Back to Where I Started
Dear Friends, Fans, and Followers, I am writing this from the comfort of my living room, yet when this post is published I will be nearly 7,000 miles away in Nanjing, […]
The Results Are In – 23andMe
For Christmas this past year, one of the most special gifts I received was a 23andMe DNA kit. When a Paraguayan adoptee friend told me she was interested in genetic […]
Scenes of Misrecognition: The Absence of (Visible) Family Ties
Originally posted on Kimberly McKee, PhD:
Adoptive families marked by their transracial or transnational composition find themselves existing in contradiction to traditional definitions of family, which place primacy on genetic-relatedness.…
From One Generation to the Next: A Movement Spreads
When I first began receiving recognition for this blog, my mother asked me how long I would continue writing. I responded, “As long as it makes me happy.” This answer seemed […]
Miss Saigon Lies; The Theatre Denies
I walked into the restaurant, optimistic that after months of ignoring my letter, M Theatre was finally willing to hear the issues with Miss Saigon and work out the best possible […]
The Problem(s) With Miss Saigon (or, how many stereotypes can you cram into one Broadway musical)
Originally posted on Opine Season:
David MuraGuest Columnist I am writing this essay in response to the Ordway Theater’s decision to bring back Miss Saigon a third time to the…
How I Learned to Bake and Other Lessons from my Grandma
While I was at work this morning, the phone to the office rang, and my mother told me the news. My grandmother died in her apartment. My grandmother, the woman […]
In Memory of Emilie Grace Olsen and All Adoptees Gone Too Soon
At eleven years old, I was physically small, wore the color pink everyday, and had a constant smile on my face. In many ways, I still resembled a child much more […]
The DNA Double Standard
Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine | November 11, 2014 In a recent article, CNN reports that an estimated 5 million children around the world have been born as a […]
The House I Make
by Jake Neuman – Korean adoptee, film student, martial artist I am a young man, and I was adopted from South Korea in 1994. My two very loving parents have given […]
Red Thread Broken 