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Tag: memories of adoptees

Adopted from India to Belgium

On March 14, 2021March 8, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Annick shares her thoughts on being adopted from India, marrying another adoptee, having a child of her own.

Why I’m Not Going Back: One Intercountry Adoptee’s Perspective

On July 27, 2019April 16, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Intercountry adoptee shares about racism and xenophobia.

Stranger Than Fiction

On December 5, 2018November 30, 2018 By jaymekyopoIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

In third grade, I was in Mrs. Peterson’s class and given the assignment to do a family history project. I asked my adoptive parents about the project and they stated my Aunt Eirene had worked on the family tree and traced back across several hundred years. My family automatically skipped the fact that my own …

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