Reflections on the KAAN2014 Conference
This past weekend I was lucky enough to be a volunteer and panelist at the KAAN (Korean Adoptee and Adoptive Family Network) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I first came across […]
Tag Archives: China
Chinese-ness
Is Chinese identity personal, national, cultural, political? Does it migrate, become malleable or transmuted? When is it authentic, sacred, exotic, kitsch? Wing’s latest project employs various documentary and conceptual photographic […]
Parents of adoptees
Originally posted on myownrace:
This post is going to be directed to parents of adoptees. These ideas are not limited to just Chinese adoptions but can be implemented in any…
Chinese Parents Abandon Children at Guangzhou Baby Hatch (+ Response)
After reflection on the anniversary of my abandonment date, I am writing this melancholy post in reaction to a series of photos recently shared worldwide of Chinese parents abandoning their children at […]
Terracotta Daughters
Most people know about the Terracotta Warriors, located in Xi’an, China. The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters and contains over 7000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and […]
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (Review)
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes Authors: Rose Lewis, Jane Dyer (illustrator) Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Plot Summary: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes tells the story of a baby in China and […]
Things said to or about my adopted daughters… (+ Response)
This photo set is one of the latest pieces of (Chinese) adoptee media to circulate the internet. It’s been widely shared via Facebook, Tumblr, Imgur, and through other news sites. […]
Authorities Rescue 382 Babies in Chinese Trafficking Sting
It’s time to demand more transparent adoption practices so that we know children being adopted don’t have living family who want to raise them and so that no child is […]
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 […]
KIDS LIKE ME IN CHINA (Review)
Authors: Ying Ying Fry and Amy Klazkin, Photography by Ying Ying Fry, Brian Boyd, and Terry M. Fry Rating: ★★★★★ Plot Summary: Kids Like Me in China is about an eight […]
Red Thread Broken 