Roxas-Chua shares their artwork and writings to help us understand the complexities of being adopted, the ongoing journey to come to terms with who we are
Tag: intercountry adoptees
Adoptee Birthdays
Maars shares the complex feelings that arise on her birthday as a transracial intercountry adoptee.
Ande shares about Adoptee Anger
Ande shares about Adoptee Anger as a Late Discovery Adoptee thru' the ICAV series that explores what this emotion is about from a lived experience perspective.
Music Inspired by my Bolivian Origins as an Adoptee
Jo shares the inspiration behind his music which draws him closer to his Bolivian roots.
From Tokenism to Social Justice
Marie Gardom shares how we can move from Tokenism to Social Justice in adoption. Inclusion of adoptees needs to recognise adoptees as the experts of our experience.
Atlanta Consequences
Kayla shares the powerful dichotomies of being an Asian adoptee in a family who refuse to see race but love her as their own.
Grief for Mother Lasts Forever
by Melanie Kleintz adopted from Peru to Germany. Between 24 December 2020 and 1 January 2021, a total of 6 adoptees from Europe took their own lives, a Black Week in Europe for adoptees. The number of unreported cases is definitely higher. All could not clarify their origins, their pain was too strong, and they …
Deep Truths
Exploring an adoptee's deep trauma via psilocybin.
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.
The Anti – Pro Adoption Labels
Lynelle shares her thoughts on the Anti and Pro adoption labels.
Adoption is Complex
Rowan shares his thoughts about being adopted.
I Haven’t Forgotten My Chinese Orphanage Friend
Thomas is looking to find his Chinese orphanage friend.
My Asian American Adoptee Experience
Ming Foxweldon shares for #AAPIHM what it's like to be Asian American.
Alternatives to Adoption?
ICAV Blogger Collaborative Series #3
my inner borealis, mi boreal interior
J Alonso shares his poetry as a Spanish intercountry adoptee.
staring at your stone, mirando fijamente a su piedra
Jesse Alonso visits his mothers grave stone.
Christmas Bomb Fragments
Kev shares his Xmas thoughts
two lives, dos vidas
J Alonso shares his poetry as a Spanish intercountry adoptee.
NAAM 2019 AdopteeVoices #11
NAAM 2019 AdopteeVoices #11
Identity, Lost & Found
Abby reflects on reclaiming her Latina identity after growing up in a white Jewish family, highlighting the impact of adoption practices on self-worth and cultural connection.
Not Helpful
Juliette shares on what's not helpful - we just need to be respectfully heard!
The Caged Soulmate
Artist and Korean adoptee Jonas Haid shares on loss in adoption.
NAAM 2019 AdopteeVoices #1
ICAV members share their thoughts for NAAM2019.