Fighting for the Most Vulnerable: A Conversation with Dr. Ely Thelot

August 4, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

For anyone new to my blog, I started years ago primarily blogging about adoption stories. One of my passions is the support network that I created for Haitian adoptees. The other is furthering the discussion on how to support families who may not want adoption as a first option. Along with the conversation of adoption, […]

For Black Girls Like Me: A Conversation with Mariama Lockington

August 5, 2018.Reading time 17 minutes.

When I first stumbled upon Mariama Lockington’s personal essay, “What a Black Woman Wishes Her Adoptive White Parents Knew,” I felt an instant connection with her. I remember reading the essay, nodding at all the things that I could relate to as a transracial adoptee. “Yes,” I murmured under my breath, “This is so good.“ […]

Christianity and International Adoption

July 8, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last week I flew to Minneapolis to present at my second KAAN (Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network) Conference. Leading up to the conference, I had been preparing presentations with Shaaren Pine and Grace Newton. In my first presentation, “Body Betrayal” with Shaaren, we talked about our bodies and growing up with brown skin in […]