Adoptees Apply for Certificate of Citizenship for Free
To my Chinese adoptee friends and kin who became United States citizens under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 and have not traveled outside of the U.S. with a passport […]
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Reflections on the End of 32 Years of Chinese International Adoption from a 30 Year Old Chinese Adoptee
I was adopted from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on June 17, 1997. I was three years old at the time and unable to anticipate what dramatic life changes were in […]
Adoptees in 3: Connecting Mind, Heart, and Action – Episode 4: Grace Newton
In this interview, I talk about my adoption story as a movie, the meaning behind the name of my blog, give advice to my younger self, and reveal what is healing for me these days. Watch the video below or read the full interview transcript.
An Impossible Goodbye
This past Tuesday, I received a phone call that I could have never expected. “Hi Grace, we have some really hard news to share,” my friend’s mother said, “Helen died.” […]
Infantilizating adoptees through photographs
In the summer of 2022, I was interviewed for an article about the experiences of Asian American adoptees in the Midwest. I was recently notified of a shift in the […]
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 […]
The Queen’s Gambit and Adoption
Like many people around the country, I recently watched the popular series on Netflix, The Queen’s Gambit. The Queen’s Gambit is an intriguing show about chess, substance abuse, and the […]
Updating Your Child’s Bookshelf
Adoption books are hard to come by; good adoption books are even harder to find. Many adoptive parents trust older classics or may get so excited when they see a […]
Love is NOT all you need
Unpopular Adoption Opinion: Love is NOT all an adoptee needs! I oftentimes hear this sentiment as a justification for adoption and people’s desire to help all of the “orphans” around […]
Balancing Emotions with Adoption Jenga
Adoptive parents often mistake silence for a lack of curiosity or questions about adoption, but this is not necessarily true. The adoptee may be waiting for the parent to bring up the topic or may be unsure if they are allowed to ask questions around the circumstances of their adoption. I have adapted the grief Jenga game for adoptees in the hopes that this can increase communication around adoption in your families if this is not something that you currently do.
Red Thread Broken 