Category: Poetry by Adoptees

Self Reflections

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Hannah reflects as a Russian Asian intercountry adoptee on identity, belonging, loss, and the emotional complexities of adoption.

Poetry Reflects My Inner World

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Kev Minh Allen shares poetry that reflects his inner world as an intercountry adoptee, born in Vietnam and raised in the USA.

There Is Only Me

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Kev Minh shares his experience as a Vietnamese/American adoptee.

I May Not Remember, But I’ll Never Forget

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Kev Minh, Vietnamese American adoptee shares.

Colombian Intercountry Adoptee Anthology

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The first Colombian intercountry adoptee anthology that shares the many complexities of being adopted from Colombia, edited and compiled by Abby Forero-Hilty.