Operation Babylift: Adoptee Voices | Presidio

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Presidio Free Programs: Talks, Music & Performances | SF

San Francisco’s tradition of diverse cultural expression started at the Presidio, and continues today with events that enlighten, engage, and entertain, taking place at the Presidio Officers’ Club.

Enjoy topical discussions, live music, dance, and interactive family activities, all free to the public and sponsored by the Presidio Trust, in partnership with cultural institutions from across the Bay Area.

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Presidio Free Programs: Talks, Music & Performances | SF

Four people who were adopted through Operation Babylift 40 years ago reflect on their memories, questions, experiences growing up, and the legacies of that event. The panelists will be Mike Frailey (Hawi, HI), Jessica McNally (Oakland, CA), Nol Meyer (Los Angeles, CA), Cath Turner (Clovelly, Australia).

The discussion will be moderated by poet and adoptee Lee Herrick, who teaches in the English Department at Fresno City College. He is the author of This Many Miles From Desire and Gardening Secrets of the Dead, and his poems and essays have been published widely in literary magazines, anthologies, and college textbooks. Lee was born in Daejeon, South Korea and adopted at 10 months.

This event is part of a public program series supporting the exhibit Operation Babylift: Perspectives and Legacies, on view in the Heritage Gallery of the Presidio Officers’ Club April 16 though December 31. Both the exhibit and public programs are co-curated by the Presidio Trust and the Adoption Museum Project.

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