BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Coralville Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Coralville Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd17dda8-62a8-424e-a48f-5d1716cd879b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261104T234310Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T183000 SUMMARY:Documentary Screenings LOCATION:Coralville Public Library\nCoralville Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Coralville Public Library; X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Coralville Public Library:geo:41.6772353,-91.581 971 GEO:41.6772353;-91.581971 DESCRIPTION:Join us for "Rethinking Adoption: In Our Own Words" and "Big H appiness" two documentaries that center adoptee voices about international adoption for National Adoptee Awareness Month..\nhttps://coralvillepublic library.libnet.info/event/17823343 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"Rethinking Adoption: In Our Own Words" is an \;introductory video for anyone wanting to learn about intercountr y adoption from lived experience. It was created by Lynelle Long &\; In tercountry Adoptee Voices. \;

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In 1988 Dahee Kim was adopted fr om South Korea as a baby\, and was raised by a white family in the suburbs of Minnesota. "Big Happiness" centers around two dinner conversations\, o ne with her adoptive parents in Minnesota\, and the other with another Kor ean adoptee in Seoul. Big Happiness is a personal exploration of adoption\ , identity\, and colorblindness growing up in a transracial family. \;  \;

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Members of Journey Together will be present for a short fi lm discussion following the screenings.

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This free event is sponsor ed by Journey Together\, \;a peer group for adults who were adopted as infants or children or who were part of the foster system\, and the Iowa Adoptee &\; Family Coalition. \;

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Programs hosted in partner ship with local researchers\, experts\, and organizations do not serve as an endorsement by the Coralville Public Library or the City of Coralville.
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