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The FCV Family to Family Directory provides a place for parents to announce the progress of their adoptions. It also serves as a resource for parents to connect with one another to talk about agency and adoption experiences. The directory is organized by adoption status (ie, in process or completed) and alphabetically by last name. If you would you like to be included or to update your listing, please go to: Add me to the FCV Family to Family Directory.
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FAMILY TO FAMILY DIRECTORY
Families Home (K-L)
| Family | Carrie K. |
| Child | Cameron VanQuang K. (Nguyen, Van Quang) |
| Birthdate | June 13, 1994 |
| Age at adoption | 8 months |
| Date of adoption | February 3, 1995 |
| Adoption agency | Maine Adoption Placement Services (MAPS) |
| Province | Da Nang at the Hoi An Orphanage |
| Special comments | Single mom, with a daughter from China |
| Family | Ray & Lisa Kaforey |
| Child | Noah Christopher Kaforey |
| Birthdate | September 5, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Date of adoption | April 3, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | |
| Province | Mam Non II orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Special comments | You can see Noah in the photo gallery! You can also visit Noah's home page. |
| Family | Lea Ann & Keith Kaplan |
| Child | Theodore Hieu Kaplan & George Kieu Kaplan |
| Birthdate | 1997 and 2001 |
| Age at Adoption | 5 months & 3 ½ months |
| Adoption Date | 1998 & 2001 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS & Children’s House International and IMH |
| Province | Hoa Binh & Hanoi, Tu Liem (Cau Giay) Orphange |
| Special comments | We would like to meet other adoptive families in the Seattle area. |
| Family | Barry Kashin & Susan Robertson |
| Child | Deanna Lan Rose |
| Birthdate | November 4/1999 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | May 21/2000 Toronto, Canada. |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoption Services and IMH. |
| Province | Vinh Phuc |
| Special comments | Deanna is in the FCV Photo Gallery. We also have an 8 year old who we adopted from Guatemala. |
| Family | Jeff Keisler & Ann LaMar |
| Child | Margaret Lynn Keisler and Caroline LaMar Keisler |
| Birthdate | October 7, 1996 and 8/22/98 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months and 10 months |
| Date of adoption | May 19, 1997 and 6/1/99 |
| Adoption agency | Gladney |
| Province | Can Tho |
| Special comments | Caroline (nickname Callie) joins Margaret (Maggie) and Elizabeth (Libby) ( Shanghai, China also adopted through Gladney. We'd be interested in corresponding with others who live near Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
| Family | Nancy Kellogg |
| Child | Lia Mae Kellogg |
| Birthdate | April 1, 2002 |
| Date of adoption | August 22, 2002 |
| Age of adoption | |
| Province | HCMC |
| Adoption agency | Childrens Hope International |
| Special comments | Lia's photo is in the FCV Gallery. I am VERY lucky to have found her. |
| Family | Tracy King |
| Child | Carson David King |
| Birthdate | 09/23/00 |
| Age at adoption | 11 weeks |
| Date of adoption | 12/11/00 |
| Currently living in | Hoa Binh |
| Adoption agency | Los Ninos International Adoption Center |
| Special comments | See Carson's photograph in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Rick Kitamura and Ellen Griffith |
| Child | Derek Griffith Kitamura |
| Birthdate | 8/10/1996 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | 2/20/1997 |
| Adoption agency | Family Connections |
| Province | Tay Ninh |
| Special comments | My husband and father traveled to Vietnam and had a wonderful adventure! We plan to vacation there in 2 years when Derek is 10 years old. I would love to hear from anyone else who has a child from Tay Ninh (IMH). |
| Family | Peggy Knudson |
| Children | Matthew Tu Ahn Knudson & Anna Hong Thi Knudson |
| Birthdate | Matthew born July 18, 1999; Anna born September 3, 1999 |
| Province | Tu Liem, Hanoi |
| Adoption agency | IMH and Adoption Alliance in Aurora,Colorado |
| Special comments | We are very happy with both agencies. See photo's of the Knudson family in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Catherine and Todd Kos |
| Child | Isabella Rebekah Yen Nhi Connors-Kos |
| Birthdate | 6/27/06 |
| Currently living in | 2.5 months |
| Adoption agency | World Child International |
| Hope to travel | Lang Son, Vietnam - 3 hours from Hanoi |
| Special comments | Concerns: Is anyone else in a similar situation?? (2/03) |
| Family | Valerie Kozel |
| Child | Thu-An Brooke Kozel (aka Tooie) (Tran Thi Thu An) |
| Birthdate | October 22, 1994 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Date of adoption | |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Mom Non 2, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Special comments | I am a single mom with 2 daughters, Tooie and Rachel (7 ½). Tooie is a little dumpling and very charming. I would be happy to talk with other parents who have adopted or are thinking of adopting kids with delays/special needs. |
| Family | Bill Kugler |
| Children | Abby and Alex |
| Birthdate | 5/21/99 |
| Age at adoption | |
| Date of adoption | 6/99 |
| Adoption agency | |
| Province | |
| Special comments | Abby and Alex are twins. They are two very happy children and love everything and everyone around them. SeeAbby and Alex in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Bob Kuenzel & Anne Pollack |
| Children | Lia Thuy |
| Birthdate | December 10, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Date of adoption | July 8, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | PLAN & IMH |
| Province | Tra Vinh |
| Special comments | We live in Ashland, OR |
| Family | Jackie Lackner |
| Child | Jessica Minh and Rebecca Que-Xuan |
| Birthdate | 7/10/98 & March 16, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 4 Months & 8 months |
| Date of adoption | 11/9/98 & November 19, 2001 |
| Adoption agency | Children's Home Society of Minnesota |
| Province | Vinh Long & Binh Thuan |
| Special comments |
| Family | Dan & Nancy Landon |
| Child | Brady Thomas |
| Birthdate | 9/27/98 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months |
| Date of adoption | January 29, 1999 |
| Adoption agency | Project Faith |
| Province | Ha Nam |
| Special comments | Brady is our 2nd child, and he joins his sister Hope who was adopted from the Hunan Province in China and is now 4 years old. |
| Family | Thad Lang & Laura Cochran |
| Child | Kit Lang |
| Birthdate | Nov 24, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months |
| Date of adoption | April 2, 2001 |
| Adoption agency | International Assistance and Adoption Project (IAAP) |
| Province | Nam Dinh |
| Special comments | Kit's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Don & Vickie Layman |
| Child | Jade Brianne & Tori Anne |
| Birthdate | April 3, 1997 (Jade) & January 19, 1999 (Tory) |
| Age at adoption | 4 months (Jade) & 9 months (Tory) |
| Date of adoption | July 31, 1997 (Jade) & October 25, 1999 (Tori) |
| Adoption agency | Family Connections, Modesto, CA (IMH) |
| Province | Tu Liem - Phu Tho (Jade) Tu Liem - Vinh Phuc (Tori) |
| Special comments | We also have three biological children: Eric, Leia and Kirk. Jade and Tori are in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Cynthia Leach |
| Child | Bethany Diane Leloan Leach |
| Birthdate | 8/10/98 |
| Age at adoption | 11 months of age |
| Date of adoption | 7/12/99 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Danang |
| Special comments | Single mom. This was second adoption (First daughter from China). Bethany's pictures are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Darren and Julie Leap |
| Child | Annie Marie Leap |
| Birthdate | July 23, 2002 |
| Date of adoption | November, 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months |
| Province | HCMC |
| Adoption agency | Adoppt, Inc. |
| Special comments | Annie is in the FCV Photo Gallery. She is a great baby and such a joy! |
| Family | Tammy & Troy Leiphart |
| Child | Elijah Leiphart |
| Birthdate | 9/28/96 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Date of adoption | April 1997 |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Horizons / IMH |
| Province | Kien Ghang |
| Special comments | See the waiting email referral page for information on our daughter. |
| Family | Christina Frank & Josh Lerman |
| Child | Lucy Thu Lien Lerman |
| Birthdate | March 4, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | September 10, 2001 |
| Province | Tu Liem orphanage in Hanoi |
| Adoption agency | Spence-Chapin |
| Special comments | Lucy's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Paula & Marc Levitt |
| Child | Shoshana Kim-Thanh Levitt |
| Birthdate | August 17, 1995 |
| Age at adoption | 8 ½ months |
| Date of adoption | May 13, 1996 |
| Adoption agency | Maine Adoption Placement Services (MAPS) |
| Province | Man Nom II, Thu Doc, Saigon |
| Special comments | Shoshana is a vibrant little bundle of joy! |
| Family | Dale Lewis and Linda Cochran |
| Child | Marion Thao Lewis |
| Birthdate | |
| Date of adoption | July 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 8 years |
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| Family | Richard and Linda Lewis |
| Child | KimLy Sue Lewis |
| Birthdate | 8/21/00 |
| Date of Adoption | 12/04/00 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Province | Hung Yen province |
| Adoption agency | Cascade International Childrens Services |
| Special comments | We live in Oregon. See KimLy in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Sharon and David Liljedahl |
| Child | Anessa Rose Thi Liljedahl |
| Birthdate | August 1, l994 |
| Age at adoption | 7 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | March 17, 1995 |
| Adoption agency | Thursday's Child--- IMH |
| Province | Tu Liem Hanoi |
| Special comments | Anessa has two brothers also adopted internationally from the Dominican Republic. They are Alister and Austin she loves them both. We would love to hear from people who have traveled to Vietnam and any others with ideas of where to buy authentic items from Vietnam. We live in Connecticut. |
| Family | Kajsa & Pontus Lindell |
| Child | Melker |
| Birthdate | October, 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 5 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | March 2000 |
| Adoption agency | Children Above All Adoptions, Sweden |
| Province | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Special comments | We are waiting to bring home Melker’s little brother (born February 7, 2002) from Hanoi. We hope to bring him home
sometime in June or July, 2002. |
| Family | Brigid & James Liska |
| Children | Lucas James Liska & Lucy Mai Liska |
| Birthdate | 1/23/96 (Lucas) & 11/25/97 (Lucy) |
| Age at adoption | 6mos (Lucas) & 9mos (Lucy) |
| Date of adoption | 7/29/96 Vietnam, 3/7/97 in Michigan & 7/31/98 Vietnam, 3/26/99 in Michigan |
| Adoption agency | AIAA |
| Province | Tu Liem, Hanoi |
| Special comments | We live in Farmington, MI. The children are beautiful, happy and healthy. Both adoptions were problem free. We highly recommend the AIAA. |
| Family | Charles and Tammy Lynch |
| Child | Myles Christopher Lynch |
| Birthdate | 12-06-01 |
| Date of adoption | |
| Age at adoption | |
| Province | Danang |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants |
| Special comments | Myles' has been with us since Easter and it has been heaven ever since. |
| Family | Bill and Bernadette L |
| Child | Mark Paul Huy L |
| Birthdate | April 11, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 6-1/4 months |
| Date of adoption | October 23, 2000 |
| Adoption agency | Lutheran Social Services of New England, Inc. |
| Province | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Special comments | Mark is a healthy, strong, big, beautiful boy who is developmentally right on target. He delights and amazes us daily. We are interested in getting to know other adoptive families in the Orlando, Florida area. Mark is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
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