Adoptee Citizenship Act (S. 2275)
The Child Citizen Act of 2000 granted international adoptees coming into the United States immediate citizenship. This act, however, did not provide retroactive citizenship for adoptees adopted before that date. […]
The Adopted Life Episodes – COMING SOON
Originally posted on Angela Tucker:
I am very excited to launch The Adopted Life Episodes campaign! I plan to host a series where I speak one-on-one with transracially adopted youth posing developmentally appropriate questions…
Displaced Photographs
I am not a refugee or the daughter of refugees. I am an international adoptee from China. Came to the United States, Nothing but a pair of sandals, Some official […]
When Safe Spaces Aren’t Safe
Wednesday afternoon was a cool, crisp, quintessential fall day. The sun was high in the sky just past noon, poking through the leaves on the trees casting perfect shadows on […]
KAAN 2015: Intersections
Last weekend I had the privilege of participating in the KAAN Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme was intersections, a topic I think and write about frequently. Just about […]
From Home, To Home
I am writing to report that last week I came back to the United States, to the city I grew up in, and to the parents who have encouraged me every step […]
Balancing Two Worlds: Creating A Unified Identity
Walking down a crowded street, surrounded by a sea of other Chinese faces and bodies leaves me with this sense of anonymity I am unable to find at home. There […]
The Real Queen of Books – A Mother’s Day Tribute
For Mother’s Day I thought I would share a piece I wrote in early high school for my mom. From the time I was young, she has always been my […]
Those Birthday Blues
A few weeks ago, I celebrated my birthday in Guangxi Province, China. The day was packed with hiking adventures, sampling local foods, watching traditional dances and concluded with a peaceful evening, […]
Disillusioned Affirmation
On the first day of my orientation here in Nanjing, my group traveled downtown by subway. While I thought I had left behind dreary, cold winter days, I was wrong. […]
