Bev Reweti, transracial Maori adoptee, shares about her fight for justice and recognition of the historical wrongs to Maori adoptees like herself, in New Zealand.
Tag: adoptee voices matter
The Bearable Pain of Being Adopted
Kara Bos shares about learning of her father's death and the ongoing pains of adoption.
Autism and Adoption
Jodi shares about the intersectionality and complexities of living with autism and the impacts of early separation trauma involved in adoption.
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 …
Adopted to Spain
Andrea Pelaez Castro shares about being adopted to Spain from Colombia.
어머니 (Mother)
Michelle Piper shares the grief and loss of relinquishment and adoption, the multitude of questions, the lifelong emotional journey.
Letter to Adoption Agency
Clara writes to adoption agency expressing her frustration and despair.
We are more than Numbers!
Brenna talks about Korean adoption statistics and how adoptees are more than these numbers.
Cancelling My Adoption
Netra Sommer is adopted from India to Denmark and endured abuse in her adoption and talks about undoing her adoption and the lengthy process to reclaim herself.
Working through the difficult process as an Adoptee
JoYi Rhyss offers free zoom workshops to help adoptees.
Forget Your Past
by Bina Mirjam de Boer adopted from India to the Netherlands.Originally shared at Bina Coaching. Forget your past! I was told this sentence 5 years ago today, when I visited one of my children's homes for the 2nd time. The woman who received me wasn't interested in my questions about my past and didn't even …
US Adoptee Town Hall Event Thoughts
Kara Bos shares about the US Dept of State Town Hall event.
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 …
Imagine Losing Your Parents Twice!
by Bina Mirjam de Boer adopted from India to the Netherlands. It was October 10, 1990. "Imagine" by John Lennon played on the radio. I heard my adoptive mom on the phone tell my sister that our father passed away.... 14 years and orphaned again.My adoptive father suddenly died because of a medical mistake after …
US Dept of State Adoptee Town Hall Event
Pamela Kim shares her thoughts after the US DoS Adoptee Town Hall event.
The Adoption Fairy Tale
Sara shares the challenges of post reunion.
Adoptee Remembrance Day
Lynelle writes about adoptee suicide for Adoptee Remembrance Day
Dear Dad, You are Still Racist
Mae adopted from Haiti shares the complexities of being trafficked and having a racist dad
French-Indonesian
Artwork by Indonesian adoptee Marie-Atina.
Who Am I?
Vietnamese adoptee TLB shares about living with disability, being rehomed, and loss.
The Right to Identity
Maria Diemar shares her experience of multiple identities and the right to her original identity as a Mapuche person.
The Brutal Agony of the Calm after the Storm
Kara Bos shares about life after legal case.
Bolivian Family Searching
Atamhi shares about his search for first family and activism as an adoptee.