“It is the stories that connect us.”
“It is the stories that connect us.” #kad Tara Footner about adoptee voices. Excellent list of stories to follow up with. Now Is The Time For International Asian Adoptees To Share Their Stories
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After joining Team Korea, adoptees stick around for birth search
Adoptees who represented Korea in Olympics are sticking around to search for their birth families. Marissa Brandt named honorary ambassador for post-adoption services. Jackie Kling’s statements show a lot of patience and maturity about others’ perspectives. Still, hoping that search support becomes more robust, and more rights are given to adoptees. Participating in the Olympics shouldn’t be one of the main springboards to a search. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/olympics-over-korean-american-adoptee-athletes-focus-search-birth-families-n854471
Is Marissa Brandt the first adoptee to compete representing Korea?
A couple other adoptees are hoping to represent Korea in the 2020 summer Olympics, but are there any before Marissa Brandt? She is already competing on the national team and is expected to be in the Olympics. Brandt, 24, was adopted by a family in Minnesota when she was four months old… and now finds herself playing for South Korea less than one year from the PyeongChang Winter Olympics here. She hopes to find her birth […]