Asian adoption on the menu for Soup and Substance panel today

Adoption-crazy celebrities like Angelina Jolie have given more attention to the subject of adoption than ever before.

But what people see on television isn’t always accurate.

Asian adoption will be the topic of discussion at a soup and substance presentation hosted by the Multicultural Education Center and student organization 12 C.A.R.A.T.S., which stands for Celebrating Amity and Reflecting Asian Traditions Through Sisterhood.

“Adoption is a subject that many people don’t fully understand,” said 12 C.A.R.A.T.S. President and senior Jessica Porritt of Grand Blanc.

The event takes place on Wednesday, April 1 in the Bovee University Center Terrace B from noon to 1 p.m. and a free soup lunch will be provided to anyone who attends.

The lecture will feature a four-person panel discussion with a moderator. On the panel are two faculty members, one who has adopted a child and one who is an expert on the topic, and two students who are both adopted themselves.

Junior Nou Her of Auburn, who serves as president of the Asian Student Organization, said one widespread misconception is the belief that all Asian people come from Asian families.

She said that culture shock comes with being adopted into a family who lives in a foreign country.

“When you are taken from your original nation you can have a hard time relating to the culture of those people who are born in the country, verses those who are adopted into it,” she said.

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