Tag: Lynelle Long

I Don’t See Colour!

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ICAV Blogger Collaborative Series #2 addressing adoption colour blindness.

An Adoptee’s Take on “Crazy Rich Asians”

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There are a lot of opinions and pieces surrounding Crazy Rich Asians right now. I am simply adding to the chorus, but from a slightly different perspective as a Chinese American intercountry adopted person. As an adoptee who watched Crazy Rich Asians, it is hard to describe all of the feelings I felt while sitting …

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Expectations of Gratitude in Adoption

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Lynelle shares about the burden of being expected to be grateful in being adopted.

Trauma of Transition for Older Aged Adoptees

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Older age adoptees struggle to transition from their first life to their second. What can be done to reduce the trauma of transition in older age adoptions?

What is it like to be Adopted?

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Lynelle answers the question What is it like to be adopted? providing insight from her own journey, sharing some common elements many other adoptees speak of.