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Finding Home

January 4, 2018by RTB 2 Comments

Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine, 2014: Home. It’s a word that brings a smile to many and is supposed to offer a sense of warmth and comfort. But identifying […]

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The Yearning

March 19, 2017by RTB 1 Comment

This piece was originally published in an anthology titled Home. … It was late February, and I stood perched at my kitchen window, welcoming the sun-streaked curtains, the slightly rising temperatures, […]

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Diary of a Diasporic Woman – Part 1

April 8, 2016by RTB Leave a comment

  I was recently asked to write about my time abroad. Since coming back to relationships and cities that seem relatively unaltered, it has been easy to pocket my experiences […]

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Diary of a Diasporic Woman, Reflections

From Home, To Home

June 22, 2015by RTB 4 Comments

I am writing to report that last week I came back to the United States, to the city I grew up in, and to the parents who have encouraged me every step […]

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A 元宵节 Update

March 16, 2015by RTB 3 Comments

About a week and a half ago was the Lantern Festival here in China. I’m so thrilled that  I got to be in my city during a major holiday. A […]

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Diary of a Diasporic Woman, Reflections

The House I Make

December 8, 2014by RTB 7 Comments

by Jake Neuman – Korean adoptee, film student, martial artist I am a young man, and I was adopted from South Korea in 1994. My two very loving parents have given […]

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Guest Pieces, Reflections

Family Gathering, Family Stories

November 28, 2013by RTB 2 Comments

The Importance of Family Stories Last fall, the day before Thanksgiving to be precise, I ended up comically going to the Urgent Care center in my city after a squirrel […]

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Some Call it Rehab. I said, “No, no, no.”

November 14, 2013by RTB Leave a comment

I’m part of a group of Chinese adoptees and adoptive parents on Facebook. One adoptive mother commented on a post with the following idea about adoption: “So many people call adoption “redemption” […]

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For Adoptive Parents, Reflections

Motherbridge of Love (Review)

October 21, 2013by RTB 8 Comments

Motherbridge of Love Authors:   Xinran Xue, Josée Masse (Illustrator) Ranking: ★★★☆☆ Plot Summary: This book is a short poem, explaining to adopted children that they have two important women who have shaped their lives […]

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Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle (Review)

October 15, 2013by RTB 3 Comments

Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle Authors: Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) Ranking: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot Summary: The book is written and illustrated by Shaoey’s family members who have also founded a […]

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