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Winter 1999
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Poyang Lake Crane Sanctuary
    - flooding effects
China Recovers from Floods
    - worst finally passes
The Year of the Rabbit
    - some traditions and books
Adoption Rules Eased
    - for citizens and foreigners
A Return Trip to China
    - an inside view of a second adoption

Summer 1998
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Annual Summer Floods
    - severe flooding in China
Big Copper Concern
    - Jiangxi feels price pressure
Explaining Adoption
    - the process starts early
President Clinton's Trip to China
    - a short day-by-day synopsis
A View of Mr. Clinton's Visit
    - by a young man from Shanghai

Spring 1998
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Scholars Report
    - on their visits with US adoptive parents
Disasters in Jiangxi
    - tornadoes, floods, boat accident
A Kenyan Connection
    - for a Jiangxi adoption
Shopping in Guangzhou
    - a second chance online

Winter 1998
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
International Chinese Adoption
    - background and future
Special Needs Adoptions
    - update from Holt International
Chinese New Year
    - the traditional celebration
Gong and Drum & Lion Dance
    - celebrating the New Year
By the Numbers
    - China and the United States
Adoption Statistics
    - October 1996 to September 1997
Two New Helpful Sites
    - Xinde Jia and Celebrate the Child
Making Contact
    - link up with other adoptive families
The Ties Program
    - helping to maintain cultural heritage

Fall 1997
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Good News from Holt
    - about special needs applications
Sugar, Spice, and Steel
    - strong wills or free spirits?
Rural Family Planning
    - China is finding it a problem
Zhong Qiu Jie
    - the Mid-Autumn Festival
The Story of Chang E
    - the Moon Lady
Mooncakes
    - a Mid-Autumn festival tradition
Esther's Adoption Day
    - a special Mid-Autumn celebration


Summer 97
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Chinese Scholars Study Adoption
    - Holt family participates
Child Abandonment in China
    - coming to grips with policies
Women's Marital Status
    - past and present
Midnight, July 1
    - Hong Kong returns to China
Minority Students
    - will our daughters qualify?
Jiangxi Province Students
    - are they really the best?
Mysteries of Chinese Cooking
    - cookbooks to help
How Fast Time Goes By
    - a song for Moms and Dads

Spring 1997
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Special Needs Delays
    - slow progress on clarification
Chinese Names
    - their beauty and reason
Chinese New Year
    - a significant celebration
Death of Deng Xiaoping
    - no major policy changes
China Population
    - still on the rise
Lushan Mountain
    - a tourist guide

Winter 1996
China News Digest
    - news briefs of interest
Uncertainty Slows Adoption
    - for special needs children
To Warm the Heart
    - songs and poems about adoption
Books and Catalogs
    - for your enjoyment and perusal
Growing up in Nanchang
    - a personal story
Education in China
    - pressure still surrounds children
China Heads 1996 List
    - for international adoptions
Home Pages
    - to learn about adoption in China


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Shared Blessings
An adoption newsletter primarily
for families with children from Nanchang
Fred Bazzoli
54 Gray St.
St. Charles, IL 60174
(hlthdata@aol.com)


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