Name: Adoptees at Work: Identity and Careers
Start: 2025-06-21T09:30:00-0400
End: 2025-06-21T10:45:00-0400

The KAAN 2025 Conference will take place at The Grand Hyatt in Atlanta, GA, on June 20-22. The theme this year is Growth and Change. As always, we offer an adoptee-only track alongside our general breakout sessions, which are open to all. We also offer programs for adults and youth (ages 8-17). All are welcome, including adoptees, birth families, family members (adoptive parents, spouses/partners, siblings and children of adoptees), service providers, and Korean Americans. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at tech@wearekaan.org.

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Saturday June 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am EDT

Buckhead BR 2 (Lower lobby)

This session focuses on research exploring how one’s identity as an adoptee can impact their professional goals, career trajectories, and experiences at work. Session participants will learn about preliminary findings from an ongoing study involving in-depth interviews with Korean and Chinese adoptees from a range of professional backgrounds, including people working in education, mental health, law, government, marketing, and STEM. This session may be of particular interest to adoption researchers and adoptees seeking to understand how adoptive identity influences the jobs people choose and the ways they navigate work, but anyone curious about the topic is welcome to attend!

Speakers

Allison Jin Sullivan

Allison Sullivan is a Korean American adoptee and a doctoral candidate in Sociology at Emory University in Atlanta. She researches issues related to race, work, inequality, and culture, with a special interest in adoptees and Asian Americans. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she worked... Read More →

Saturday June 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am EDT
Buckhead BR 2 (Lower lobby)

General Session (Open To All Attendees)

KAAN 2025

Allison Jin Sullivan

Attendees (7)

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