Do you believe that only Americans search for lost birth parents or relinquished children? Adoption search is not only a growing practice in the United States, but world-wide.

A new twist here -this website was created by not a birth parent, but a man who lived with a birth mother for many years. He began this site after reading about a birth mother who was looking for her child and finding no South African search sites. His site offers information for those searching with connections to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana and other African countries. Hmmm, isn't Namibia where Angelina gave birth to her biological child?

Here a segment of a radio show called "Let's Talk Adoption" about Korean adoption reunions.

Want to read about a French search? Check this link out. How about a Canadian search and reunion or a list group for those searching in Australia?

The need to search and reunite is obviously not just an American idea. It is obviously a universal need. One adoptee that I once knew for a time found her birth mother in Finland. Although there was a language barrier, she did travel to Finland to meet her birth mother and siblings. Many of her siblings spoke excellent English, and she has developed strong and warm relationships with them.

Teenager finds Mother in Romania is the story of a 19 year old young man who grew up in England. Last year, armed only with his birth certificate, he flew to Romania in a quest to locate his birth mother. He found her on the last day of his trip through a taxi driver that he met by change.

Welcome to the Rocky Road - My Life in Retrospect is the story of a Korean girl who was kidnapped as a child from her home and eventually adopted by a Norwegian family. The story of her life is quite a tale!

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