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Who controls adoption archives?

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Archives are not neutral. Durga, an adoptee researcher reveals how access to information, identity, and human rights are shaped by power.

Returning Home to Greece

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Mary Cardaras shares her thoughts about returning to birth country Greece having been raised and adopted into the USA.