Relevant blog post: https://lillyfei.com/index.php/2021/02/01/how-to-be-an-advocate-transracial-adoptee-edition/ So many adoptees want to start advocating online but don’t know where to start. In this video, I give…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 96 | RECLAIMING MY NAME Names are an important part of identity. Adoptees have unique relationships with names because…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 95 | TELLING PEOPLE I AM ADOPTED Often, people ask me how and when do I tell people that…
It is very easy to forget how we affect and impact others when advocating. I am not saying we need to tone police.…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 93 | 2021 GOALS It is the start of a new year! I plan to keep up with advocacy.…
A serendipitous meeting has given me a connection with someone from my birth city. While this may seem like an inconsequential thing to…
We all need support systems. We all need to lean on friends. The question is if whether the people you are leaning on…
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.…