Luke McQueen shares candidly about himself, his journey as an adoptee and musician, and his song Longing (Someday) - a piece included in ICAVs video resource.
Tag: adopted to the USA
The Dehumanisation of an Adoptee
Kayla discusses the dehumanising effects being adopted had or her life, the role Christianity played, and the importance to reclaim our own truth as an adoptee.
My realities of being adopted from China
by Xue Hua adopted from China to the USA. Hi everyone! My name is Xue Hua and I was adopted as a 1 year old from Hunan, China. I live in Indianapolis in the USA, where I've grown up. My (white American) parents had 3 biological children and then adopted me when their youngest was …
Being Truly Seen as a Filipino Adoptee
Arlynn provides the speech shared at the Philippine Global Consultation conference, Sept 2021. Her lived experience growing up Filippino in the USA.
Connecting with People of Colour is Not Automatic for Transracial Adoptees
Mark Hagland writes about raising transracial adoptees so they are surrounded by people who mirror them and know intuitively how to interact with people of color.
I’m like a Deer Caught in the Headlights
by Krem0076, an Korean intercountry adoptee raised in the USA. Krem0076 as a toddler I am an adoptee from a closed international adoption. I have paperwork but for many of us, our paperwork is often fraught with mistakes, lies and discrepancies. That is a challenge - is my information accurate? My birth name? My birthdate? …
An Accounting from One Adoptee
Mary shares her journey of coming to terms with being adopted, the impacts, the legacy, and how she moves forward to bring together voices of Greek adoptees.
The Unaware Adoptee
Krishna shares what it feels like to find out about being adopted years later, the secrets and lies, the impacts. Late discovery intercountry adoptee.
Surrender
Marijane shares her own personal adoptee learnings from training in Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-EAP).
The Bearable Pain of Being Adopted
Kara Bos shares about learning of her father's death and the ongoing pains of adoption.
From Thailand without an Identity
Lisa Kininger shares her lifelong quest to find her Thai identity. Along the way she discovers it's the journey that matters, not the end result.
How to Spot Racism and White Supremacy in Adoption Language
Kayla Zheng adopted from China to the USA shares her thoughts on this phrase - You are Chosen.
Racism as an Asian Adoptee
by Josh Woerthwein adopted from Vietnam to the USA. I've decided to share my own experiences with racism, because current events have got me reminiscing about the past. Let's not get it twisted: much worse has happened to much better people than me. But I do think it's important that people know that racism has …
The Aloneness of Motherloss
Mila Konomos articulates the aloneness of mother loss, the grief and loss an adoptee lives due to being separated at birth.
Decolonizing Moses
by Kayla Zheng, adopted from China to the USA. Growing up in an evangelical white Christian home, I learned the story of Moses before I learned the story of Santa or Easter Bunny. White Christianity was a core pillar in my years growing up. Like Moses, who was orphaned and floated down the Nile to …
What Would it Take to Choose to Parent Me?
by Cam Lee Small, adopted from South Korea to the USA, therapist at TherapyRedeemed. Not all children get to ask this question before they become adoptees. And not all expectant mothers get a chance to answer. I know there are so many kinds of circumstances represented in our community, even as you’re reading this and …
Just Because ..
Joon Ae shares her thoughts about intercountry adoption.
Adoption is no Accident
by Kayla Zheng, adopted from China to the USA.
Working through the difficult process as an Adoptee
JoYi Rhyss offers free zoom workshops to help adoptees.
Adoptee Dualities
Abby explores the complex dualities adoptees face, from identity and family connections to cultural struggles, highlighting the emotional toll of navigating adoption experiences.
Distorted Priorities
Not being granted Citizenship as an adoptee is like having a False Positive. It has come to my attention that the US Senate and Congress members have recently been sending letters to push for their agenda in intercountry adoption. The first I attach here to Assistant Secretary Carl Risch requesting attention to recommit to one …
The Adoption Fairy Tale
Sara shares the challenges of post reunion.
Forget Me Not: ICAV Online Event Feedback
by Pamela Kim adopted from Sth Korea to the USA. These are my thoughts about ICAV's online event for adoptees with filmmaker and guest speaker, Sun Hee Engelstoft (adopted from Korea to Denmark). I’ve been thinking about it ever since and putting it off because it’s heavy. I don’t really have the emotional capacity to …
I’m an Immigrant, Voting in the USA
Mark shares mixed emotions after voting as an immigrant, adopted to the USA.