Learning to Let Home be a Person
He took my hand and led me through a small wooded area that opened up to a beautiful beach. To the left, lush green flora climbed up the sides of […]
Reclaiming November as National Adoptee Awareness Month
When we celebrate and honor the complex people in a community rather than a one-sided portrayal of an extremely complex practice, it enables a more holistic appreciation and acknowledgement of the impacted people. The expectation of thankfulness with Thanksgiving coupled with the celebration of National Adoption Awareness Month during November demands gratitude and compliance from me while smothering all of this complexity, which forces an opposite reaction and a desperation for everything suffocated to be seen and heard. National Adoptee Awareness Month allows me to express gratitude in a way that National Adoption Awareness Month does not.
Adoptee Literary & Art Archive – Call for Submissions
I received an email from Chinese adoptee Hannah Gershone about her project that is looking at the intersection between adoption and environmental justice. I am happy to share her project […]
Out of the Fog and Into Consciousness: A Model of Adoptee Awareness
Hello all, If you’ve been following my social media, you’ve seen hints about this post in my “soft launch.” I am so excited to finally share with you this paper […]
Read My First Journal Article!
This autoethnography recounts experiences from my emerging adoptee identity situated in academic institutions. I use my story to connect with larger themes in adoption and propose a framework that expands upon existing theories of trauma. My hope in recognizing trauma, that is not necessarily historical, collective, or intergenerational by definition but is still present, is to better understand the adoptee experience, validate the existence of trauma, and to promote opportunities for lifelong healing.
The Box of Lost Things
Last year, I took a class on social work practice with children and families. One of the final assignments during the semester was to create a presentation of either a […]
2021 In Review
This post is a short recap on what this past year has entailed: graduation, a new job, and journal submissions to name a few highlights!
Culture Keeping on the Christmas Tree
With Christmas just two weeks away, I’ve seen several adoptive parents asking where to find Chinese or culturally themed ornaments for stocking stuffers and small Christmas presents for their children. […]
So You Want to Adopt a Family this Christmas…
It’s that time of year again! I posted these graphics on my Instagram last December but thought they were worthwhile to share on the blog, as well. The holidays are […]
When Death Comes to Visit – Reflections from an Adoptee
I walk past the stone fountain in the middle of the entrance and into the doors of the manicured long term care facility where my dear friend and neighbor has […]
Red Thread Broken 