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Tag: searching for roots

Searching for my family in the Philippines

On June 19, 2023January 21, 2024 By Desiree MaruIn Adoptees Educate, Grief and Loss, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Origins Search, Philippines, Search and Reunion in Adoption, Trauma in Adoption, USALeave a comment

Desiree shares about searching for Filippino family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.

Searching for my family in South Korea

On June 9, 2023January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Adoptees Educate, Australia, Impacts to Biological Families, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Origins Search, Search and Reunion in Adoption, South KoreaLeave a comment

Samara shares about searching for Korean family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.

Searching for my family in Vietnam

On June 4, 2023January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Adoptees Educate, Impacts to Biological Families, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Origins Search, Search and Reunion in Adoption, USA, Vietnam1 Comment

Hyun shares about searching for Vietnamese family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.

Searching for my family in Colombia

On May 25, 2023January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Colombia, Impacts to Biological Families, Origins Search, Search and Reunion in Adoption, USALeave a comment

Jose shares about searching for Colombian family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.

So Much Loss in Adoption

On February 13, 2022February 6, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

by Maars, taken from the Philippines to Canada. You can follow Maars @BlackSheepMaars I have been researching my roots for the last 3.5 years. When I first started this journey, I had nothing but scribbled memories of moments that provided places and names. Mostly by things I've overheard growing up when my family would speak …

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