Plan A | The Endless War Within
Asian Women, Sexual Violence, and Adoption.
Yes! Magazine | The Trauma of Transracial Adoption
Like many transracial adoptees with White parents, I was raised in racial isolation, which caused me to have a fractured identity, experiencing racial confusion and internal bias.
Why Shouldn’t I Adopt?
Despite what you might think, there aren’t many children who need to be saved and adoption’s not the best answer.
This Little Asian Woman Has Had Enough of Your Shit
Women are conditioned from a young age how to think, feel, and be—from our families, the media, and society at large. Minority women are blessed with another layer of that, with race-specific rules. Adoptees get yet another.
Adoptee Egos and the Struggle to be Seen
For many us, our adoption experiences are key components of our identities. Non-adopted people often take pride in their heritage and ancestry. Since so many adoptees lack the information that should be rightfully ours, there’s a tendency to cling to what we have. I’m one of those adoptees.
The Spark
Imagine you’re an infant or child left alone in a long, dark tunnel. Your voice cries out, but no one can hear you. You reach out a hand, desperate for the warmth of your mother.
Searching for Something Denied
They used to sell miniature horoscope scrolls at our grocery store checkout lanes. Every month, I begged for the chance to read my fate spelled out as fact on pastel paper. I’d spend an hour poring over each word, preparing for what to expect.