5 Myths and 5 Truths About Race and Adoption
Originally posted on My Mind on Paper:
The messages that are intended aren’t always the messages that are received. Below I have complied 5 myths followed by the truths and…
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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 […]
NPR Responds! Though Not to Adoptees…
I reblogged an article by Angela Tucker earlier this week that discusses NPR’s decision to use a white adoptive parent’s voice instead of a transracial adoptee’s for their Sunday Conversation […]
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 […]
Do Trans-racial Adoptees Know Anything About Trans-racial Adoption?
Originally posted on Angela Tucker:
https://twitter.com/salesses/status/422440072164544513 NPR contacted me and asked me to be a part of the Sunday Conversation that aired yesterday morning. I spoke in depth about my…
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 has collected $3.1 billion from one-child policy violators so far this year
“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 […]
Buddy the Elf, what do you think about adoption?!
After a stressful week of deadlines and exams, I thought it would be relaxing to hunker down with a cozy mug of hot chocolate and watch a holiday movie to […]
Red Thread Broken 