Introducing The CAL (Chinese Adoptee Links)
International Pen Pal Exchange Program
Contact:
Jennifer Jue-Steuck at jenniferjuesteuck@post.harvard.edu

The CAL (Chinese Adoptee Links) International Pen Pal Exchange Program welcomes participants who were adopted from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China and who now live all over the world. Adoptees and their siblings (ages 8 & up) who would like to make friends from abroad are invited to join.

Connecting Kids from Ireland & the UK to the USA

CAL's first pen pal exchange will connect adopted Chinese children in Ireland and the UK to adoptees in the USA. Pen pals can write to each other via email or regular post. Please contact Jennifer for details.

CAL Pen Pal Exchange Program Goals

• To connect adopted Chinese children no matter where they live now.
• To create a global community of Chinese adoptees all over the world (including children from Hong Kong, mainland China, & Republic of China/Taiwan).
• To promote resiliency & international exchange.

CAL Program Details

Matches will be made by Siobhan, a Senior Representative in Ireland, and CAL International founder Jennifer, an adult Chinese adoptee from Laguna Beach, California. (Jennifer, who was adopted from Taipei, is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.)

Jennifer is working with adoption groups on three continents. After the first group of English language CAL pen pal matches are made, the program will go on to include children who speak Spanish, French and other languages at home. Pen pals (or email pals in some cases) will be matched according to age and general interests. Both boys and girls are invited to join. Please email Jennifer for more information.

This project is co-sponsored by
Families with Children from China-Northern California (www.fccncalif.org)
ICCG Ireland (www.iccg.ie)
UK-based The Mothers' Bridge of Love (www.motherbridge.org)
Children Adopted From China - UK (www.cach.org.uk)
in cooperation with Jennifer Jue-Steuck (jenniferjuesteuck@post.harvard.edu).

NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc.
410 East Upland Road • Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-0034 • fax (607) 272-0035
office@nysccc.org