An unexpected DNA match between brother and sister, both separately adopted out of Vietnam to different countries, provides a unique story as intercountry adoptees.
Tag: separation of families
A Picture Conveys a Thousand Emotions
Sara shares her memories of childhood with her brothers by the well in Korea, just before her father gave them away to an orphanage. She is adopted to the USA.
The Lie We Love
Jessica Davis writes critically about the lie we love and how our actions can perpetuate a system that separates families, instead of preserving them.
We are more than Numbers!
Brenna talks about Korean adoption statistics and how adoptees are more than these numbers.
Family thoughts during this time of Year
by Bina Mirjam de Boer adopted from India to the Netherlands and available at Bina Coaching. December is a month all about fun and family. Many people won't be able to celebrate Christmas with their family this year. For many adopted people, December is a difficult month every year because they are extra aware that …
Bolivian Family Searching
Atamhi shares about his search for first family and activism as an adoptee.
I Killed My Vietnamese Parents
Mark shares about his Vietnamese family.
My Mother
My Huong Lé shares both her mother and her thoughts on Mother's Day.
when mothers and fathers run like water, cuando madres y padres corre como el agua
when mothers and fathers run like water
Immigrant Children Being Separated and Placed into U.S Foster Care
Since May, over 2,300 immigrant children have been forcibly separated from their parents at the Mexican border due to President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. When I watched the news, I was speechless. I was terrified for the children being placed into foster care because they don't belong there. These children belong to families, they are …
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