chinese adoptee collective

a growing group of people adopted from china organizing events, sharing resources, and working towards liberation for our community.

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we did it❣️again❣️THANK YOU SO MUCH to all attendees, sponsors, collaborators, and supporters close by and afar. it was an honor to host 200 fellow community members at the 2nd closed* conference for people (18+) adopted from china, “FAMILY” - first, found, and future. 💛 #cac2026

to learn more about the conference, check out our “FAMILY” - the digital program. it is FREE and available to all!

the digital program includes dozens of resources such as breakout session presentations, recording of panels, keynotes, our 2nd open mic show and more! cac is committed to sharing as many resources as possible with our community and beyond. we invite viewers to take what serves them and note that this publication is in no way exhaustive.

huge shoutout to all of our facilitators, speakers, volunteers, sponsors, supporters, and collaborators. we are very well rested from summer break and cant wait to share more about our plans for the upcoming year very soon… keep up with the latest from us by joining our newsletter, sign up below.

chinese adoptee collective (cac) publicly and unequivocally denounces the recent murders, violence, and terrorization inflicted by the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement (ice). we demand congress refuse any more funding for dhs and pass the protect adoptees and american families (paaf) act now. cac recognizes the nation modernly known as the united states of america occupies the unceded territories of hundreds of indigenous tribes and no one is illegal on stolen land #abolishice #iceouteverywhere

an estimated 45,000 people internationally adopted to the u.s. do not possess u.s. citizenship – this is largely due to a loophole in the child citizenship act of 2000 – and in october of 2025, ice detained a person who was adopted simply because they believed her passport wasn’t “real” and her family name didn’t “look like” her. (@apnews @adoptee_rights_campaign @newsweek)
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international adoption is immigration & ::

family separation
systemic displacement
forcible removal
heritage erasure

& does not guarantee citizenship.
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check our linktr.ee to see resources & ways to take action :: https://linktr.ee/chineseadopteecollective

for people adopted to the u.s. who are unsure about their citizenship status - we suggest reviewing @kiraomans international adoptee resources - citizenship & community support :: https://bit.ly/InternationalAdopteeResources

* closed means only for adults (18+) adopted from china. no adoptive parents. no partners. no general public.