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Courier for documents in the Dist. of Columbia
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Expert D.C. Courier service (with error-screening)
for adoption papers.
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Laura Morrison, China-adoptive
parent, has become expert in dossier authentication (for China
and other countries). As part of her courier service, she screens
documents for notarial and authentication errors before walking
papers through the State Department and Chinese Embassy for authenticating.
See her website, <http://www.asststork.com/>
for details and fees, e-mail her at laura@asststork.com,
or call 540-659-6845. Her site also has background information
about authentication requirements, with links to more detailed
information, including Vital Records offices, Embassy and Consulate
fees and related info. |
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Courier, visa and authentication services
for documents in New
York City
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Courier for documents in New York City
(all boroughs)
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Chris Moore, of the NYC office
of Legal-Eaze, offers courier, authentication and visa services
in NYC. E-mail him at <NYoffice@legal-eaze.com>.
The Legal-Eaze website is at <http://www.legal-eaze.com>. |
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Courier services for documents in New York City and
Long Island; Dossier preparation & authentication nationwide (U.S.).
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Dossier Preparation and Courier
services in NYC and Long Island. |
Teresa Baldinucci-Greenberg is a China-adoptive
parent who offers
full-service dossier preparation for all 50 states, including
assistance with obtaining vital records, preparation of government
forms and personal forms for the dossier (letters, financial,
health), and all levels of certification and authentication.
She also offers courier services for New York City and Long Island
(including county level). See her website at: <http://www.baldiny.net/dossierdoula.html>.
Email Teresa at <dosdoula@optonline.net>
or call for more information:
516-662-2831. |
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Mobile Notary Services for documents in
Chicago and Cook County
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Notary service, including travel within
Cook County.
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Sidra Zion, an adoptive parent,
offers in-home and traveling notary service within Cook County
on weekday afternoons (after 3 p.m.) and weekends. Fees are per-document,
plus mileage. E-mail Sidra at sr5242@aol.com or call her cellphone
: 773-710-5447. |
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Courier Services for Dossier & Visa
documents in Chicago
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Courier service for Dossier and Visa Documents.
Notary service. Chicago & Upstate Illinois.
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Denise Hope, a China-adoptive
parent of two daughters, offers courier services for dossier
and visa-application for adoptive families. This includes deliveries
to the Illinois Secretary of State office and the Chicago Chinese
Consulate. She also offers traveling notary service to Northern
Illinois adoptive families. Visit her website for more information
at <http://www.theres-always-hope.com>.
E-mail her at: <info@theres-always-hope.com>. |
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Courier & Dossier Preparation Services
in Florida, Traveling
Notary in Jacksonville
Area
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Courier, Dossier Preparation and Notary
service for Dossier Documents. Courier in NYC, all boroughs.
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Pam Eidson, a China-adoptive parent, offers
courier service for documents in Tallahassee, dossier preparation
for U.S. dossiers, and notary service in the Jacksonville area.
More information at: <http://www.abcadopt.homestead.com>. |
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Dossier and Post-adopt Services for documents
nationwide (U.S.),
Courier service in NYC
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Services in dossier preparation &
authentication, post-adoption paperwork (readoption,
citizenship).
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Patti Urban, China-adoptive parent and
professional paralegal, offers a range of services in the preparation
and authentication of dossier and legal papers for adoption and
post-adoption processes (including name-change, readoption and
wills). Courier, visa and authentication services in NYC (all
boroughs). Translation services are also offered. Contact her
at <CToffice@legal-eaze.com>.
The Legal-Eaze website is at <http://www.legal-eaze.com>. |
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Courier for the Florida Secretary of
State in Tallahassee
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Courier for documents to the Florida Sec.
of State
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Karen Rubin offers one-day service for
all dossier documents at the Florida Secretary of State in Jacksonville.
Karen Rubin has completed three dossiers of her own and promises
to treat your documents as her own. See her website at <http://www.tallydocs.com>. |
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Dossier and Courier Services for documents
in Kansas
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Services in Dossier Preparation and Courier
for documents in Kansas City
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Kim Burghart, China-adoptive
parent with three years of experience assisting in dossier preparation,
offers dossier preparation services and Kansas City courier service.
Contact her at sburghart@cjnetworks.com
or phone 785-862-6131; Fax 785-862-2092. |
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Courier Services for documents to the
Houston Consulate
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Courier for documents to the Houston Consulate
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Cindy Marut, China-adoptive
parent, provides courier service for documents to the Houston
Consulate. See her website at <http://www.MyChinaDocs.com>. |
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Courier Services for documents to the
Texas Sec. of State;
Dossier Prep.; Traveling
Notary, Austin area
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Courier for documents to the Texas Secretary
of State; dossier preparation and authentications for the U.S.
Traveling notary services for the Austin area.
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Alexa Hinds, China-adoptive parent and former
Paralegal, provides courier service to the Texas Secretary of
State and offers full service dossier preparation, from
obtaining vital records to document certification and authentication. She
also provides notary services in the Austin area. See her
website at <http://www.paperchasing.com>
or e-mail her at alexa@paperchasing.com. |
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Dossier Services in upper Midwest
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Services in Dossier Preparation &
Authentication (concentrating on upper Midwest)
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Robin Pearson, China-adoptive
parent and former career Federal Human Resources Manager, offers
a full range of dossier preparation services from obtaining vital
records to authentication. Notary and photocopying services are
also offered. She will arrange for courier services as needed.
Although she will work with families nationwide, she is able
to provide close services to families in MN, WI, and IA. Contact
her at twor@home.com or (507)
280-6679. Her website is at <http://www.prairie-runner.com>. |
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Dossier and Courier Services for documents
in San Francisco and
Bay Area & Sacramento
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Services in Dossier Preparation &
Authentication and Courier for documents in San Francisco and
Bay Area & Sacramento
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Jill Touloukian, China-adoptive
parent and former epidemiological researcher and educator, provides
the full range of dossier preparation services from obtaining
vital records to authentication. Experience nationwide and with
US Citizens living overseas. In addition, she provides courier
service in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. Contact
her at Jill@papermidwife.com
or visit her website at <http://www.papermidwife.com>. |
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Dossier Services for U.S.
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Services in Dossier Preparation &
Authentication (concentration: South)
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Kim Sumrow, China-adoptive
parent and licensed Texas attorney, offers full-service dossier
preparation including assistance with government forms, obtainining
all vital records in proper format, assistance with preparing
personal, financial, and health forms as well as completing all
levels of certification and authentication, as required. Experienced
in handling dossiers for several agencies. Please contact Ms.
Sumrow at (972) 818-8326 or send her an e-mail request for more
detailed information at ksumrow@aol.com. |
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Dossier Services for U.S.
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Services in Dossier Preparation &
Authentication
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Ben and Julie Agee, China-adoptive parents,
offer dossier preparation assistance as The Dossier Helper. Services
are described on the website: http://www.dossierhelper.com.
E-mail them at ben@dossierhelper.com. |
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Dossier Services for U.S. and Abroad
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Services in Dossier Preparation &
Authentication and assistance
with INS forms and others
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Leslie Krejci, China-adoptive
parent with over twenty years of experience as a legal secretary,
offers a full range of dossier preparation services, from obtaining
vital records (including US birth and US marriage certificates)
to authentication, through her company, The Paper Trail, Inc.,
formed in 1995. Services offered also include completion of INS
and related forms. Leslie will work with families in the US and
abroad. E-mail Leslie at thepapertrail@bellsouth.net.
The website is at <http://www.thepapertrail.org>. |
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Vocabulary Cards for China-adoptive
travelers: Terms, expressions and phrases.
With optional CD.
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Cards with Chinese words, phrases and
expressions plus an "introduction" card to show and
a guide to spoken tones.
 Optional
CD has full card text spoken by a native speaker.
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This is the classic card set for China-adoptive
parents.
Chinese vocabulary cards--in English, pinyin, simple phonetic
pronunciation, and Chinese characters--designed for the adoptive
traveler (--deck is on a small chain). Also included are expressions
for comforting and communicating with a child, plus a
special "introduction" card to show bystanders (admirers
of your child) and a guide to the four spoken tones of Chinese.
Included (on a card) is a map of Shamian Island in Guangzhou
(U.S. Consulate and White Swan, etc.). The new location of the U.S.
Consulate in Guangzhou (Aug., 2005) is shown on a card. See examples, what's included, and how to get
a set (with or without CD).
A free allergy card is included, specifying
your allergy.
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Chinese Characters for use in
your own computer and printing.
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4-inch tall graphic Chinese character
images you can resize and convert in graphics or word processing
applications. See details. |
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Russia-adoptive Vocabulary Cards |
A set of cards for traveling Russia-adoptive
parents. |
The cards have over 70 terms or phrases
on 24 cards (calling-card size, ivory color, strung on a chain),
with two cards providing a guide to the sounds (transliteration)
for Cyrillic characters. Expressions for communicationg with
children are included.
See examples and a list of the CONTENTS
here.
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Shirts for Little Characters
(tm) |
T-shirts with Chinese characters --a fun and practical way to
enhance your link with Chinese culture.
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Add another authentic Chinese
elememt to your environment and your child's photos with children's
(and down to size 12-month!) T-shirts with Chinese characters.
These are the "Shirts for Little Characters" (tm),
created for the designer's own daughters. On the shirts, the
English word or words appear beneath the character(s). Five
designs are offered. To get
more info, please e-mail. |
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Tiger Shirts for Adults
--Shirts for Big Characters (tm) |
 T-shirt with Tiger character. Adult sizes in White
shirt.
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For Adults --By the same designer & producer as Shirts
for Little Characters, now: Shirts for Big Characters (tm).
By demand, this
design is now available in adult sizes for parents and other
adults. Heavy (5.7oz.) 100% cotton shirt screenprinted in black
on white shirt. On the shirt, the English word (Tiger) appears
beneath the character. 1998 (Jan. 28 through Feb. 15, 1999) was
the year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar. To get
more shirt info, please e-mail.
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China Books & Periodicals
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Mailorder
source for books and other materials from or about China.
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Mostly for adults, but wide-selection
includes material for kids. Information and ordering at their
website. |
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Cheng & Tsui Company
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Mailorder source for books and other materials
from or about China.
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Books and materials for adults
and children. Information and ordering at their website. |
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Asia for Kids
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Mailorder source for books and cultural
materials.
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Offerings include lots of
books and materials specific for particular netionalities. Information
at their website. |
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Celebrate the Child |
Mailorder source
for multicultural books, educational materials and other assorted
products for adoptive parents, children and schools.
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Mail-order service by China-adoptive parent.
Multicultural books, educational materials and other assorted
products for adoptive parents, children and schools.
See the website,
e-mail for more information,
(FAX is also available), or call, toll-free: 1-888-223-5278.
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Tapestry Books
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Mailorder source for books concerning
adoption.
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A full range of books on adoption-related
issues--infertility, attachment, transracial adoption, adoptive
parenting--are offered. Information at their website. |
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Chinese Folk Art
(was Xinde Jia)
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Mailorder source for Chinese peasant paintings,
cards, stamps, calendars, maps, silk embroidery, other materials
and a translation service.
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Chinese Folk Art, formerly Xinde Jia. Steve
Hardy, <questions@chinesefolkart.com>, and Jason Xiao
provide products and services including Chinese peasant paintings,
Chinese commemorative stamps, note cards, holiday cards, calendars,
a translation service, and more. See their website
for details. |
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International Travel
Medical Kit |
A $80 cache of medicines and related materials
for parents traveling for international adoption.
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The medicine has a shelf life
of 6-12 months. Ordering
information for the Kit, provided by Orphan Allies. (NOTE: the formerly popular Texas Medical
Kit is no longer available.) |
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Translation services
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Translation services: English to Chinese,
Chinese to English. Some offer FAX or e-mail.
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Translation serice by Chinese Folk Art,
formerly Xinde Jia. Steve Hardy, <questions@chinesefolkart.com>,
and Jason Xiao provide a translation service, and more.
See their website
for details. |
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Ling Min, Mandarin and Cantonese translation. Contact Adriana
for rates and further information at AdriCass@aol.com. |
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Jeany Li
provides translation in typed
form. She is a professional translator and works for an Oregon
adoption agency as a group escort for China-adoptive families.
Contact her for rates and further information at jeany_li@yahoo.com,
or phone/fax 503-693-1007 (Portland, OR). |
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Homeland
Children's Foundation, Inc.
offers a translation service for parents
of children from China for a donation of $25 per page. Volunteer
native
speakers with graduate degrees from American universities translate
letters. Proceeds go to fund orphanage relief projects in Jiangsu
province. See http://hometown.aol.com/homelandchina/index.html
or e-mail homelandchina@aol.com. |
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ChinaSprout offers translation services. See http://www.chinasprout.com/html/communityservices.html |
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Rebecca
Bogosian formerly worked as
a translator for a company. E-mail her for rates and other details
at Rebecca_Bogosian@hotmail.com. |
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David Dai (Chinese name Dai Feng Hua), living in Singapore,
but a native of China, offers translation services. E-mail him
at dvddfh@hotmail.com.
He will also mail translated material to China if wished. |
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Patti Urban's Legal-Eaze service offers translation
(in addition to her courrier and associated services mentioned
above). Contact her at Patti@Legal-Eaze.com.
Her website is at <http://www.legal-eaze.com>. |
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Adele Hall (Leijie Chen Hall), is a native Chinese speaker
with translation experience in academic, legal, business
and personal translation (including adoption).Her website is
<http://www.blessedkids.com>.
E-mail her at lehall@accd.edu,
or call 210-509-0983. |
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Linda Lin is a native Chinese speaker with over 12 years
experience in translating China adoption dossiers and other documents,
as well as letters to and from orphanages. She directs a large
agency's China program. Contact her at Linda.Lin@worldnet.att.net. |
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Stephen So, of ssoTranslators, Toronto, offers translation
by native speakers (living in Canada). For details, e-mail <ssotranslations@gmail.com>
or browse their website at <http://ssotranslations.tripod.com/>. |
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