This Is Me | Reclaiming My Name As A Transracial Adoptee
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 96 | RECLAIMING MY NAME Names are an important part of identity. Adoptees have unique relationships with names because…
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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…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 91 | LEANING ON FRIENDS
We all need support systems. We all need to lean on friends. The question is if whether the people you are leaning on…
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…
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…