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Home / Blog / Adoptee Reflections

Adoptee Voices | Vanessa’s Story of Family, Identity, and Self-Discovery

June 23, 2020 by Guest Contributor

I remember being 8 years old standing in my mom’s kitchen with my two older brothers when she all of a sudden said to me “you’re adopted.” As I sat there confused, she began to explain what that meant. My adoptive mom is also adopted, so she knew exactly how to have this conversation. I

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Ten Things Adult Transracial Adoptees Want You to Know

June 10, 2020 by Emily Cain

This content was originally published by Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit. 10 things Adult transracial adoptees want you to know Love your kids with your whole heart. Love may not be everything, but it is a great step in the right direction. Let your children know that you are always

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, News, Parenting

Finding Love and Strength as a Former Foster Youth

November 7, 2019 by Guest Contributor

Bre, a former foster youth, smiles for a selfie in her car.

Fractured Memories from Childhood When I was 7 years old, my brother and I were removed from my mother’s care and placed into a foster home. This foster home was supposed to be short term but we were there for about three and a half years. My memories of my birth mother, before being placed

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, News

Is it really my birthday today?

August 22, 2019 by Guest Contributor

A selfie of Ginny, who was adopted from Korea at age 11.

It’s after midnight, which means today is my 57th birthday. Growing up as an adoptee, I always celebrated my birthday without questioning it. But today, I thought… is today really my real birthday? If so, what time was I born? where was I born? who gave birth to me? who is my birth father? do

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, International Adoption, News

2019 SWS Welcome Home Program

July 17, 2019 by Staff Contributor

South Korean flags fly in front of a building. A sight you can see if you travel to South Korea this summer during a program for adoptees.

A 7-day program for adoptees to experience their birth country of Korea Social Welfare Society in South Korea invites adoptees to apply for their annual Welcome Home program. The hope is to help adoptees better understand Korean culture, volunteer in their birthland, and build connections with volunteers in Korea. Details of the Program The program

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Culture and Heritage, International Adoption, News

Photo Album: Recognizing Grief and Loss in Adoption

June 2, 2019 by Guest Contributor

A picture of Heather, an adult adoptee and adoptive mother, smiling in an urban setting.

I remember the day when I first met my son at the adoption agency in Seoul, South Korea. I woke up that morning feeling a range of emotions from complete anticipation, to sheer happiness, to utter anxiety. I waited nearly a year to meet my son and now I was just hours away. As I

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Adoptive Family Stories, International Adoption, News

Gaining Family and Insight through Post Adoption Reunion

May 9, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Christina smiles while holding a picture of her biological father, whom she met in her 40s.

Christina, adopted as an infant, spent her life wondering if her birth mother thought about her. She enjoyed a happy childhood with her adoptive parents, who adopted her in the late 60’s. Yet, throughout her life, she struggled with unanswered questions about her biological parents. Christina found answers to her questions when she began her

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Infant Adoption, News, Reunion

Transracial & Transcultural Adoption: Preservation, Policy, and a Personal Perspective

May 7, 2019 by Staff Contributor

This article, written by Alexis Oberdorfer, MSW, Executive Director of CH/LSS, was originally published by National Council for Adoptable Children (NCFA) In 1948, white parents in Minnesota adopted a black child and were the first recorded transracial adoption in the United States. The following year, novelist and winner of the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes Pearl

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Adoptive Family Stories, Culture and Heritage, News, Parenting

Adoptee Starts Company to Inspire Others

February 25, 2019 by Staff Contributor

Lee Arnold, an adult adoptee, is driven to motivate others to live their lives to their fullest. “I’ve had a lot of opportunities to meet really inspiring individuals who are doing great things. I wanted to create a platform to highlight them and teach through them,” he shares. That’s exactly what he is doing. This

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Donor Stories, International Adoption, News, Reunion

A Very Foster Christmas and an Adoptive New Year

November 11, 2018 by Staff Contributor

A picture of a street with holiday decorations and the words "A Very Foster Christmas and an Adoptive New Year, Dec 8 4 PM"

Joyful Noize Productions is putting together a show celebrating the foster/adoption community and YOU are the stars. They have an open call for story tellers who want to share their first-person foster or adoption story—these can be foster/adopted youth, grown up youth, siblings, parents, and kinship folks. As a story teller, you will tell your

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Filed Under: Adoptee Reflections, Adoptive Family Stories, Birth Parent Reflections, Events, Foster Care, Foster Care Adoption, Infant Adoption, International Adoption, News

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