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September | 2014 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: September 2014. I Am Nothing (And That Is Something). September 3, 2014. By Kev Minh Allen As I reached the age of 40 last December, driving through northeast Oregon and California on my way to Reno, Nevada, I was so tempted to stop the car on the side of the highway, get … Continue reading →. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Julia 's JAM.
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. April 18, 2013. It’s complicated, but not unique in its complexity. Me, and many others like me, face feelings of difference as they navigate a world where they do not fit neatly into categories of race, ethnicity, or even national origin. Many others, like me, face feelings of incongruity as they negotiate identities that may, or may not, fit neatly into the families they belong to identities that are uniquely theirs and no one else’s. Don't We Loo...
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April | 2013 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: April 2013. Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption – Part I. April 29, 2013. I recently started the book Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption after learning about it on A Birth Project. So far I’ve only read the introduction and the contributors biographies, but I plan on working my way through it over the course … Continue reading →. Writing on transracial adoption. What’s in a name? April 22, 2013. Coming ...
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March | 2014 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: March 2014. Complexity and the beauty of spaces in between. March 27, 2014. Complexity breeds despair, or so I’ve heard. But in my eyes, complexity is special. It’s hard earned. It’s what makes us three-dimensional. And while I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, what makes an adoptee identity complex is very special to … Continue reading →. The trouble with perception. March 18, 2014. Transracial adoption and foster care. March 9, 2014.
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June | 2013 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: June 2013. Reunification – part II. June 28, 2013. A year ago today, I reconnected with my birth family. I’d been looking through an old phone book that I had stashed away in a box full of things I received while on my first trip back to Bulgaria as … Continue reading →. Searching for birth relatives. Origins of a blog and some thoughts about privilege. June 10, 2013. June 7, 2013. Intercountry adoption fraud – a mashup. Coming Hom...
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May | 2013 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: May 2013. Transracial placements and the colorblind mentality. May 27, 2013. As many of you know, last week, I made my blog public to friends and family via Facebook. The last few days have been full of preemptive phone calls and messages, to notify family of my doings and reassure them … Continue reading →. Adoption and foster care. Transracial adoption and foster care. Piercings, authenticity, and the search for an arab identity.
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April | 2014 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: April 2014. April 17, 2014. A wise woman I know reminds me often that she cannot fix what she doesn’t know is broken. My personal philosophy on healing follows a similar line of logic. Healing begins with awareness. Shedding light on the truth of any … Continue reading →. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. National foster care month. Julia 's JAM.
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May | 2014 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: May 2014. Coming Home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up – Part I. May 20, 2014. This weekend, I started reading Coming Home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up by Nancy Newton Verrier, author of The Primal Wound (a classic in adoption literature). And can I just say, wow! I’m eager to read it. Coming … Continue reading →. Coming home to self. Follow Blog via Email. National foster care month. Transracial adoption and foster care.
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August | 2013 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: August 2013. Under pressure – reconnecting with birth relatives. August 9, 2013. I met my oldest biological cousin in person, for the first time, several weeks ago. He’s a doctor and for the last few months has been a visiting resident at one of the most prestigious medical institutes in the United … Continue reading →. Follow Blog via Email. National foster care month. Transracial adoption and foster care. Don't We Look Alike?
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August | 2014 | placed
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For transracial and transnational adoptees and fosters. Monthly Archives: August 2014. Coming Home to Self – The Adopted Child Grows Up – Part II. August 13, 2014. I recently wrote a quick post about Coming Home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up – a book I began reading several months ago that examines the effect of early separation on the development of adoptee sense of self, and … Continue reading →. Coming home to self. Follow Blog via Email. National foster care month. Don't We Look Alike?
