You can find more information about Adopted Children Immigrant Visa Unit  from U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou. At this website, you'll be able to find answers to frequently asked questions, as well as find links to the forms necessary for visa
interviews for adopting parents. http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/acivu/  

We also recommend viewing the Department of State's China Adoptions at: http://www.travel.state.gov/family/adoption_china.html

Employers Offering Adoption Benefits  This list includes employers who have responded to a National Adoption Center survey as of May 6, 1999 or had been previously listed in other publications.

ASAK-China  (ASAK-China-subscribe@yahoogroups.com)    This group is intended for families who have already completed the adoption of one or more children who were school age at the time of the adoption, from China. If you request a subscription, you will be asked to fill out a short form indicating the age of the child(ren) you have adopted from China, with a small amount of other basic information. This information is required for membership in this list.

CCAA  China Center of Adoption Affairs

http://www.china-ccaa.org/

http://www.mychinadocs.com/Links/couriers.htm  or   http://www.asststork.com/pages/consulate.html

Location of all Chinese Consulates in the U.S. and the Washington, D.C. embassy - along with names of couriers who can assist you with your paperwork there , if you like.

http://familyoffour.homestead.com/June05CCAA.html

 A web destination for families who have adopted children from China. By providing Chinese cultural products and community services, we want to help families and their children learn about Chinese cultural heritage. Our cultural products such as bilingual children books, Chinese music for children, arts & crafts, and bilingual CD-Roms provide great value for families to learn about Chinese culture. Our community services such as guest column and board discussions provide families with the opportunities to share their adoption experiences and to give advice to waiting families.

Beansprout Networks - is a community of professionals caring for children and their families.

Families with Children from China FCC is a nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is provide a network of support for families who've adopted in China and to provide information to prospective parents.

Families with Children from China local chapter

HEPATITIS B ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP------This is a group on egroups that have over 170 members and discuss the meanings of technical terms and test results, share info on doctors and treatments, and talk about lifestyle/social issues. We also keep up to date on the latest published research, clinical trials for new drugs, and alternative medicines. Please subscribe at http://www.egroups.com/group/hbv-adoption

RaisingChinaChildren - Community and forum for parents whose adopted children from China are out of babyhood and whose growing needs present a new set of
challenges to their moms and dads! Topics are unlimited, but can include how to successfully and positively help our growing children deal with their adoption stories, and strategies for helping them connect -- and stay connected -- to their birth culture while being wholly ``American.''
Subscribe: RaisingChinaChildren-subscribe@onelist.com
http://www.onelist.com/community/RaisingChinaChildren

Mailing list For those interested in adopting children from China

My Home Town A page for children adopted in China to learn about their home towns and home provinces

www.TusenTakkAsia.com  Information regarding China, travel tips, and resources for families who are adopting children from China. We also offer adoption announcements, fresh tea, books, language videos, and festive lanterns.

Orphanages and Stories of Adoptive Families from Jiangxi Province (Excellent!) http://www.gurrad.com/china/

China Daily National English newspaper

China Information Sources on the Internet

Chinese Art + Culture

Culture and History of China Site with detailed information on the culture and history of China

http://www.chinamarket.com.hk/index.html China Retail Market Report

http://www.asiahotelsnet.com/china/hotel/canton/whiteswan/hotel.htm  The White Swan Hotel website

Learning "Adoption" Chinese:
http://www.thewordstosay.com/   High quality, professionally engineered audio tapes, featuring adoption specific phrases geared toward travel and speaking to your child. http://www.upromise.com/ 
A free site that lets you earn rebates towards your child's college education.

http://www.askbaby.com/  
A wonderful site that lets you see the favorite products of moms and a great "how to" list for everything.

http://www.babyresource.com/manufacturer-links.htm  Sign up for all the free stuff.  Start here.

http://www.zerotothree.org/  All about babies and their development from ages 0 to 3.

http://www.chinaconnectiononline.com/  About China

http://asterius.com/china/  About China

http://www.china.com.cn/english/index.htm  About China

http://www.chinatour.com/  About China

http://www.adoptiontravel.com/  Travel

http://www.bigzoo.com/splash.asp  Long distance while in China

http://www.cdc.gov/  Centers for Disease Control

http://www.fwcc.org/   Families with Children from China

http://www.foreverfamilyfilms.com/TripToChina_new.html 
You've got to see this guys trip to get his daughter.  You'll  laugh and cry.  His daughter is so cute.

http://home.earthlink.net/~babystreet/translate.html  Translated questions for the orphanage.  
A must visit. http://www.adoption.com/

http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/  Health related issues for travel and children from China.

http://www.ocdf.org/  Just for families like us!

http://www.tussah.com/lara/chinasto.htm 
Check out the adoption stories from the province your daughter is from to gain some incite into your trip. A must to visit!

http://www.chinasprout.com/  Teaching culture

http://www.asiaforkids.com/index.tmpl  A online catalog for items related to Asian countries.  Baby dolls, books, tapes, etc.

http://www.chinabooks.com/   Books

http://www.magmacom.com/~mtooker/cities/index.htm  A must see!  This site will help you and your child learn about their province.

http://www.attach-china.org On attachment and bonding

http://library.thinkquest.org/20443/g_home.html Oh, you ought to see all of the things they have about China!

 

China Related Internet Links

• China the Beautiful: www.chinapage.com/china.html

• ChinaVista  The world's premier online gateway into China: China business, China travel, and China culture: www.chinavista.com

• Adoptive Families of America  Adoptive Families, the award-winning national adoption magazine, is the leading adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption: www.adoptivefamiliesmagazine.com

• AFA 2002-2003 Adoption Guide: www.adoptivefamiliesmagazine.com/adoptionguide2002.php

• The ChinaSite.com The Complete Reference to China/Chinese Related Web Sites. This massive site has links to more than 1000 web sites about a variety of topics related to China: www.chinasite.com

• The Official CIA fact book on China. Good encyclopedia style introduction to the country: www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ch.html

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