Sunday 08/23/2009 4:16:41pm Name: Kimberly Johnson E-Mail: knj1275@hotmail.com Homepage Title: Homepage URL: Referred By: Search Engine Location: Berkeley Comments: I hope this email will not be an imposition in any way. I am a graduate student in clinical psychology who has been working on dissertation completion for four years now. My project inquires about the experience of adoptee/biological family reunions upon the adopted persons’ sense of self. This interest emerged from my work with foster children and my dearest friend’s experience of adopting her first child. This is not simply a clinical study for me. Rather, it is based upon my desire to determine the psychological importance of the reunion so that I may make informed choices in regard to working with foster and adopted children. The road to completion has been long as it is difficult to find adults who are suited for this work and willing to help out with a small amount of their time. If you are interested or have any feedback that may help me access participants I would truly be grateful! Upon securing an adequate amount of participants (80 to 100), I will be making a lump sum donation to a non-profit agency that supports adoptees. I welcome suggestions regarding a deserving recipient! The following is a description of my work and the requirements of each participant. Thank you for taking the time to read this email. Best wishes! ~Kimberly The purpose of the study is to evaluate the potential impact of contact between adoptees and their biological relatives. Contact may include written correspondence, telephone communications, or face to face reunion. For the purposes of this study, a relative is considered a biological parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or grandparent. If you decide to participate, I will send to you three questionnaires that will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. A self addressed, stamped return envelope will also be included. Any information that is obtained will remain confidential and you will be offered information regarding the results of the study once all data has been collected and analyzed. Please contact Kimberly N. Johnson at (510)898-8024 or knj1275@hotmail.com if you are interested or would like to obtain further information regarding participation.

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Sunday 02/22/2009 7:46:18pm Name: Mike Wallace E-Mail: montgolfier@sbcglobal.net Homepage Title: Homepage URL: Referred By: Just Surfed In Location: St. Charles Missouri Comments: Read an entry of yours in a forum from 2007. You were living in Washington but had bought land North of Stover Missouri. I grew up on a farm that was North of Stover. The entrance to the farm was off of Highway 135 about 1-mile from Highway 52. My parents sold the farm in 1992. I went off to college in 1973 and started to lose touch with the people then. My brother and I went back about two years ago and though much had changed some things were still the same. There still is a barber shop in the same location, the Morgan County Press (the local newspaper) was still in the same location, and it looked like the clinic was still in operation. Hope you are enjoying the area. It was a great place to be a kid back in the 60s and 70s.

Monday 11/17/2008 10:50:38pm Name: dawn berge E-Mail: dwnberge@yahoo.com Homepage Title: whispering eagle Homepage URL: Referred By: Just Surfed In Location: reno, nv Comments: What a relief it is to know there are others like me. My adopted brother found his family about 5-10 years ago but i think he has let the communication go with them. It is my turn to find mine however my journey seems like it will be longer. Would love to keep in touch with you by e-mail. My story is I was born in Torrance, CA was told i am Laconner indian (told by my adopted mother) just found out there are tribe(s) near LaConner, WA. Bless you for this site.

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