Cheri is the mother of two adult daughters adopted from Korea as infants, and is a writer and a teacher of creative writing. She is best known to adoptive families for her book, Are Those Kids Yours? American Families with Children Adopted From Other Countries, which addresses the interesting (to say the least) questions raised by international adoption.

Cheri’s latest book is Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children. In these boldly written essays, Cheri questions the conventional wisdom about raising internationally adopted children, calling attention to ten choices well-meaning parents make that turn out not to serve their children's needs as well as one might expect. She calls for a frank and intimate conversation about the distinct challenges of raising children adopted across national, cultural, and, often, racial boundaries. By avoiding pat answers that fall short of families' real needs, she affirms the hard work and loving devotion that parenthood demands.

In her presentation for us on August 2nd, in her own words, Cheri says, “I'll talk about how the dreams and expectations and concerns that we bring to adoption play out (or not) in family life over the years. I also like to stress that our fundamental obligation as parents is to love our children unconditionally, which sometimes means setting our dreams aside.

Cheri’s books will be available for purchase at the event.

$25 Advance/$30 at the door
Purchase advance tickets at
http://www.heritagecamps.org/store/
Space is limited, so please reserve early!

Date: Thursday, August 2, 2006
Doors: 6:30 p.m.
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Childcare will be provided for
children from ages of 2 to 10
($10 first child, $8 each additional child)

Space is VERY limited for childcare. You must reserve a spot for your child(ren) in advance and pay for them via our web site at http://www.heritagecamps.org/store/

Location: Sheraton Four Points Hotel Denver
Hampden and I-25

Light refreshments will be served

In Tandem with CHC Presents this year,

Beginning with Adoption Wellness is sponsoring

“The First Annual Night of the Dragons”

A Chocolate Dipped Social Event for
11 to 14 year old adoptees from all ten Colorado Heritage Camps!

Same date, time, and location as CHC Presents!

MEET and CONNECT with other CHC Middle School campers from all of the ten heritage camps:

African Caribbean, Cambodian, Chinese, Chinese Too, Filipino, Indian Nepalese, Korean, Latin American, Russian/Eastern European/Central Asian, and Vietnamese

Heritage Camp is more than a cultural celebration. It is also about meeting new people and making new friends. It’s about creating and participating in a peer community, planning future events and connecting to a network of friends from cities all across the U.S.

Meet your new best friend here!

Join us for a night of
· Music
· Games
· Chocolate Fondue Dipping
· Streaming Spy Video
· Open Mike Talent
· Henna Painting
· Line Dance Instruction

Special Guest: Jennifer Jue-Steuck, CAL / Chinese Adoptee Links Founder, and
Director, International Adoptee Congress – something YOU can be a part of!

Our “Night of the Dragons” is a listed event on the Meet & Greet USA & Canada Sizzlin Summer Tour 2007! http://www.chineseadopteelinks.org/

$10 Admission

Again, space is limited for this event. You must reserve a spot for this party in advance and pay for them via our web site at http://www.heritagecamps.org/store/