Anatomy of an Asian Fetish
I Am Not Your Asian Fetish I was a ten-year-old child the first time I was called sexy by an adult male. In high school, I dated a boy who […]
Global Deinstitutionalization of Children
She was two years old when her mother placed her in an orphanage in South Korea. Her mother’s intentions were not to relinquish parental rights, but simply to keep her […]
Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2019: A Major Step Forward
Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2019: A Major Step Forward Introduction International adoption is oftentimes talked about in benevolent terms and seen as a new beginning for children who are orphans […]
When Important People Are Temporary
Wanting to share my graduate school acceptances and decisions with the people who have been most supportive of my continued educational goals, I opened my text messages and typed in […]
On Gratitude and Adoption
I met up with a friend recently for a morning tea before work. Though we had seen each other frequently, they had all been rather quick passings that hadn’t allowed […]
Life Update + Rehoming Paper
Hello all, Sorry I’ve been absent for a while. It’s been an extremely busy winter applying to graduate school and fellowships. I’m excited to announce that I was admitted to […]
Interview with Midwest Mixed
I was recently asked to do an interview with Midwest Mixed, a group that focuses on programming for mixed race people and their families in the Twin Cities area. I have […]
Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic
Originally posted on sarahpark.com:
In 2016, we published the infographic “Diversity in Children’s Books 2015.” It went viral and was discussed on Twitter, in Facebook groups, published in books…
New Year, New Introductions
Hello Readers, Happy New Year! I hope that 2019 brings you all good things. For those of you who have been reading my blog for the last five and a […]
Instant Family (+ Review)
I recently saw the new Hollywood holiday, feel-good movie, Instant Family, about Pete and Ellie, played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, who take in three children through a foster […]
