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…
It didn’t matter with whom I was sitting. The white kids. The Chinese kids. I felt out of place. Both groups reminded me…
Opening up is scary and a very vulnerable process. Even though I advocate online, I don’t just starting talking about adoption with people…
I was assigned it multiple times. I dreaded it every time. The Family Tree Project. Or maybe you called it the DNA projects.…
Often, because transracial adoptees of color struggle with their own identity, they feel disconnected when they experience racism. I have an internal debate…
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…
Invalidation is something I talk about a lot on all of my platforms. It’s a major problem. It can be both intentional and…
We can all do better when it comes to being allies. There is always more to learn, but we must figure out what…
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…
Adoption Day. Anniversary of the day I was adopted. Family Day. Never Gotcha Day. Was it the pet community or the adoption community…
I have gotten asked many times (or if someone is too afraid to ask me, they will discuss this with someone else and…