Digital resources tagged with ‘adoption’

An 'Operation Babylift' baby grows up

Shane Bolt is at Yallingup beach, Western Australia, and reflects on the good fortune of his life, family and culture.

Choosing who you want to be

The effects of Australia’s role in the mass adoption of Vietnamese babies during the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975.

From Saigon to Perth - a Vietnam War orphan

Surfie Shane is at Yallingup beach in Western Australia where he lives. Shane was one of the babies adopted through the ‘Operation Babylift’ airlift from Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975.

Intercountry adoption and cultural identity

Shane Bolt was one of 281 children airlifted out of Saigon in April 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War and brought to Australia. He was adopted by a Western Australian family. Shane’s Australian mother, Frea, remembers how the family fought anti-Asian sentiment in Perth.

Kids are never yours forever – they're on loan

The effects of Australia’s role in the mass adoption of Vietnamese babies during the fall of Saigon in Vietnam, in 1975.

Two birthdays, two names and one child

The effects of Australia’s role in the mass adoption of Vietnamese babies during the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975.

Two fathers, two mothers - one child

The effects of Australia’s role in the mass adoption of Vietnamese babies during the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975.