Category: Motherloss

Agent Orange, Adoption, and the Long Reach of War

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Vietnam adoptee Vinh shares his search for family, the impact of Agent Orange, reunion with his mother, and a call to heal trauma and end violence.

From Silence to Self: An Adoptee’s Song

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Cao shares a song written across decades, exploring search, grief, identity, and healing after loss, silence, and self-acceptance.

Thoughts from Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter

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Lynelle shares her thoughts after watching Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter, on Netflix.

The Aloneness of Motherloss

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Mila Konomos articulates the aloneness of mother loss, the grief and loss an adoptee lives due to being separated at birth.