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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 | Danny & Sara Tauro |
| Child | Brynn Tauro |
| Birthdate | Jan 31st 2001 |
| Date of adoption | July 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Province | Thai Nguyen |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoptions in Canada and IMH in VN |
| Special comments | Brynn's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery |
| Family | Andy & Tina Taylor |
| Child | Andrea |
| Birthdate | 6/22/99 |
| Age at adoption | 2 years old |
| Date of adoption | 6/11/01 |
| Adoption agency | We did not use an agency - this was an independent adoption. |
| Province | Nha Trang/Khanh Hoa |
| Special comments | Our daughter was 2 weeks old when we began trying to adopt her from a "closed" Province. I can't even express how I feel looking at her in our home after being "in labor" for 2 years. I am in awe of our great God who got her here. My father, a missionary to Vietnam, found her, and continues his work assisting poor families and children in Vietnam. Please see his website at: www.loveofvietnamexpressed.org. I'd love to hear from other families in Eastern North Carolina. |
| Family | James & Amy Thomas |
| Child | Matthew The Nguyen Thomas & Nathan Thoi Nguyen Thomas |
| Birthdate | February 6, 1992 & October 26, 1993 |
| Age at adoption | 5 & 4 |
| Date of adoption | December 1, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | Hoi An, Quang Nam |
| Special comments | We are willing to share our experiences with other families who are interested in adopting from Vietnam. If you're interested in adopting (or have adopted) a sibling group or an "older" child from Vietnam, drop us a note. We are especially interested in contacting families who have adopted children that lived in the Hoi An orphanage between April and Nov of 1997. Your child might be a friend of our boys. Our home is in Bloomington, Indiana. Matthew & Nathan are in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Mark & Rebecca Thomas |
| Child | Huu Colton Thomas |
| Birthdate | |
| Age at adoption | |
| Date of adoption | April 2, 1996 |
| Adoption agency | World Child |
| Province | Quang Ngai Province |
| Special comments | Rebecca produces a newsletter for World Child called Viet Views for those who are interested in adopting from Vietnam, or have already done so, through World Child. |
| Family | Jeff & Nancy Thompson |
| Child | Jack Bachdan Thompson |
| Birthdate | January 25, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 18 months |
| Date of adoption | July 10, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | Holt International |
| Province | Tu Liem Orphanage, Hanoi |
| Special comments | Jack has older siblings: Patrick, 19 and Casey, 10. We had an amazing time in Vietnam! |
| Family | Robert & Veronica Thompson |
| Child | Olivia Ngoc Nga Thompson |
| Birthdate | 12/28/99 |
| Age at adoption | 11 months |
| Date of adoption | 11/22/2000 |
| Currently living in | Dong Nai |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Special comments | This is our first child and her web site is http://ovr.dns2go.com |
| Family | Eleanor and Bruce Thompson |
| Child | Robert Huy Thompson |
| Birthdate | 4/5/99 |
| Age at adoption | 71/2 months |
| Date of adoption | G&R 11/24/99 |
| Adoption agency | The Gladney Center |
| Province | Red Cross Baby Home, Can Tho |
| Special comments | We live in Houston, Texas. We'd love to hear from other Texans and others using Gladney. Robert 's pictures are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Carol & Tom Thurber |
| Child | Abigail Suong Thurber and Allison Lieu Thurber |
| Birthdate | August 20, 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 11 months |
| Date of adoption | Brought home to Manhattan on August 1, 2000. |
| Adoption agency | Gladney International out of Ft. Worth Texas |
| Province | Can Tho |
| Special comments | Allison and Abigail's photos are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Lisa Tomlinson &Bill Christeson |
| Child | Haley Anh |
| Birthdate | 1-1-00 |
| Age at adoption | 8 months |
| Date of adoption | 9-13-00 |
| Adoption agency | Holt International |
| Province | Hanoi |
| Special comments | See Haley's photos in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Karen & Lam Tran |
| Child | Nicholas Alexander Tran |
| Birthdate | 2-16-99 |
| Age at adoption | 9 months |
| Date of adoption | 11-28-99 |
| Adoption agency | Catholic Charities, Baltimore, MD |
| Province | Can Tho |
| Special comments | Nicholas is in the FCV Photo Gallery. We had a wonderful experience in Vietnam. |
| Family | Steve Trauman & Marjorie Polk |
| Child | Ethan |
| Birthdate | April 15, 1998 |
| Age at Adoption | 8 months |
| Date of Adoption | December 1998 |
| Adoption agency | MAPS |
| Province | DaNang |
| Special comments | This is our first child together and more than likely our only. I look forward to hearing from anyone waiting or anyone who has been to Danang and can tell me about their experiences. |
| Family | Robert & Meredith Travers |
| Child | Michael Paul Hoa Travers |
| Birthdate | Sept. 24, 1998 in Nam Dinh Province |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | March 1, 1999 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Nam Dinh |
| Special comments | We had a wonderful trip to bring home our delightful little boy! Michael was truly loved by the people of the Nam Dinh Social Care Center; he has the sweetest disposition and is ahead of schedule developmentally. We welcome any inquiries about our adoption research, the process, our trip and/or being adoptive parents of a Vietnamese American child. Michael's picture (at 6 months) is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | John & Jeannie Trueax |
| Child | Thomas Ross Trueax |
| Birthdate | February 16, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 10 months |
| Date of adoption | December 30, 1996 |
| Adoption agency | Hope's Promise |
| Province | Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen Province |
| Special comments | Tommy joined Jack (9) and Shelby (6), both biological children. We were very impressed with the cleanliness and the staff at the orphanage in Tuy Hoa. |
| Family | Kyle Turner |
| Child | Emma Noel Williams Turner |
| Birthdate | Nov 8, 2000 |
| Date of adoption | July 16, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 8 Months |
| Province | Tam Binh, HCMC, VN |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Center of Washington DC |
| Hope to travel | Traveling July 14 to bring her home to Alexandria, VA |
| Special comments | Emma is in the FCV Photo Gallery. We experienced a two-trip process. Emma arrived home July 21, 2001 and is adjusting well to her new home. Linda, Cathy, and staff at ACW, along with the Grace of God were instrumental in bring about this miraculous incredible event. Please contact me if you have questions about our process. |
| Family | Margie & Lyle Turner |
| Child | Rosalie Grace Thien Turner and Jonathan David Luong Turner |
| Birthdate | 10-01 |
| Date of adoption | 1-02. |
| Age at adoption | 3 month old |
| Province | Phu Tho |
| Adoption agency | EAC |
| Special comments | Rosalie and Jonathan are in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Daniel Tyszler and Kari Lunder |
| Child | Arava Lee Huong Tyszler |
| Birthdate | August 15,1995 |
| Age at adoption | 2 months |
| Date of adoption | October 13,1995 {was even a Friday} |
| Adoption agency | It was a private adoption using a lawyer. |
| Province | Kim Son, Ninh Binh Province |
| Special comments | Adoptions from Vietnam are rare in Israel but hopefully this will change as more people hear about this option. Arava's picture can be seen in the photo gallery. |
| Family | Terri Urban |
| Child | Cecelia Grace Urban |
| Birthdate | |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | 10/2000 |
| Adoption agency | Hope's Promise |
| Province | Ho Chi Min City |
| Special comments | We would be interested in answering questions for anyone who would like to contact us. We live in Colorado Springs, Colo. We have insights into adopting when you already have biokids. |
| Family | Nancy Van Dorp & Dean McCoy |
| Child | Bradi Linh McCoy |
| Birthdate | April 5, 2000 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Date of adoption | September 1, 2000 |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoptions (Canada) |
| Province | Kien Giang |
| Special comments |
| Family | Virginia Van Vynckt & Marv Weinstein |
| Child | Daniel Vu Weinstein |
| Birthdate | February 4, 1993 |
| Age at adoption | 4 ½ years |
| Date of adoption | July 17, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Alliance (IMH) |
| Province | Thanh Hoa |
| Special comments | Daniel is in the photo gallery. We also have a daughter, Lian, nearly 6, who was adopted in 1992 from Guangdong province, China. |
| Family | David Virgil & Dorothy Cumby |
| Child | Liam Minh Cumby Virgil |
| Birthdate | December 27, 1998 |
| Date of adoption | 5/25/99 |
| Age at adoption | almost 5 months |
| Province | Kien Giang |
| Adoption agency | Spence-Chapin/IMH |
| Special comments | We live in the New York City area. |
| Family | Vicki and Fred Wade |
| Child | Jonathan Wade |
| Birthdate | 7-13-98 |
| Age at adoption | 1 year |
| Date of adoption | 7-21-99 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Tay Ninh Orphanage, Tay Ninh, Vietnam |
| Special comments |
| Family | Wagner |
| Child | Jillian Mai |
| Birthdate | 7/31/00 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Date of adoption | 11/00 |
| Adoption agency | Gladney Center |
| Province | |
| Special comments | Jillian is a joy, and the last 10 months have exceeded any expectations that we had. |
| Family | Rebecca Wain and Scott Nye |
| Child | EJ, Lillyanne Elizabeth, and Charles Scott (Chas) |
| Birthdate | EJ was born on January 7, 1997 and Lillyanne was born on January 27, 2001 and Chas was born 12-03-05 |
| Age at adoption | EJ was 4 when we adopted him and Lillyanne was seven months. |
| Date of adoption | Lillyanne's adoption occurred on August 2001 and EJ was adopted on August 2001 and Chas was adopted October 2006 |
| Adoption agency | Tedi Bear Adoption for EJ Asian Children Services for Chas |
| Province | Vinh Phuc, Tay Ninh, and Bac Ninh |
| Special comments | Chas, EJ and Lillyanne are in the FCV Photo Gallery. Our son had a floating eye and that has now been corrected and our daughter has bilateral cleft lip and palate. |
| Family | Susan Waldman |
| Child | Lilian Lee Ha Waldman |
| Birthdate | April 25, 1998 |
| Age at adoption | 2 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | July 15, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | Adoptions Together |
| Province | Ha Tay Province (near Hanoi) |
| Special comments |
| Family | Elisabeth & Johnny Wallin |
| Child | Linnéa |
| Birthdate | 20 February 1999 |
| Age at adoption | 9 months |
| Date of adoption | 25 November 1999 |
| Province | Phu Yen |
| Adoption agency | AdoptionsCentrum |
| Special comments | We live in Stockholm, the capitol of Sweden. |
| Family | Miles & Barbara Walsh |
| Child | Katherine Shea Walsh |
| Birthdate | 7/31/00 |
| Date of Adoption | April 16, 2001 |
| Age at Adoption | 9 months |
| Province | Hoi An, Quang Nam Province |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants (EAC) |
| Special comments | Katherine's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. Her brother Sean was adopted from Taiwan. |
| Family | Kim & Dan Ward |
| Child | Zachary Daniel Chien Ward |
| Birthdate | October 24, 1996 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | March 6, 1997 |
| Adoption agency | World Child |
| Province | Phu Yen Province |
| Special comments | We also have two daughters--Sarah and Hannah. Zachary has an entry in the photo gallery! Kim is currently president of the FCV chapter in Chicago. Please contact her if you live in the Chicago area. The Ward's packing list is available here. |
| Family | Marc & Pat Waring |
| Child | Grace Elizabeth Trinh Waring |
| Birthdate | January 7, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 11 months |
| Date of adoption | December 1, 1997 |
| Adoption Agency | IAAP |
| Province | Dalat, Lam Dong Province |
| Special comments | Grace is our only child and we could not be happier! She is so perfect we could not have asked for anything better. Adoption has been a positive life changing experience for us. Once things calm down we will probably adopt again. Grace is in the photo gallery. |
| Family | John & Amy Warth |
| Child | Luke Andrew and Elisabeth Grace |
| Birthdate | 5-12-01 (twins) |
| Age at adoption | 3 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | August 24, 2001 |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants (EAC) |
| Province | Red Cross Orphanage, Danang |
| Special comments | You can see Luke & Libby in the FCV Photo Gallery. Luke & Libby are fraternal twins. They are the joy of our lives and worth every minute of the heartbreaking wait. Please feel free to ask us about our agency, adoption or Danang. You can see more pictures of Luke and Libby on our family webpage: www.babiesonline.com/babies/v/vietnamangels |
| Family | Wendy Warwick |
| Child | Catherine Suzanna Nguyen-Warwick |
| Birthdate | 28 Feb 2001 |
| Adoption date | July 2, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months |
| Currently living in | Tay Ninh |
| Adoption agency | Access Adoption Services |
| Special comments | Catherine's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Suzanne Watzman |
| Child | Tamaryn Cybelle Watzman |
| Birthdate | January 31, 2001 |
| Age at adoption | 19 months |
| Date of adoption | August 22, 2002 |
| Adoption agency | ADOPPT, Inc. |
| Province | CauGiay/TuLiem orphanage in Hanoi |
| Special comments |
| Family | Margaret Weeks |
| Child | Kiley My Ngoc Weeks |
| Birthdate | 9/11/99 |
| Age at adoption | 2 and a half months |
| Date of adoption | 12/2/99 |
| Adoption agency | Children's Home Society of Minnesota |
| Province | Children's Centre, Ham Tan, Binh Thuan Province |
| Special comments | I am a single mother who did research on adoption and Vietnam for several years before my adoption. I had
an extraordinary trip and time in Vietnam. I was extremely impressed with the orphanage and the adoption agency, I don't think they could have done a better job! |
| Family | Paul West & Karen Biddulph |
| Child | Eric Xuan Duong Biddulph-West and Kai Thanh Dat Biddulph-West |
| Birthdate | March 22, 1998 and January 29, 2007 |
| Age at Adoption | 4 months and 5 months |
| Date of Adoption | July 16, 1998 and June 25, 2007 |
| Adoption agency | American Adoption Agency and Faith International |
| Province | Ho Chi Minh City (Tam Binh --Mam Non 2) and Nam Dinh |
| Special comments | Eric and Kai are in the photo gallery! We live in Westchester County, NY. We are happy to dialogue with other families who have adopted or want information on adoption. The boys are healthy and joyful. |
| Family | Rob and Shelly Weston |
| Child | Khoa Daniel |
| Age at Adoption | 3 years |
| Date of Adoption | 2006 |
| Adoption agency | Dillon International |
| Province | Vinh Long |
| Special comments | We ve been blessed beyond words!!!!! |
| Family | Mercia Weyand |
| Child | Natalie Thuy Vi Weyand |
| Birthdate | March 14, 2002 |
| Date of adoption | August 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 5 months |
| Province | Da Nang |
| Adoption agency | European Adoption Consultants |
| Special comments | Natalie's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Jeff White |
| Child | Emily MaeLan White |
| Birthdate | October 9, 1999 |
| Currently living in | Bac Guang |
| Adoption agency | |
| Special comments | Emily's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Keith and Julie Williams |
| Child | Riley May Williams & Dylan Le Williams |
| Birthdate | 12/27/98 & 8/8/98 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months & 2 months |
| Date of adoption | 2/1/99 & 6/12/01 |
| Adoption agency | Orphans Overseas |
| Province | Nam Dinh & Soc Trang |
| Special comments |
| Family | Clyde and Brenda Williams |
| Child | Abigail (Abby) Thu-Hanh Williams |
| Birthdate | June 1, 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 4 months |
| Date of adoption | October 9, 2002 |
| Adoption agency | Adoppt Inc |
| Province | Phan Rang Vietnam |
| Special comments | Abby is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Brent & Kammi Wilson |
| Child | Aisya Jenae Hue Thi Wilson |
| Birthdate | found abandoned on 12/9/97 |
| Age at Adoption | 5 months |
| Date of Adoption | May 14, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | PLAN International |
| Province | Thai Nyugen |
| Special comments | Aisya and her family are in the FCV Photo Gallery. We moved to Scappoose, OR a few years ago. Our 2 boys are 18 and 15 and the girls: Aisya is almost 9 adopted from Vietnam as listed, Alexa is 14 (special needs) and was adopted from Korea at 14 months and Kailee is 16 adopted from China in 2000 at age 10. |
| Family | David and Beth Wirka |
| Child | Grace Wirka |
| Birthdate | October 27, 2001 |
| Date of adoption | May 15, 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 7 months |
| Province | Cau Giay orphanage |
| Adoption agency | Adoption Links Worldwide; IMH |
| Special comments | Grace's photo is in the FCV Photo Gallery. We also have two sons Garrett and Jacob. |
| Family | Steve and Sue Wood |
| Child | Twin boys - John Danh Wood and Tom Danh Wood |
| Birthdate | 1/18/2001 |
| Age at adoption | 6 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | G&R on 8/6/2001 |
| Adoption agency | Families Thru Intl Adoption/ IAAP |
| Province | Kien Giang |
| Special comments | John and Tom are in the FCV Photo Gallery. We would be happy to provide any information about the Kien Giang orphanage. Our boys are happy, healthy and doing extremely well! |
| Family | Melissa and Alvin Woodruff |
| Child | Mia Ruth Woodruff |
| Birthdate | 8/27/2004 |
| Age at adoption | 2 years old |
| Date of adoption | September 20th 2006 |
| Adoption agency | VORF |
| Province | Red Cross Orphanage DaNang Vietnam |
| Special comments |
| Family | Darren and Sharon Woods |
| Child | Lauren Ashlee Woods |
| Birthdate | December 19, 1999 |
| Age at adoption | Almost 5 months |
| Date of Adoption | May 10th, 2000 |
| Currently living in | Tu Liem in Hanoi |
| Adoption agency | Worldwide Adoption Services in Spartanburg, SC and IMH in Vietnam |
| Special comments | Lauren has been home since May and is doing wonderfully. She just turned a year old and is walking and talking and she is the most loving child. IMH was wonderful to work with in Vietnam and we recommend them highly. Lauren's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | John, Tammy, Harrison, and Sydney Wright |
| Child | Sydney Genevieve Hiep Wright |
| Birthdate | 12/20/98 |
| Age at adoption | 8 months at adoption |
| Date of adoption | Sept. 1, 1999 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP |
| Province | Hoi An Orphanage, Hoi An, Quang Nam |
| Special comments | Sydney's picture is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Laurie and Ivan Wyatt |
| Child | Ivy Amelia Thu Minh Wyatt and Olivia Ann Hai Lap Wyatt |
| Birthdate | 25-January-01 and September 7th, 2002 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months and 4 1/2 months |
| Date of Adoption | 23-July-01 and 26-December-02 |
| Province | HCMC (Go Vap) and Binh Thuan |
| Adoption agency | Children's Hope Intl and Children's Home Society of Minnesota |
| Special comments | Ivy's and Olivia's photos are in the FCV Photo Gallery.
We have a web page with lots of pictures from our most recent trip to Vietnam in December 2002 at the following link: http://www.angelfire.com/az/luvpuppy/dec02.html |
| Family | Kris and Richard Zielinski |
| Child | Connor Zielinski |
| Birthdate | 12-11-99 |
| Age at adoption | 6 months |
| Date of adoption | 5-18-00 |
| Adoption agency | EAC |
| Province | Hoi An |
| Special comments | Connor is in the FCV Photo Gallery. |
| Family | Carl & Kerstin Ziesmer |
| Child | Julia Hong-Nhung Ziesmer |
| Birthdate | July 8, 1998 |
| Age at adoption | 3 months |
| Date of adoption | October 12, 1998 |
| Adoption agency | Project Faith |
| Province | Hanoi |
| Special comments | Julia is in the photo gallery! We live in Phoenix, AZ. This is our first Child. Feel free to e-mail us with any questions. |
| Family | Donna and Jerry Zolkowski |
| Child | Gerard Joseph Nhon Zolkowski |
| Birthdate | 3/9/99 |
| Age at adoption | 5 1/2 months |
| Date of adoption | 8/26/99 |
| Adoption agency | IAAP. |
| Province | Tay Ninh |
| Special comments | Gerald is in the FCV Photo Gallery. Also our Family website is zolkowski.com |
| Family | Jim & Kristin Zozzaro |
| Child | Jacob Zozzaro |
| Birthdate | 10/10/96 |
| Age at adoption | 21 months |
| Date of adoption | 5/4/98 |
| Province | Binh Duong Orphanage outside of Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Adoption agency | Holt International |
| Special comments | Our adoption experience was wonderful and we enjoy talking to everyone we meet about it. |
| Family | John & Theresa in Oregon |
| Child | Madelyn |
| Birthdate | February 2, 1997 |
| Age at adoption | 10 months |
| Date of adoption | Thanksgiving Day 1997! |
| Adoption agency | PLAN / IMH |
| Province | Phu Tho |
| Special comments | Our daughter is beautiful, healthy, well adjusted and developmentally on track. We feel very very lucky and thank IMH for getting her off to such a good start. We also have a 4-yr old son adopted from Korea who is also all of the above. We are in Southern Oregon and would be interested in contact with anyone who would like information about our experience or who is in our area. |
| Family | Kerri |
| Child | Caleb Alexander Phuc Hong |
| Birthdate | November 23, 1995 |
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| Adoption agency | MAPS |
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| Special comments | We live in Akron, Ohio. |
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