From Home, To Home
I am writing to report that last week I came back to the United States, to the city I grew up in, and to the parents who have encouraged me every step […]
Tag Archives: Chinese American
Balancing Two Worlds: Creating A Unified Identity
Walking down a crowded street, surrounded by a sea of other Chinese faces and bodies leaves me with this sense of anonymity I am unable to find at home. There […]
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 […]
Finding Joy (Review)
Finding Joy Authors: Marion Coste, Yong Chen (Illustrator) Ranking: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot: Finding Joy is about a baby who is abandoned in China and about a Caucasian family who wants another child. […]
Shit People Say to Adoptees
I was perusing the internet when I found this recently uploaded video. I think Li Jiang does an excellent job pointing out some of the highlights many adoptees have been […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Twinkie
by Jessie Lutz – Chinese adoptee, high school senior, international communications manager for CCI They call me twinkie. An American classic. White creme nestled in a fluffy yellow cake. Yellow on […]
#NotYourAsianSidekick Today, Tomorrow, or Ever
How do I sum up nearly 20 years of racism, discrimination, microaggressions, and stereotypes directed at me in simply 140 characters? This is exactly what Asians across America have been […]
Red Thread Broken 