The Wedding Series | Transracial Adoptee Grief and Imposter Syndrome
As I plan my wedding (again), I feel like a total imposter. I scroll through Pinterest trying to find ideas of how to…
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How I Tell People I Was Adopted
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 95 | TELLING PEOPLE I AM ADOPTED Often, people ask me how and when do I tell people that…
Learning to Value Myself in 2021
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 93 | 2021 GOALS It is the start of a new year! I plan to keep up with advocacy.…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 92 | A COOL CONNECTION
A serendipitous meeting has given me a connection with someone from my birth city. While this may seem like an inconsequential thing to…
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…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 90 | OPENING UP
Opening up is scary and a very vulnerable process. Even though I advocate online, I don’t just starting talking about adoption with people…
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.…
My ADOPTION STORY PT. 89 | THE RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED
Often, because transracial adoptees of color struggle with their own identity, they feel disconnected when they experience racism. I have an internal debate…
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…
MY ADOPTION STORY | NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH 2020
It’s that time of year again. It’s National Adoption Awareness Month. It began as a way to raise awareness of foster care youth…