Our Agency: US Asian Affairs

We used US Asian Affairs for both of our adoptions.

Since they performed a pretty important role in our life, I thought it was only fair that we say a few nice things about them.

First of all, they're not actually an "agency" in the true sense of the word. They're a China Facilitator. They only do China. And they do China with amazing efficiency and have for more than 10 years.

You won't find them online. They're just not interested in advertising on the internet. And it doesn't seem to hurt their business at all! If you read the book "The Lost Daughters of China", you might be interested to know that the author used USAA. I hope I'm not giving away a big secret by saying that "Max" in Karin's book is really "Norman", above.

They're competitively priced - actually less expensive than most of the large agencies. More importantly, though, I really believe in my heart that their efficiency saved us many months of waiting for our precious Gwendolyn. Our process from date of application to Gotcha day was exactly 11 months.

They're based in Los Angeles but families from all over the USA use them. They did all of the dossier authentication for us and they're very much experts at it. They're also brilliant when it comes to the way they assist during our time in China. Honestly, I can't say enough good things about this part of their service. The China Team is simply amazing! We only had to remember to bring the baby to our appointments. Everything else was handled for us!

You can contact them here:

US Asian Affairs

539 E. Garvey Ave

Monterey Park,
CA 91755

(626) 288-2220

But, in all fairness, I should warn you that if you're looking for lots of cozy hand-holding during the months leading up to your referral, you won't get it from USAA. They don't publish newsletters or call families when delays are expected. It's just not their way and this could drive you crazy! But you'll have some really good company during your wait and I'm happy to answer any questions I can to help you too!

If you're a current or former client of USAA, there is a online forum you can join. Please email me if you're interested in the URL.