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  illustration by Annie Kassof for her children's book-in-progress; Deja, Do You Remember, about her daughter's adoption



"INTO THIS WORLD OF FEAR, PAIN AND DEATH COMES WRITER ANNIE KASSOF.
("Doing Deja's Hair," Essay, Sept. 11, 2005). I LOVE HER!"
-Letter to the editor from an L.A.Times reader in Playa del Rey  


PUBLISHED WORK (linked if possible):

EAST BAY EXPRESS:
My Fugitive Heart: Diary of a First-Time Foster Mom (December, 1999)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:
Googling Her Birth Parents
For the Children's Sake, Foster Parents Must Fight Becoming Victims
Single Foster Mom Can't Get Enough Caring for Kids
Transracial Family Finds Acceptance Far from Home Turf

ADOPTIVE FAMILIES:
Three Little Words
Living With Diversity: Corn Rows, French Braids, and Life
Adoptive Families are Families for Keeps
I Bet She Called Me Sugar Plum
Sisters
Changing My Name to Mom
A Safe Haven

FOSTERING FAMILIES TODAY:
I'm White; My Daughter's Black

LOS ANGELES TIMES:
Doing Deja's Hair

EAST BAY MONTHLY:
Nesting
Seeking No One
The Journey Home (December, 2001)

WEST CONTRA COSTA TIMES:
Becoming 'Mom' to a Foster Child Takes Time (November, 2003)
Country Drive Leads to a Dream (January, 2005)

BERKELEY DAILY PLANET:
Paradise in the Oakland Hills
Moving Out
Happiness is a Choice
'Single Mom Seeking' Finds Success in the Publishing World
An Adoption Story
One-Woman Show Explores Transracial Adoption
Heartbeat: A Foster Mom's Story
Love Isn't Quite Enough in Transracial Adoption
Advocating for My Foster Daughter
The Waiting Children

ON THE AIR:
KPFA FM's Morning Show (speaking on foster care and adoption)
Paper Cross (on KQED FM's "Perspectives")
Teenage Depression (on KQED FM's "Perspectives")

FICTION:
Plumbing Problems: A Love Story
(nominated for the 2007 Million Writers Award for Fiction)

JOURNALISM:
Two Berkeley High Students Search for a New Home
Independent Study Program Offers Model for State
Prostitutes in Berkeley: Are They Here to Stay?

ANTHOLOGY:
Using Our Words: Moms and Dads on Raising Kids in the Modern Neighborhood
(essay: A Second Chance)

Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers
(essay: His Sister, Her Brother, and Me)


CHILDREN'S:
Deja, Do You Remember?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
All aren't enamored of 'forever family'
Foster parent stipends
Shriver's role

PRESS:
Agency Finds a Better Way for Foster Children, by Matthew Artz

PRAISE