Recent Additions

• March 9, 2008. The new year brings new groups in: San Angelo TX, Hagerstown MD, Valdosta GA, and Lake Norman NC. Details and other updates on the chapter listings page. 'TheMall' increases by another 12 stores for spring fling shopping. See the News page for an item about a conference for teen Chinese adoptees. Also a new page 'Stuff' for items of continuing interest that don't naturally fit on other existing pages.

• December 2, 2007. We have a new chapter in the Quad Cities area of Iowa & Illinois as well as the usual updates in the chapter listings. 'TheMall' has 8 new stores for your holiday shopping.

• September 25, 2007. There are two new research studies on the home page. Please support research in the area of China adoptions. We have a new chapter in Great Falls, Montana as well as the usual updates in the chapter listings. 'TheMall' has 11 new stores for your fall shopping pleasure.

• July 22, 2007. Immigration lawyer and China parent C.J. Lydford has once again updated one of her highly valuable articles: Why Your Foreign-Born Adopted Child Should Have A Certificate Of Citizenship To Prove U.S. Citizenship And How To Get This Proof . We have new groups in the southern Mississippi, and central Florida areas on the chapter listings page as well as many updates. 'TheMall' continues to grow.

• April 27, 2007. We have new groups in the Midland MI, and Reno NV areas on the chapter listings page as well as many updates. 'TheMall' continues to grow with 11 new stores.

• January 27, 2007. The new regulations issued by CCAA have been linked in the interim updates, Click here to read the current text. There are three new chapters on the chapter listings page. They are located in Winchester, VA; Tuscarawas county, OH; and Decatur, AL. 'TheMall' listings have been purged of 54 defunct stores thanks to the sterling work of Mary Balciar who checked all 346 listings.

• October 29, 2006. A new chapter in Northern Arizona can be found on the chapter listings page. Updates and corrections have been made on a number of pages.

• August 12, 2006. We have three new chapters on the chapter listings page, in Wilmington NC, Martin county FL and surrounding areas, and the Danville, South Boston, & Martinsville VA region. There are several new research studies on the home page, and'TheMall' continues to grow.

• May 15, 2006. We have a new chapter in Mississippi, many other updates in the chapter listings, and 'TheMall' has expanded to 315.

• February 25, 2006. The more interesting news is that an alert Chinese-American mother has located two additional growth charts on the web. See the Growth Charts page for details and links. We have a record seven new chapter listings for groups in: South Central Idaho, Foothills region of NC, South Central Wisconsin, Athens AL, York PA, Buffalo NY, and Southern Mississippi. There are two chartible organizations and 12 more stores in 'TheMall', bringing the total to 307.

• December 16, 2005. Finally found enough of a gap in the holiday schedule to post an update. Under the amazing things people do category, please read the article Impossible is Nothing by a women who has opened an orphanage in China. There are two additional research studies listed on the home page. We send a welcome aboard to two new FCC chapters in Bloomington, IN and in Helena, Montana. The Mall has increased by another 12 stores just in time for your last minute holiday shopping.

• October 9, 2005. Chinese adoptive families seem to have weathered the recent hurricanes better than most. While much help was volunteered, so far, little has turned out to be needed. Many, many thanks to all who volunteered to help. Otherwise, this update has three new research studies, on Family Communication from the University of Denver, on Transracial Adjustment from Suffolk University, and on Language Development from Harvard University. Otherwise we have new chapters in Northwest Alabama; Thief River Falls, MN; and South Florida along with a number of updates to the chapter listings. 'TheMall' had added 13 more stores for a total of 283 places do do your early holiday shopping.

• July 31, 2005. Nice weather on summer weekends does not make for frequent website updates. The excellent Dr. Debbi Borchers has provided updates to Helpful Medical Items to take to China for Your Child and to An Open Letter to Pediatricians on Chinese Adoption Medical Issues, both worth looking at before travel to China. The Birth Mother Letters Project is closed, see the update for the latest information. We also have four new chapters in Rocky Mount, NC; Tacoma, WA; North Louisiana; and NE Mississippi. 'TheMall' is up to 270 stores for your shopping enjoyment.

• April 24, 2005. Immigration lawyer and China parent C.J. Lydford has once again updated two articles: Readoption" - What is it? Do you need to do it? Should you do it? What does it involve? Some things to consider regarding readoption., and Why and how to get proof of U.S. citizenship under the Child Citizenship Act for you foreign-born adopted child to reflect recent changes in immigration law. Many thanks to C.J. for keeping these documents up to date. A bumper crop of new chapters have been added to this update, we have five (!) new chapters in Lansing, MI; Gainesville, FL; Iowa City, IA; Tulsa, OK; and Idaho Falls, ID; welcome to all. Finally 'TheMall' is now up to 257 stores for your shopping enjoyment.

• February 28, 2005. Happy Year of the Rooster to all. A snowstorm has given me the time to finally get to the update. On the good news front, Kailee Wells has at long last gotten her bone marrow transplant and so far is doing reasonably well. Please keep her and the other two children still waiting for transplants in your prayers. There is also a research project at Purdue University studying calcium metablism in Chinese adolescents that is recruiting for volunteers in a summer camp format, see the front page for details. On the more mundane front, we have the usual updates to the chapter listings including new chapters in Colorado Springs, CO; Ashland, KY; and West Central Florida. Finally we have 10 new stores in 'TheMall'.

• December 11, 2004. A new chapter is listed in Columbia county, PA, see the chapter listings for this and other updated chapter listings.We have a new charitable organization based in London on our Charitable Organizations page. See the home page for the interesting birth mother letter project. The Mall continues to grow with 9 new stores bringing the current inventory to 238, look out Mall of America!

• October 13, 2004. I had a hard disk crash. If you sent in an update that is not posted, please resend it to me at: mailto:JimLWeaver@aol.com. A number of updates to the chapter listings including a new chapter in Bowling Green, KY have been posted. We also have two new stores in 'TheMall'.

• August 11, 2004. A quiet summer with good weather. Hard to find time to sit at the PC. A number of updates to the chapter listings and 'The Mall', which is now up to 228 stores.

• May 31, 2004. Spring is sprung, the cicadas are buzzing and the update is finally posted. BCIS has been busy and has updated the procedures for obtaining certificates of citizenship, see the updated article by C.J. Lydford for all of the latest details. The fees have also gone up as well see the news page for the details. Welcome to the three new FCC chapters in Wimberly, TX; Jefferson City, MO; and Culpepper VA; find them in the updated chapter listings. 'The Mall' has 10 new listings and the current population is 219 (!).

• March 21, 2004. Spring is on the way, or at least trying to put in an appearance. For all children arriving after 1/17/2004, BCIS will send along a certificate of citizenship automatically if the child arrives on an IR3 visa. For new arrivals on an IR4 and adoptions before that date, the N600 will still be needed. We have a new chapter in Mayfield KY (welcome) in the updated chapter listings, and a total of 13 new listings in 'The Mall' bringing the current inventory to 210.

• January 25, 2004. Best wishes to all for a happy and prosperous Year of the Monkey. This update starts off with the 2004 version of the FCC National Appeal, which is always a good place to donate. The USCIS (aka BCIS, aka INS) will start automatically issueing Certificates of Citizenship within 45 days of entry of newly adopted children on IR-3 visas, click here for the latest information we have. The Peoples Daily (Beijing) recently published a favorable article on adoption of children from China click here to read the full text. We have significant additions with four (!) new chapters in Volusia County, FL; Grand Rapids, MI; Akron/Canton, OH; and from the opposite side of the planet, Western Australia. Welcome to all 4 new chapters, contact information is now up on the chapter listings page. New addition fever has also hit 'The Mall' with 12 new stores since our last update, bringing the total to 197.

• November 11, 2003. Immigration lawyer and China parent C.J. Lydford has updated two articles: Readoption" - What is it? Do you need to do it? Should you do it? What does it involve? Some things to consider regarding readoption., and Is or will your child automatically become a U.S. citizen under the Child Citizenship Act? Some comments on the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 as it applies to foreign-born adopted children to reflect recent changes in immigration law. An additional item on a newly enforced regulation for children applying for a visa to China for the first time is in the News page. There are a number of updates to the chapter listings and to 'The Mall'.

• September 14, 2003. The U.S. census department has issued a report on adoption based on data collected during the 2000 census. There are the usual updates to the chapter listings, including new chapters in Northeast Alabama and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and to the 'The Mall'.

• August 2, 2003. No serious news with this somewhat delayed full update. Adoptions are proceeding after the SARS-induced pause. The disease itself appears to be under control. This update has many updates to the chapter listings and the 'The Mall' and new entries on the Charitable Organizationspage. Enjoy the rest of the summer.

• May 18, 2003. The serious news is the pause in referrals and travel permissions due to the SARS epidemic in China. This is expected to remain in place until SARS in brought under control. Links to the latest information on the epidemic can be found on the SARS page. We have a new chapter in North Carolina in the Catawba Valley region as well as updates and corrections. The summer camps page has some new additions as does the Charitable Organizationspage. Finally there are five more new stores in 'The Mall'.

• March 23, 2003. A more serious update this time. Families who have traveled to China since Feb 1, 2003 or who will be going to China should check the SARS page for the latest information about this serious disease. CCAA has issued updated regulations concerning the basic China adoption process, see the News page for links. The chapter listings have been updated and we have an additional 9 stores in 'The Mall'.

• February 7, 2003. Happy Year of the Ram. The appearance of an FCC family on the Today Show is back on the schedule, and a three part program on the Chinese experience in America will be broadcast on PBS. See the news page for details. We have added a page to list summer camps of special interest to FCC families. Barbara Burke sent in a link to their outstanding resource on financing an adopton including sources for grants and loans! A large Thank You for assembling this excellent collection. 'The Mall' continues to grow with eight new listings, now up to a total of 173 places to spend any dollars remaining after the holidays.

• January 3, 2003. Happy Western New Years. The lifting of the formal quota for China adoptions and the small increase in the single parent quota is on the news page. We have one new chapter in Shanghai, China on the chapter listings page as well as the usual updates. 'The Mall' has three new businesses listed.

• November 16, 2002. A child adopted from China needs a bone marrow transplant, donors of Chinese ancestry, 18 or older are needed. See the article Can You Save Kailee? for full details. An update to the number of adoptions from China to the US in Fiscal Year 2002 of 5,053. 'The Mall' continues to grow with a number of new listings, now up to a total of 165 places to spend your holiday dollars.

• October 5, 2002. Our newest significant addition is the China Medical Directory, a listing of hospitals and clinics in China that are expected to have english-speaking staff to help traveling parents with medical situations. A large thank you to Todd Ochs, MD for compiling this information. We have one new chapter, Gulf Coast (FL) on the chapter listings page as well as the usual updates. 'The Mall' has ten (!) new businesses listed.

• August 22, 2002. The big news is that there will be a National FCC newsletter, see the news page for the details available so far. In addition, FCC has received an award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Within the website, we are adding the beginnings of a major new section dealing with post-adoption issues and information. The site has tended to concentrate on the adoption process itself, with this new section, we hope to link information on issues that may arise in the years after the adoption is completed. In the updates section, we have two new listings in the Charitable Organizations page, the Alliance for Children Foundation, and Heartland Medical Express. On the chapter listings page we have the usual updates and two new chapters: Chattanooga, TN and Frankfort, KY. Finally, in 'The Mall' we have five new business listings, including our first from England (Pink Bamboo).

• July 12, 2002. We have several important new articles starting with HIV Testing in International Adoptees By Todd J. Ochs, M.D., and Deborah Borchers, M.D, which has the very latest recommedations on this imporant issue. In addition, a welcome new contributor, immigration lawyer and China parent C.J. Lydford has written three articles: Readoption" - What is it? Do you need to do it? Should you do it? What does it involve? Some things to consider regarding readoption., and two items on child citizenship: Is or will your child automatically become a U.S. citizen under the Child Citizenship Act? Some comments on the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 as it applies to foreign-born adopted children and How do you get proof of citizenship under the Child Citizenship Act for your foreign - born adopted child?. In other areas, we have two new entries in the charitable groups page, www.fujian.kids.org and Angel Covers. There are a varity of updates to the chapter listings including a new chapter in Spokane, Washington. Seven new stores have opened for business in 'The Mall', competing for your hard-earned yuan. We also have several additional agencies that have qualified to do special needs adoptions from China, check out our adoption agencies page for the current list. Finally, we have two additions from helpful readers added to our list of ideas on how to finance your China adoption.

• May 18, 2002. The most significant item is the addition of a complete collection of the laws and regulations issued by CCAA over the years governing all aspects of the China adoption process. On the less profound side, for new families, there is a listing of all of those abbreviations like DTC that can be initially confusing. There are a number of updates to our chapter listings includine three new chapters, in Lebanon, PA, Central Alabama, and the Greenville-Spartanburg area of South Carolina, welcome to all. Nine new stores have opened for business in 'The Mall', and we have two new book reviews listed, for the books 'Peach Girl, and Wuhu Diary.

• March 10, 2002. We have a significant number of updates to the FCC including three new chapters in Atlantic County, New Jersey, South Alabama, and the Southern Tier of New York. . There is a link to a new sociological study of attachment in China adoptive families from Jay Rojewski & colleagues from the University of Georgia. They recently published 'Intercountry Adoption from China', which was an internet based survey that we linked to as part of our support for research about the China adoption process. Finally we have updated the graph of annual adoptions from China with 4681 adoptions to the U.S. in fiscal year 2001.

• February 2, 2002. This update is a large update of FCC chapter listings, please check the listing for your chapter to be sure it is up to date, if not, email me the correct information at: JimLWeaver@aol.com. One of the largest expansions of 'The Mall' since it opened. New stores are now marked by the grapic (Mandarin for 'new') to help you to find them. We do not have a listing of culture camps but a reasonable listing can be found at :http://home.attbi.com/~dluppino/bookmark.htm, you will need to scroll down the page to get to the camp section.

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