How To Be An Advocate: Transracial Adoptee Edition
I’ve been advocating (you might even call it influencing) on social media for over three years now. I’ve grown a Twitter presence into…
Category: Adoption
The Need for TRA Community
It didn’t matter with whom I was sitting. The white kids. The Chinese kids. I felt out of place. Both groups reminded me…
Over The Moon Review
A movie about a Chinese girl who loves science and is named Fei Fei. Could I get any more representation? Well, maybe if…
The Dreaded DNA Project
I was assigned it multiple times. I dreaded it every time. The Family Tree Project. Or maybe you called it the DNA projects.…
The Problem with Always Being Strong
I’m not an outwardly emotional person. I never have been. I’m the type that holds things in and writes about them (like I’m…
Stop Invalidating Us.
Invalidation is something I talk about a lot on all of my platforms. It’s a major problem. It can be both intentional and…
National Adoption Awareness Month 2020
It’s National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM). I’m not sure I’d go as far as wishing you a happy NAAM, but I just wanted…
What’s a Gotcha Day
Adoption Day. Anniversary of the day I was adopted. Family Day. Never Gotcha Day. Was it the pet community or the adoption community…
Being Allowed to Advocate
I have gotten asked many times (or if someone is too afraid to ask me, they will discuss this with someone else and…
Thoughts for my 26th Birthday
Happy 26th Birthday to Me! I wasn’t quite sure how this year would go. I spent my 25th birthday reflecting on how different…