A Chinese Adoptee Addressing Adoption & Rehoming
Originally posted on Chinese Adoptee:
Dear Myka Stauffer, Should I approach as Influencer to Influencer? Adoptee to (former) adoptive mom? Human to human? What would speak louder to you? My…
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Rethinking “Forever Family”
Originally posted on Harlow's Monkey:
Maybe it’s because we are in a time of such turmoil politically, environmentally, in our personal, social, and work lives, that I’ve seen an…
Christianity and International Adoption
Last week I flew to Minneapolis to present at my second KAAN (Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network) Conference. Leading up to the conference, I had been preparing presentations with…
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 […]
Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic
Originally posted on 박사라 Sarah Park Dahlen, Ph.D.:
In 2016, we published the infographic “Diversity in Children’s Books 2015.” It went viral and was discussed on Twitter, in Facebook groups,…
Micro Prose: Birth Mother, Portraiture by Erinrose Mager
Originally posted on NEW SOUTH:
Birth Mother, Portraiture Another moon face, unsmiling. She has placed the green tea kettle atop the kitchen stove’s lit burner. She looks not at her…
DoDW – Touch Down
Touch Down – Nanjing Airport – 2/27/2015 My feet touched the ground, and my heart knew it was home. This is the story I want to tell.
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Greetings all! I want to thank you all so much for reading, following, and listening to my voice throughout the past few years. This blog has connected me to so […]
DoDW – Beijing International Airport
Beijing International Airprot – 2/27/2015 I followed the professor for a while. He was a determined walker with significantly longer legs than me. He veered left, into the men’s room, […]
DoDW – Departure Day
Departure Day – 2/25/2015 My mom and dad woke me up early in the morning in order for us to arrive at the airport in time. I’m not sure if […]
Red Thread Broken 