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 …
Tag: adoption is gains and losses
Evacuation out of Vietnam on 20 April
My Huong Le reflects on life since leaving Vietnam as a young child 46 years ago.
Family and Xmas Times
Lynelle shares her mix of feelings for adoptive family at key times like Xmas.
The Right to Identity
Maria Diemar shares her experience of multiple identities and the right to her original identity as a Mapuche person.
Bolivian Family Searching
Atamhi shares about his search for first family and activism as an adoptee.
Life Lessons from an Adoptee – Part 1
Part 1 of Life Lessons by Tamieka Small
I Killed My Vietnamese Parents
Mark shares about his Vietnamese family.
COVID Makes Me Rethink My Birth Country
How does COVID-19 challenge assumptions about our birth countries?
Collateral Beauty in Adoption
Lynelle shares about the pains and gains in adoption.
Adoption is Complicated
Aaron Dechter shares the complex realities of his Adoption Day anniversary.