanency for Children,” will focus on the national and international policies promoting the preservation and reunification of families, as well as the creation of permanent families for parentless children.
Expert panels will discuss the major issues relating to the status of the world's 143 million unparented children. How can we answer the need for permanency in their lives? Topics such as domestic and international adoption, long-term care in foreign countries, and aiding biological families on both a national and multilateral level will be addressed, as well as legal and immigration questions related to permanency issues.
This year’s conference will take the form of a symposium, with several of the academic contributions to be collected in a subsequent edition of the New York Law School Law Review. Registration is free unless you want CLE credit and then the cost is $99. Please go to www.nyls.edu/adoption2010 to register.
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NYU China Care Dumplings Mini Olympics
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3/6/2010
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Join us on March 6, 2010 for the 2010 “Mini” Olympics at New York University! Come play and see who will win Olympic gold!
CHINA CARE DUMPLINGS MINI OLYMPICS
March 6, 2010 from 11am-1pm
Kimmel Center - Room 903, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
Please RSVP to Stephanie Lee, NYU China Care Dumplings Coordinator at nyuchinacare09@gmail.com with your name, child’s name, child’s age, email address, and phone number by March 4th.
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FCC Westchester older kids: Member’s Choice
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3/6/2010
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SAVE-THE-DATE! FCC Westchester older kids program, ages 8 to 11; March 6th - Member’s Choice
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WISE-Up Workshop in Manhattan
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3/7/2010
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Online Registration is Closed. Questions? Contact Joni Mantell, IAC Director at JMantellMSW@iaccenter.com or 609-737-8750
W.I.S.E. Up! Workshop
an empowering workshop for pre-adoptive parents, adoptive parents and adopted children 6 yrs to 11yrs old
Sunday March 7, 2010 from
10:30AM - 2:30PM
Held at JCCA
120 Wall Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10005
212-558-9949
$90 per family includes all workshops and workbook. Bring your own bag lunch.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required by February 20th.
REGISTER ONLINE at www.fccny.org and indicate who's attending in your family.
For additional information about the content of this workshop contact IAC at 609-737-8750, or info@iaccenter.com. For any problems with registration, contact Kathy Urbina at FCCNYBrooklyn@aol.com or 718.852.8979.
Did you know nearly every adopted child is asked questions about their adoption? For children in trans- racial families, it can begin as early as age 3: ”Why don't you look like your mom?” For others, it might not begin until they're 6, 7 or even 8: “Why were you adopted?” or “Where's your real mother?” Teen years are filled with identity challenges. Questions and comments from peers and others continue throughout the lifetime.
Empower your child with W.I.S.E. Up! the nationally recognized tool developed by the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.). This workshop is designed to help adopted children learn tools and strategies for handling awkward moments in public situations, adoption related teasing, inappropriate comments and questions, and to decide the most comfortable way to communicate about their adoption story with others.
Workshop goals are:
*To teach children and parents specific tools and strategies to deal with difficult adoption related situations.
*By learning these tools, children will feel empowered to deal with social situations and a greater sense of self esteem.
*For parents to learn how to help their children talk with them about these issues.
*To provide a common language and set of tools for families to improve communication and effectiveness in dealing with difficult social situations.
The W.I.S.E. Up! Workshop is for pre-adoptive and adoptive parents, as well as adopted children ages 6-11. Parents will meet with one IAC Center therapist while children meet with a second IAC Center Counselor and then the 2 groups will meet together.
FCCNY as an organization offers the WISE Up Workshop at the request of our members as one of many offerings, has no financial interest in WISE Up, and does not take a position with respect to or bear any responsibility for their scope, content or impact. If you need more detailed information about content to help you decide whether WISE Up Workshop is appropriate for your child, please contact Joni Mantell, Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center Director at JMantellMSW@iaccenter.com or 609-737-8750
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FCC Dutchess Ulster Playgroup for 3-5yr in Wapping
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3/7/2010
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The Mid-Hudson Chinese Language Center has rescheduled registration for the play group (3-5 year olds) to this Sunday, March 7, 2010. The lack of electricity in our area forced the cancellation of Chinese school last Sunday. The play group begins at 2:30 PM, so please arrive at Ketcham High School at 2:15 PM to register. The high school is located on Meyers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls. Enter the front door and go up the stairs (immediately to the right as you enter the building) to the second floor where you will find the registration desk. Please contact Ann Costello-Rockrohr at or 845-592-1032 if you have any additional questions.
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FCCLI Lunar New Year Celebration at Charles B. Wan
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3/7/2010
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Online Registration is Closed. Questions? Contact Beth Laxer-Limmer at edcoordinator@juno.com or 631-224-1255
Families with Children from China of Greater New York - Long Island Chapter presents
FCC Long Island Lunar New Year Celebration
Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m .
The Charles B. Wang Center - State University of New York @ Stony Brook
Register online at www.fccny.org
You must have a current 2010 FCCNY
membership and login to register at member prices.
FCCNY member: $12.00 per person, adults and children 2 years and older; $48.00 cap for families with more than four members living at the same address - if you select the family option, please let us know the ages of the children attending in the customer note.
NonFCCNY member: $17.00 per person, adults and children 2 years and older
Join FCC families to celebrate the year of the TIGER!
Lion Dance
Cultural Workshops (for children over 2 year old)
Crafts
Light Refreshments (cookies, juice, and water)
Marketplace
Raffle
Questions? Contact Beth Laxer-Limmer at edcoordinator@juno.com or 631-224-1255
For maps and directions visit:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/wang
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FCC CNJB Chinese New Year Party in Princeton / Win
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3/7/2010
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Online Registration is Closed. Questions? Contact Susan Merkel at susan.merkel@comcast.net or 609-694-5658
Families w Children from China Central NJ/Buck Co. invites you to a
CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTY
Sunday March 7th, 2010 from 12 Noon to 4pm
Super Star East Buffett
311 Nassau Park Blvd.
Princeton/West Windsor
(Route 1 South, adjacent to Home Depot and Sam’s Club).
Register online at www.fccny.org
$15 for adults, $10 for children ages 4 to 14, No charge for children 3yrs and younger
Join FCC to celebrate the Year of the Tiger.
Please include your each child’s name and age in the customer note so we can make decisions about Arts & Crafts activities and performers.
Questions? Want to help? Contact Susan Merkel at susan.merkel@comcast.net or 609-694-5658
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NYU Asian American Mental Health Panel - Thur., March 11, 7-9 PM
*A/P/A Institute at NYU presents
**Asian American Mental Health Panel
Co-sponsored By The NYU Center For The Study Of Asian American Health
*Date: *Thursday, Mar 11th
*Time: *7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*Location:
*19 University Place AUDITORIUM 102
*New York, NY 10003
(212) 998-3700
*Free and open to the public.
To RSVP:
*Online: www.apa.nyu.edu, Email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu, or Call 212-992-9653
RSVP by Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
The Asian American population is growing at a faster pace than other
large racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Its growth is
expected to triple between now and 2050 when Asian Americans will
constitute 8% of the U.S. population. The community also has unique
healthcare needs.
Asian Americans experience an equally high, if not higher rate of mental
illness than the general population, but are one-fourth as likely to
seek help. Mental health brings with it stigmas and hidden communities
within communities.
This panel will discuss the work of some of the research essays included
in the groundbreaking new book released by NYU's Center for the Study of
Asian American Health, Asian American Communities and Health, which
includes research on mental health in the Asian American population with
the elderly and LGBT Asian American communities.
The panel will open
with a preview clip from the documentary film, "Can," a work-in-progress
by Pearl J. Park, which follows Can Truong, a war refugee who was among
the millions of boat people who fled Vietnam in the 1970's, was a model
student, and aspiring to become a doctor when he was diagnosed with
depression and bipolar disorder.
Panelists:
Irene Chung, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Casework Curriculum,
Hunter College School of Social Work
Sel J. Hwahng, PhD, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Columbia
University
Duy Nguyen, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, Silver School of Social Work, NYU
Pearl J. Park, Producer/Director of the documentary film-in-progress
"Can" (amongourkin.org.)
Tazuko Shibuzawa, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work, NYU
Moderated by Nadia Islam, PhD, Deputy Director, Center for the Study of
Asian American Health, NYU
Co-sponsored by: NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health/
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FCC Girls Connect Program
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3/12/2010
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SOLD OUT
Families with Children From China of Greater NY -
Manhattan Chapter
invites you to join
FCC Girls Connect Program for ages 8yrs - 12 yrs
Ongoing program held
monthly September through May; one Friday per month from 6-8pm
Community Room at Penn South
343 8th Avenue off West 27th Street in Manhattan
Questions? Contact FCCNY Coordinators, Lisa Arongino
at larongino@gmail.com or 917-670-7692 OR Yuki Okuma at yukiko.okuma@gmail.com or 212-242-5855
CALENDAR 2009 - 2010
September 25th;
October 23rd;
November 20th;
December 11th;
January 23rd;
February 26th;
March 12th;
April 23rd;
May 21st
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FCCNY Travel Symposium
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3/13/2010
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Online Registration is Closed. Questions? Contact Mary Sellner at mesnyc@aol.com or 212-204-6375
Families with Children from China of Greater New York
Travel Symposium Featuring
Preview Screening of Daughter’s Return
A Film about One Girl’s Search for Her Birth Parents in China
Saturday March 13, 2010 1PM - 4PM
Deloitte Services LP
Two World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
$10 per person:
REGISTER online at www.fccny.org
This event is recommended for parents/adults only. The film content and discussion may be sensitive and is meant for an adult audience. We hope to offer a future event for teens after the film is released in Fall 2010.
Daughter’s Return (film screening and panel discussion)
Families with adopted children from China face a special challenge – we must explain why, most likely, our children will never know about or be able to connect with their birth parents. But that presumption may be changing, opening a wealth of new possibilities, questions and concerns for our adoptive families.
Dr. Changfu Chang, known as “the professor of adoption films,” has just completed a new film about one girl’s search for her birth parents. Daughter’s Return documents the gripping journey of 14-year Sofia who travels to China to find her birth parents, discover her heritage and deal with complex feelings of love and abandonment. Involving media teams from China and the United States, Dr. Chang captures Sofia’s odyssey from the same spot where she was found 14 years ago through her moving journey to understand her past.
Daughter’s Return is scheduled to be finished in the fall, but Dr. Chang has kindly produced a 30-minute version for screening at FCCNY’s travel symposium. Dr. Chang will also talk about his experience making the film, and participate in a panel discussion afterwards.
From Home to Homeland (panel discussion)
From Home to Homeland: What Adoptive Families Need to Know Before Making a Return Trip to China is a new compilation of articles by adoptive parents, adult adoptees and professionals in the adoption field. Co-editors Debra Jacobs and Iris Chin Ponte will offer technical tips and guidance on facing the fears, hopes and expectations often involved in making a heritage trip to China.
Travel Organizations
Representatives from a wide variety of travel organizations will be on hand to share information and answer your questions. Participating organizations to date: Always and Forever Adoption Homeland Tours, Chinese Cultural Exchange & Homeland Tours, Chinese Motherland Tours, Lotus Travel, Our Chinese Daughters Foundation.
Questions? Contact Mary Sellner at mesnyc@aol.com or 212-204-6375
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NJ Ballet Gala Performance w Nai-Ni Chen
[NJPAC website]
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3/13/2010
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NJ Ballet Gala Performance: The Three Riddles of Turandot, by celebrated Chinese-American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 7:00PM
New Jersey Ballet's
Anniversary Gala Performance
NJPAC
Prudential Hall
One Center Street, Newark
Tickets are $30 to $50.
Tickets: 1-888-GO NJPAC or www.njpac.org
Discounts for Students, Seniors, Groups:
Call NJ Ballet 973-597-9600 or click here (http://www.njballet.org/performances/venue/New%20Jersey%20PAC)
Recently voted New Jersey’s Favorite Dance Company, New Jersey Ballet returns to NJPAC on Saturday, March 13 with an exciting evening of new ballets introduced this season. Performance tickets are $50, $40, $30. Discounts for Students, Seniors and Groups.
featuring
The Three Riddles of Turandot, by celebrated Chinese-American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen, is a neoclassical ballet that breathes life into the ancient Chinese legend about icy Princess Turandot who holds all suitors at bay by decreeing that she will only marry a man who can solve three riddles. Set to Puccini’s famous score this Turandot features dramatic dance and pantomime. The Star-Ledger called it “a ballet of compelling mystery and emotional depth…a sumptuously theatrical production.”
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Come join Also-Known-As for Lunch at Ichiumi and meet other adoptees, friends and families on Sunday, March 14, 2010!
This event is open to all families with adoptees, children, etc....All are welcome! We hope to see you there!
Lunch at Ichiumi (formerly Todai)
Who: Adoptees, friends and families (all ages)
Where: Ichiumi, 6 East 32 Street, New York, NY
What: $25 per person includes an all you can eat buffet lunch, soft drinks and gratuity. Children under 4 are ½ price. (The restaurant requires that we pay in cash)
When: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Time: 1pm
** RSVP required **
Please respond to Annabel Schlossberg (annabel.schlossberg@gmail.com) by Monday, March 8, 2010.
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Families with Children from China of Greater New York
Painted Pot Party
339 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY
Sunday March 14, 2010 from 4pm-6pm
Cost of the event will be $12 per child.
(IF you are in the FCC Big & Little program, your cost is $8 per PAIR)
You must have a current FCCNY 2010 membership and login to register at member price.
Problems registering? Contact Kathy Urbina at FCCNYBrooklyn@aol.com or 718-852-8979
Space is limited for this event so register ASAP at www.FCCNY.org.
Registration will close March 7, 2010 or when we reach capacity.
Awake the artist within your child!
We are having an FCC function at the Painted Pot located at 339 Smith Street in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday March 14, 2010 from 4pm-6pm.
The studio can accomodate 50 kids. Parents can drop off the older kids and then wander around Smith Streets enjoying the beautiful boutiques. Or grab a bite to eat at one of the many eateries on Smith Street like Bagels by the Park, Giardini Pizza, The Fall Cafe, Olga's to name a few. And return at 6pm to pick up their child.
The Studio is easily accessible by the F train Carroll Street stop.
Questions? Contact Tina Caban at rtcaban@flash.net or 718-338-3137
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Families with Children From China of Greater NY -
Brooklyn Chapter
invites you to join
GIRLS CONNECT BROOKLYN
RED DRAGON BOAT*
*name created by the girls in the 2008-2009 Brooklyn group.
FCC Chinese Culture Workshops for ages 8 - 12 yrs
Ongoing program held
monthly September through June
one Sunday per month from 3-5pm
Park Slope Jewish Center
Park Slope, Brooklyn 11215
Questions? Contact FCCNY Coordinator, Ann Smith at 646-734-1192 or annsmithmsw@aol.com
Dates: September 13th, 2009 Mid-Autumn Festival ;
October 18th, 2009 Double Ninth Festival ;
November 8th, 2009 ;
December 6th, 2009 Winter Solstice (mid winter) ;
January 10th, 2010 Prepare for Chinese New Year ;
February 14th, 2010 • Lunar New Year celebration at a different location to be determined;
March 14th, 2010 ;
April 18th, 2010, Qing Ming ;
May 16th, 2010 ;
June 13th, 2010, Dragon Boat Festival Celebration
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1st Annual Adoptee and Adoptive Parent Conference
Fulfilling Hope: Building and Supporting Families
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sheraton Baltimore City Center
Baltimore, Maryland
The conference, sponsored by the Joint Council on International Children’s Services, will celebrate both adoptees and adoptive parents with simultaneous workshops. The Adoptee Institute will include discussions of birth family and other issues from the perspective of adult adoptees. The Adoptive Parent conference workshop will include topics of interest to both pre-adoptive parents and seasoned adoptive parents. Workshops include: medical issues in adoption; attachment and other developmental challenges; birth parent search; choosing an agency; and school issues. The conference will also feature the inaugural Adoption Information Fair. Please go to www.jcics.org or call 703-535-8045 for detailed information on all sessions and speakers.
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INFERTILITY & ADOPTION COUNSELING CENTER
Parenting the Older Adopted Child
Date: Saturday March 20, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served.
Place: Unitarian Church, 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
Cost: Individual $100, Couples $150, CE Credits $15
Speaker and Moderator: Bridget Devine, LSW, IAC Center Counselor, with extensive clinical experience working with all adoption triad members; and experience an adoption agency where she prepared couples and singles to become adoptive parents, facilitated their home study process and provided counseling once the children were home. In addition, she has experience working with the families of children with developmental delays, learning disabilities, and behavioral issues; as well as teenagers.
A Panel of Adoptive Parents and Teens who were adopted at an older age
The Workshop Format will include didactic presentation, panel, experiential exercises, question and answers, and discussion.
You will learn:
o Who are the children who need forever families?
o How the abandonment, neglect, abuse and other trauma experienced by these children impacts the development of attachment and the trust
o About trauma and it's effects
o Motivations for adopting the older child and how to decide if it is right for a particular family.
o Characteristics of Families with Successful Older Child Adoptions
o Strategies, Approaches and Tools to help both the child and the family
For additional information oe to register call 609-737-8750 or email EMorgan@iaccenter.com.
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FCC Parents of Teens - Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll
[REGISTER ONLINE]
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3/21/2010
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Families with Children from China of Greater New York
Parents of Teens (8th grade / 13yrs +) Discussion Group
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Our Teens
with SHINHEE HAN, LCSW, Ph.D. and CALVIN CHIN, Ph.D.
Sunday March 21st, 2010 from 5-7pm
Home of Carol Graham
Upper Eastside Manhattan
(address confirmed once you're registered)
REGISTER online at www.fccny.org
FCCNY member: $10 per adult
You must have a current FCCNY 2010 membership and login to register for this event.
Space is limited so register ASAP. Problems registering? Contact Kathy Urbina at Urbina9@aol.com or 718-852-8979.
If you would like to contribute topics or questions, contact Ellen Brecher at Habrecher@aol.com or 212-734-1683
Adolescence can be a challenging time for children and parents alike. Join other
parents of children in 8th grade / 13 yrs and older for the NEXT in our series of
discussion groups. We are fortunate to have as our presenters DR. SHINHEE HAN and DR. CALVIN CHIN
Shinhee Han, LCSW, Ph.D. has been practicing psychotherapy in New York City for the past 18 years. She specializes in working with adolescents and adults, transracial adoptees, LGBT, and diverse Asian American and Asian population. As a counselor, she worked in student counseling services of Columbia University, Barnard College, Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. Furthermore, she worked at Travelers Aid International Adoptions Agency in Chicago in their adoption and post adoption services as well as Children’s Home Society of Minnesota’s post adoption services. Dr. Han has co-authored two articles with David Eng, Ph.D. titled “ A Dialogue on Racial Melancholia” and “Desegregating Love: Transracial adoption, Racial Reparation, and Racial Objects” that focuses on Asian American adolescents and transracial adoptees. She teaches Asian American Studies course at Columbia University and is a founding board member of Asian Women Giving Circle.
Calvin Chin, Ph.D. is Assistant Director of Columbia University's Counseling & Psychological Services. He also has a private practice where he sees adolescents / young adults for psychotherapy, psychological testing and learning disability evaluations. Dr. Chin’s professional interests include working with Asian and Asian American students, with gay and lesbian students, and examining the process of integrating multiple identities. In addition to his work at Columbia, he is a mental health consultant to the Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS, where he leads workshops on prevention and empowerment. He recently presented a paper on postvention responses to suicide at the New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health Conference and has lectured extensively on Asian American identity formation and development.
Questions? Contact Ellen Brecher at Habrecher@aol.com or 212-734-1683
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North Central NJ Chinese Lunar New Year Celebratio
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3/27/2010
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March 27, 2010 FCC North Central NJ Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
Save-the-date! FCC North Central NJ Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration is
scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 2PM in Chatham, NJ.
Do you want to be involved or help in some way? If so, please contact Heather at heatherwoll @ hotmail.com.
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