Review for “Romania for Export Only” – Nicolae Viorel Burcea I am a Romanian orphan; later I became a Romanian adoptee to the United States at the age of almost 9. I had seen a lot of Romanian orphanages- I had been through six, mostly centered in Bucharest, but some in the countryside. When I… Read more »
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Vance Twins 12 February 2019 “By the time I had finished Romania for Export Only, Roelie Post had earned my respect. I admire the author’s empathy for the children and her ability to stay focused and tenacious throughout the story–especially when faced with adversaries. Readers will understand how challenging it was for the Romanian Team… Read more »
Dr. Catherine Lynch JD
26 June 2016 Source: www.academia.edu Book Review of Romania For Export Only; The untold story of the Romanian ‘orphans’ by Roelie Post. Dr. Catherine Lynch JD As a child and an adoptee I, like most other adoptees, had known that something was extremely wrong with my world – I felt like I was being punished… Read more »
curious george: A must read for those who care.
Source: Amazon 5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for those who care. By curious george on January 5, 2016 Format: Kindle Edition A must read book on intercountry-adoption by a civil servant who did her job. This diary gives demonstration on the damage done by adoption profiteers at the highest levels. Those who have… Read more »
Mette Lee
28 June 2015 #Adoption is more complicated that most citizens -and electeds realize. What we don’t know about #RomanianAdoption fills this book by Roelie Post Mette Lee « ROELIEPOST.COM
Mette Lee
18 June 2015 Mette Lee (via Facebook) A must-read this summer for all adoptees. Can’t wrap my head around that this book came out in 2007 and very few things has changed. Still the same f@@cked up arguments from the pro-adoption lobby and no focus on protection of the child. It’s hard to believe how… Read more »
Kym rated it it was amazing
11 November 2014 Source: www.goodreads.com Very eye-opening and informative book on Romania’s child protection policies/practices during a time of tremendous external pressure for Romania to release their children for international/overseas adoption. Great resource for anyone who cares about children’s rights and children’s welfare and who want to know more about the policies behind what is… Read more »
Roelie Post: A Living Legacy
22 March 2014 My name is Janine Vance and I am one of the Vance Twins. When my sister and I were sent to the United States from South Korea in 1972, the pioneering adoption agency gave our adoptive parents adocument called “Certificate of Orphanhood”.This piece of paper gave the impression that we were orphans…. Read more »
A Romanian Adoptee: If there is no problem with adoptions, then why are there threats?
August 30, 2013 If there is no problem with adoptions, then why are there threats? Romania for Export Only One of the things that I have major questions about is: if there is no problem with the adoptions that have happened in Romania and around the world, then why are civil servants, who have worked… Read more »
Child trafficking and intercountry adoption in Romania’s post-communist years
Book Review: Romania For Export Only, The untold story of the Romanian “orphans” by Roelie Post Review by Elizabeth Willmott-Harrop 16 July 2012, updated 14 May 2013 Roelie Post In 2001, I worked on a European Union project euphemistically titled “Public Awareness Campaign to Prevent the Abandonment of Children in Romania”. I say euphemistically because… Read more »