An adoptee speaks candidly about their adoption experience — dealing with other people’s expectations and the ways in which birth family connection can be powerful.
An article by a Korean adoptee which explores the reasons and ways for South Korean adoptees to return to their birthplace. There are also many comments providing anecdotes and questions (about returning to birthplaces) from adoptive parents and adoptees.
Adoptees explain their feelings regarding the surge in anti-Asian violence and the ways in which they are affected by racism.
An article about the complex ways Asian adoptees experience culture, anti-Asian hate, and racism as a result of being adopted.
An article about a Korean-American adoptee’s thoughts on the title of “adoptee” and the racial dynamics in transracial adoptions.
An article about the complexities of the adoptee identity. It discusses how parents are not only adopting a child, but also their child’s culture in international and transracial adoptions.
An article that spotlights diverse adoptees and their families. Adoptees explain how their identity has been shaped by social unrest and the ways it has affected their family dynamic.
An article by transracial adoptee Nicole Chung about how adoptees are expected to fit into racist frameworks. She also explains which emotions are considered “acceptable” for adoptees to have.
