Honoring the Life and Death of Hyunsu O’Callaghan
Though there have been many posts on other blogs already about the death of little Hyunsu O’Callaghan, I felt that I too needed to process the events of this past […]
Category Archives: Reflections
Parents Searching for Parents?
From the time I was little, I remember carrying around a deep sadness about my missing family. I would tell my mother and others how I missed my birthmother. I […]
Fundraising for Adoption?
On many websites I see advertisements for jewelry or knit hats whose proceeds in part will support an adoption (mostly international). Other websites or blogs simply have a giving link […]
Reflections on MLK, Middle School, and Racism
This weekend, I chaperoned a middle school retreat in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though my own middle school years aren’t that far behind me, I seemed to […]
You Can Be Anything You Want To Be . . . Well, Maybe Not
When I was in Kindergarten, I had high aspirations for myself. I knew how to read, my mother praised every single piece of art I brought home, and I had […]
Ten Tell-Tale Signs of a Chinese Adoptee
One of my adoptee friends told me that she has keen “adoptee radar.” I thought this was a funny thing to say, but then I realized that I, too, often […]
China’s One Child Policy: Past, Present, and Future
In light of the changes to the One Child Policy that will be in effect soon, I thought I would post this paper I wrote about the roots of the […]
“You Got A Keeper!”
Just this morning, my parents and I were at a community gathering. We sat down at a circular table, and not long after, an older gentleman joined us. He was […]
A Year in Review
I can’t believe that the year 2013 is almost over. This has been a profound year for me in many ways personally, and also one of the most exciting and […]
Family Gathering, Family Stories
The Importance of Family Stories Last fall, the day before Thanksgiving to be precise, I ended up comically going to the Urgent Care center in my city after a squirrel […]
Red Thread Broken 