Adoption Circle of Hawai'i

08/03/2026

Trafficking and adoption 🥺

In 2014, 12-year-old Amy Khvitia was watching "Georgia's Got Talent" when she noticed that a performer named Ano Sartania looked exactly like her. Seven years later, Ano saw a video of Amy on TikTok and managed to track her down. The girls instantly knew that they were twins — and while trying to find out why they were separated at birth, they discovered that they were victims of an illegal child trafficking ring that had operated in the country of Georgia for decades.

From the 1950s until 2005, up to 100,000 babies were stolen at birth and sold to adoptive families. The mothers were told that their newborns had died — and they were left to grieve while hospital staff and a network of organized criminals pocketed the profits: https://inter.st/7klq

07/25/2026

What do you think about this?

I think relaxing could be an Olympic sport for many adoptees.

07/14/2026

How to completely disappear…
From my book Paper Flowers

06/08/2026

CUB makes 50 years with a retreat in Washington state.

Join us October 9th & 10th for our
Annual CUB Retreat 2026
in Seattle, Washington!

2026 is CUB's 50th year providing support and community for anyone impacted by adoption. Our retreat planning team is hard at work creating another wonderful annual retreat for our community!

We'll be gathering at a beautiful Pacific Northwest setting on Lake Washington at The Hyatt Southport Lake Washington next to the 50 acre Coulon Beach Park to enjoy walks along the lake.
We have a terrific mix of educational, advocacy, and support sessions planned, as well as a night of story telling and a night of film in the works!
Early retreat registration is open now. Prices: Members (Early-bird) $355.00, Non-Members $399.00, Single Day $215.00.
Your registration includes all sessions & events, and 4 hosted meals: breakfast and dinner on Friday and Saturday.

It’s the people that create the CUB Retreat Experience, where you'll find wisdom, love, guidance, patience, understanding, and friendship. We always have a wonderful mix of new and returning people registering. Many of the new attendees are mothers and fathers in the early stages of becoming aware of how adoption has impacted their lives. Many are adoptees in varying degrees of open and closed adoptions, some are professionals working in the adoption community, but everyone comes to learn and connect. We also welcome our long time members and those in this community for a long time. Your wisdom and heart are appreciated! No matter how long into your journey you are, your voice and experience are important here.

Our main sessions will be:

CUB: Then, Now, Next
The Birth Father Experience
Telling Our Stories
Into The Future: Preventing Unnecessary Adoptions
Support Groups
Sound Bath, Art & Music
Friday Night Story Hour
Film with Q & A
Plenty of time to Connect, Reflect, Learn, and Renew
Register for the CUB Annual Retreat Seattle 2026: https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/events #!event/2026/10/9/cub-retreat-seattle-2026
Book your room at the Hyatt Southport with our CUB group rate discount ($209- per night): https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/SEARL/G-CUB6

Thank you for being part of our community and of our history. We hope to see you in Seattle in October!
Warmly,
CUB Board of Directors
CUB Retreat Team

If you cannot attend this year... would you please consider helping others attend that may not be able to experience a CUB Retreat without a scholarship. By donating to the Scholarship Fund, you help individuals who want to learn more about the impact of the lived adoption/separation experience, and connect to this caring community. Thanks to the generous support of CUB members and individual donors, we are able to help more people attend the CUB Retreat than before. Donate To Scholarship Fund: https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/donate Thank you!