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Restoring my Korean Citizenship

On December 7, 2022January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn adoption reform, Citizenship in Adoption, Complexities in Adoption, Korea, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Multiple Identities, Not Knowing in Adoption, Return to Birth Country, Rights in Adoption, South Korea, The Netherlands, Transracial Adoption4 Comments

Stephanie shares about the process of restoring her Korean Citizenship which was severed via intercountry adoption to the Netherlands.

Grief in Adoption

On November 30, 2022January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Adoptees Educate, China, Complexities in Adoption, Grief and Loss, Importance of Connections to Origins, Is adoption the best option, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Not Knowing in Adoption, Origins Search, Return to Birth Country, Search and Reunion in Adoption, Transracial Adoption, Trauma in Adoption, USALeave a comment

Cosette shares deep feelings of grief during her life, coming to terms with all she's lost and might never know. Being adopted means living deep grief.

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