Julayne Lee

Los Angeles, CA

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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Adopting Resilience, Fostering the Spirit of Creativity Festival

  • Highways Performance Space 1651 18th Street Santa Monica, CA, 90404 United States (map)

This event will give purpose and voice, utilizing the expressive arts in all mediums to bring awareness to foster care and adoption. All funds raised will go to support the event, the artists, and Celia Center programs

PERFORMING ARTISTS FEATURED

Born, Never Asked by Zoe Klein Productions is an acrobatic dance journey of a Colombian adoptee’s search for belonging and sheds light on the complexity of international adoption through acrobatics, dance, spoken word, and visual imagery.

Susan Harris O’Connor recites The Harris Narratives

Jeanette Yoffe performs scenes from What’s Your Name, Who’s Your Daddy?

Denise Schnelle recites BIRTHMOTHER

Julayne Lee, Korean American Poet, Adoptee

Julia Miller Dunnett, Teen Singer, Adoptee

Nicole Rademacher, Artist Presents a Film, Adoptee

Briana Spencer, Spoken Word, Foster Alumni

Source:: https://highwaysperformance.org/event/celia-arts-center-fest-performances/
Earlier Event: April 13
HEALING THROUGH WRITING THE UNSAID WORKSHOP
Later Event: April 22
KSW x Clarion: Ed Bok Lee, Franny Choi and Julayne Lee

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