One example of a kad who finally learned more about her past and came to know herself in the process. She posted this in the korean american adoptee forum on facebook, where there is a lot of support around kad issues, in private with only other kad. [Reprinted with permission from the author.] As a self proclaimed recovering PERFECTIONIST I can tell you, I have read a million Self Help/Development Books. A seeker…. gaining much […]
Katelyn Hemmeke is one of my favorite writers an adoption issues. She has a new research project in Korea about reunions, about which she did an interview. http://keia.org/podcast/tearful-reunion-myth-exploring-challenges-korean-adoptees-face-while-searching-their-birth-f
It’s reassuring to know Kim Dong-hwa is ok, and interesting to read about how his life turned out. Of course, we do not hear about the ones who are struggling, unless they have died, like Brazilian adoptee Joao Herbert, but we can be grateful for the good stories too. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3029466
This is a beautiful letter from a birth father. I think more than dreaming that one’s birth parents might be wealthy nobility, perhaps adoptees dream most about getting a letter like this – that simply states that while we were given up for adoption, we were not forgotten, and gives reassurance that we still occupy a space, hopefully a big one, in our parents’ hearts. Though i hold no hope to ever know any birth […]
excited to hear about performance art coming in fall 2017 from kad Deb Sivigny, as told on The Rambler. Sounds fascinating, the idea is to take the audience through the experience of an adoptee’s perspective first hand. How do we get this produced in NY after the DC run? http://therambleradhd.podbean.com/e/episode-41-deb-sivigny/ As a side note, really liked Mike’s description of adoptee commonality while interviewing Sophie Samperil: We have all had, separately, a shared experience. Realizing this […]
