Adoption: From severance and secrecy to connection and openness

New Zealand History by Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)

Sep 20, 202387:43Society & Culture

In this month's Public History Talk, the authors of two recently published books discussed the profound impact of closed stranger adoption in New Zealand and the drive for change. Closed stranger adoption under the 1955...

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