Background
Katie Hern was born on July 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She is a biological daughter of Ellen McGarry Carlson, a writer, and an adopted daughter of David Hern, a dentist, and Mary Hern, an elementary school teacher.
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New York University, New York City, NY 10003, United States
In 1991, Katie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University.
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Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, United States
In 1993, Hern got a Master of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University.
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5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94613, United States
Beginning in 2000, Hern carried out her doctoral study at Mills College.
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New York University, New York City, NY 10003, United States
In 1991, Katie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University.
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Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, United States
In 1993, Hern got a Master of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University.
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5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94613, United States
Beginning in 2000, Hern carried out her doctoral study at Mills College.
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Reunion: A Year in Letters Between a Birthmother and the Daughter She Couldn't Keep
(After decades of separation, 26-year-old adoptee Katie He...)
After decades of separation, 26-year-old adoptee Katie Hern writes to her birthmother, Ellen McGarry Carlson. Written over a course of one year, this book follows the women's progress - from elation to understanding to accepting - and efforts to create an honest relationship. After several months, mother and daughter finally meet face-to-face in an emotional and exhilarating reunion.
https://www.amazon.com/Reunion-Letters-Between-Birthmother-Daughter/dp/1580050301
1999
Katie Hern
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In 1991, Katie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University. Two years later, in 1993, she got a Master of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University. Later, beginning in 2000, she carried out her doctoral study at Mills College.
Career
Katie began her writing career in 1988. During the period from 1993 and 1995, Hern served as a media coordinator for the San Francisco chapter of Lesbian Avengers, a direct action group, focused on issues vital to lesbian survival and visibility.
In 1994, Katie was appointed the director of the Academic Support Center at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, a post she held until 2000. Between 1997 and 2000, Hern served as an adjunct professor of liberal arts at the same university. In 2000, she was promoted to the post of dean of academic affairs there.
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Reunion: A Year in Letters Between a Birthmother and the Daughter She Couldn't Keep
(After decades of separation, 26-year-old adoptee Katie He...)
1999
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Reunion: A Year in Letters Between a Birthmother and the Daughter She Couldn't Keep
Membership
Hern is a member of the National Writers Union and Phi Beta Kappa.
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Susan Koppelman Book Award, United States
in 2000, from the American and Pop Culture Association, for the book "Reunion: A Year in Letters between a Birthmother and the Daughter She Couldn’t Keep" (1999)in 2000, from the American and Pop Culture Association, for the book "Reunion: A Year in Letters between a Birthmother and the Daughter She Couldn’t Keep" (1999)