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Tag: adoption is gains and losses

I Lost My Mother Twice

On June 18, 2021May 27, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

by Linzi Ibrahim adopted from Sri Lanka to Australia, founder of Sri Lankan Adoptees. I miss you every day but most of all today. The pain never fades. You were taken from me twice, I have grieved you twice. You lived the hardest life and still managed to be the most incredible human. You were …

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Evacuation out of Vietnam on 20 April

On April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

My Huong Le reflects on life since leaving Vietnam as a young child 46 years ago.

Family and Xmas Times

On December 26, 2020February 12, 2021 By lynellelongIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Lynelle shares her mix of feelings for adoptive family at key times like Xmas.

The Right to Identity

On September 8, 2020November 22, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Maria Diemar shares her experience of multiple identities and the right to her original identity as a Mapuche person.

Bolivian Family Searching

On August 24, 2020December 28, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Atamhi shares about his search for first family and activism as an adoptee.

Life Lessons from an Adoptee – Part 1

On July 3, 2020November 22, 2020 By Tamieka SmallIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Part 1 of Life Lessons by Tamieka Small

I Killed My Vietnamese Parents

On June 5, 2020October 28, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Mark shares about his Vietnamese family.

COVID Makes Me Rethink My Birth Country

On April 30, 2020December 24, 2020 By lynellelongIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

How does COVID-19 challenge assumptions about our birth countries?

Collateral Beauty in Adoption

On March 27, 2020March 28, 2020 By lynellelongIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Lynelle shares about the pains and gains in adoption.

Adoption is Complicated

On March 2, 2020September 1, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Aaron Dechter shares the complex realities of his Adoption Day anniversary.

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