Julayne Lee

Julayne Lee was given up for adoption in South Korea as a result of the Korean War. She was adopted by an all-white Christian family in Minnesota, where she grew up. She has spent over fifteen years working with Overseas Adopted Koreans (OAKs). She lived in Seoul and now resides in Los Angeles, where she is a member of the LA Futbolistas and Adoptee Solidarity Korea - Los Angeles (ASK-LA). She is also part of the Adoptee Rights Campaign working to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act to ensure all inter-country adoptees have US citizenship. NOT MY WHITE SAVIOR is her first book.

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Healing Through Writing the Unsaid: Ancestral Knowledge

  • Wheeler Hall Auditorium, University of California, Berkeley 2495 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA, 94704 United States (map)

"How do you use writing as an empowering tool to give yourself voice so others don't speak for you? Our voices matter, yet are often silenced by whiteness and lack of ancestral knowledge. Beyond imagining a world where we thrive, how do we create this world, keep this space and sustain it for the next generations? Through writing & discussion, we’ll reflect on our journeys including what we've lost, how we navigate ambiguous identities and reclaim and harness our collective power. This workshop is open to all. No writing experience necessary. "

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