KAAN 2025: Grid

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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Youth Meet & Greet 10:30am - 3:15pm

KAAN 2025 Orientation: Adoptive Parents 10:30am - 11:30am

Supporting Your Adoptee’s Journey* 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Adopting Our Own Ways of Being* 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Minhwa: Korean Folk Painting 7:30pm - 8:30pm

KAAN 2025 Orientation: General Audience 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Conversation: Life Course of Adoption* 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Affirming Adoptee Youth Identity 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Conference Opening: KAAN Announcements 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Games, Stamp Making, and Youth Activities 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Noraebang 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Veteran Attendee Meet & Greet (Adoptee Only) 10:30am - 11:30am

Quiet Confidence: Navigating KAAN as Introverts 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Navigating Love Across Race & Identity 1:30pm - 2:45pm

KAAN 2025 Orientation: Adoptees Ages 40+ (Adoptee Only) 10:30am - 11:30am

NaviGAYting Queer Adoptee Experiences* 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Naming and Navigating Adoption Microaggressions* 1:30pm - 2:45pm

KAAN 2025 Orientation: Adoptees Ages 26+ (Adoptee Only) 10:30am - 11:30am

Discovering Our Power Through Peer Groups* 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Adoptee Perspectives From Around the World 1:30pm - 2:45pm

KAAN 2025 Orientation: Young Adult Adoptees Ages 18-25 (Adoptees... 10:30am - 11:30am

Language (Re)Learning: Conversations About Identity* 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Digging Deeper: Identity and Community Building* 1:30pm - 2:45pm

KAAN 2025 Orientation: LGBTQIA+ Only (Adoptees Only) 10:30am - 11:30am

Soundscapes & Stories: Shaping Stories Through Music 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Beyond Birth Search: Heritage Travel & Identity* 1:30pm - 2:45pm

KAAN 2025 Check In 8:00am - 12:00pm

Dinner On Your Own 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Adoptee-Only Dinner (Offsite) (Separate Ticket Purchase) 5:00pm - 7:30pm

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Journey to Korea: Healing Through Connection 9:30am - 10:45am

Adopting Our Own Ways of Being* 11:00am - 12:15pm

Dealing With Aging Parents — Adopted/Birth* 2:45pm - 4:00pm

The Violence of Love: Rethinking Adoption* 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Adoptees at Work: Identity and Careers 9:30am - 10:45am

Challenges & Transformation: Adoptees Living With Cancer 11:00am - 12:15pm

Supporting Your Adoptee’s Journey* 2:45pm - 4:00pm

A4J: Citizenship 4 All, and We Mean ALL! 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Taking Action: AAPI Heritage Month Organizing* 9:30am - 10:45am

Workplace Resilience: Adoptee Identity & Navigating Growth 11:00am - 12:15pm

Relationship and Movement 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Digging Deeper: Identity and Community Building* 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am

Mainstage: We Belong: Adoptees Leading Asian Spaces 8:15am - 9:15am

Buffet Lunch 12:30pm - 2:15pm

Mainstage: Citizenship 4 All & We Mean ALL! 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Interest Group Pictures/Pre-dinner entertainment 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Community Dinner & Program 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Mainstage: How to Answer Weird Adoption Questions 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Adoptee-Only Group Photo 9:15pm - 10:00pm

BIPOC Adoptees VOICES Creating Community 9:30am - 10:45am

Bringing About a Global Adoption Movement* 11:00am - 12:15pm

Discovering Our Power Through Peer Groups* 2:45pm - 4:00pm

College: Leaving Home, Leaving the Fog? 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Holy Shift: Beliefs Beyond White Pews 9:30am - 10:45am

Resilience & Change Through the 5 Bodies 11:00am - 12:15pm

Finding Home: Navigating Cultural Betrayal Trauma 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Language (Re)Learning: Conversations About Identity* 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Healthy Boundaries, Secure Relationships 9:30am - 10:45am

No Heirs? 11:00am - 12:15pm

BIPOC Adoptees VOICES Storytelling: Navigating Boundaries 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Finding Belonging: Dangers of Incel Culture 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Reimagining Intimacy in Adoptee-Centered Relationships 9:30am - 10:45am

Comfort Food: Nourishing Ourselves Inside & Out 11:00am - 12:15pm

NaviGAYting Queer Adoptee Experiences* 2:45pm - 4:00pm

The Adoptee Consciousness Memoir Writing Workshop* 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Naming and Navigating Adoption Microaggressions* 9:30am - 10:45am

Dealing With Aging Parents — Adopted/Birth* 11:00am - 12:15pm

Ambiguous Loss: Navigating the "I-don't-knows" 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Embrace Intersectional Identity: Support Your Needs 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Buckhead BR 1 (Lower lobby)	Buckhead BR 2 (Lower lobby)	Cascade (Lower lobby)	Grand Ballroom A & B	Highland 1 & 2 (Lobby)	Highland 3 (Lobby)	Highland 4 &5 (Lobby)	Ivy (Lobby)	Library (Lobby)

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The Violence of Love: Rethinking Adoption* 9:45am - 11:00am

Community Conversation: Life Course of Adoption* 9:45am - 11:00am

Taking Action: AAPI Heritage Month Organizing* 9:45am - 11:00am

Continental Breakfast 8:00am - 9:30am

Therapy: A Beginner's Road Map 9:45am - 11:00am

Keeping the Peace 9:45am - 11:00am

Bringing About a Global Adoption Movement* 9:45am - 11:00am

The Adoptee Consciousness Memoir Writing Workshop* 9:45am - 11:00am

Beyond Birth Search: Heritage Travel & Identity* 9:45am - 11:00am