Adoptees Born in China Podcast

06/11/2024

Was a wonderful time seeing fellow adoptees and meeting new people. Then meeting people you’ve only seen virtually!

It’s been wonderful to see everyone as they continue to explore and experience. visited NYC for the inaugural Adoptee leadership conference hosting individuals all over the world. Shelley spoke with me during the height of the pandemic: May 18,2020 episode release! One of the very first fellow chinese adoptees I interviewed. Now 4 years later, Shelley has been participating in adoptee leadership roles ❤️

Then we were able to meet in person at .known.asinc annual picnic 🧺

❤️ thank you for sharing your experience!

05/31/2024

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Planned to release Monday but this time release was on Thursday 😂

The Inaugural Adoptee Film Fest is this Nov 20 at Caveat (NYC) and will be available online! I spoke with creator Alex to learn more about her experience as a Hong Kong adoptee and growing up in her birth country. Also to learn more about what a film fest is and what inspired her to create and embark on this adventure.

The aim of the inaugural Adoptee Film Festival is to highlight the need for adoptee-centered adoption narratives in media and entertainment. Learn more at and . Submissions are open!

05/02/2024

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“Until you spread your wings, you have no idea how far you’ll fly 🪽”

Next episode is a solo one. I’m in a new space and after a year of weekly therapy sessions and lots of experiences, I was ready to record. The original intent was to share a solo recording in January and prior to the 4 year anniversary but we all know life sometimes has other plans. I’m grateful to all who have spoken here and shared their stories especially as so much happens whether it’s months or years.

It’s quite amazing to see what everyone has been up to since starting the show. We are all changing and experiencing the ups and downs. Hopefully I’ll be able to speak with some people again soon!

In this recording, I focus on grief and reflect on the big changes. The ones I didn’t see coming and the ones I knew were going to happen. I also contemplate family and the reason I still love producing and hosting this platform.

Photo by Styling and CD with .christian & makeup Susan

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03/25/2024

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Hello year 4 of Adoptees born in China podcast! It’s been a moment.

Speaking on next episode with about how yoga has helped with processing adoption and impacted her life. Lian also hosts an adoptee yoga class that is virtual!

03/22/2024

Another event! open to all (also NYC)

🥟 Did you know that there are over 160+ notable types of dumplings around the world? These yummy pieces of dough heaven wrapped around unique cultural fillings make anyone abundantly happy and full. Join us as we learn to fold jiǎozi (饺子), or Chinese dumplings with the one and only, 👩🏻‍🍳 Hope Johnson and sip at TapHaus33!

You probably know 👩🏻‍🍳 Hope from her time serving on the Board of Directors, her delicious food you may have tried before, or trying to catch her on the sports field.

Date: Sunday, Apr 21, 2024
Time: 11:00-3:00 pm EST
Location: TapHaus33 (14 E. 33rd St., New York, NY, 10016)
Who: Adoptees + Friends
Cost: $5/pp for members; $15/pp for non-members
RSVP: Required (https://forms.gle/PnHE7NmMHidqTorp8) by Friday, April 19

03/22/2024

For adoptees in NYC :)

Please join us for an open discussion on the topic of dating as an adoptee! Light appetizers will be provided so registration is highly recommended. Registration will close 2 business days before.

02/02/2024

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Emma is adopted Changsha, China and shares about the studying Chinese and living with a host family when going in 2017. It was really insightful to learn more and hear Emma’s experience 🥰

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01/15/2024

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Vanessa shares about her experience growing up in an interfaith family, her trip to China, and more. It was great sitting down over the holiday season and learning more! The LUNAR Collective is on instagram and Vanessa is a leader of the chapter in her area. Can follow .bloom and .jews.

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01/08/2024

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Recorded during the holiday season .bloom sat down with me and shared about intricacies of having parents of different faiths and adoption. If you happen to miss the holidays already, a good listen 😃

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01/03/2024

Sharing in various places about a vacancy available in Queens, NYC. In case anyone is looking or knows anyone amongst the ABC pod audience!

February 1— Looking for a third to fill a room in apartment and sign on a sublet agreement in Woodside (borders Astoria, Queens). This person will share the full bath with one person (me). Additional details below. Unfurnished and long term.

-located by R/M line, q18, 104 bus. Walking distance to N/W line
-Parking space available for additional charge
-third floor small walk up and top floor
-smallest bedroom in a 3 bedroom 1 and 1/2 bath — would be sharing full bath
-balcony overlooking 31st avenue
-laundromat and citi bike dock across street
-Dishwasher in unit
-available storage for bike
-electric and internet split three ways around 45-70 a month
-Hmart, Marshalls, BJs, Best Buy close by 15-20 minute walk, trade fair block away, key foods 8-10 minute walk
-Private owner managed
-Sublet agreement and requires month security deposit and first months rent

01/02/2024

Thank you for a cool badge to celebrate 🎉

Not sure if this 5k downloads since switching to. Paid service platform or if it’s overall in 3 years. I sense it’s since I switched but who doesn’t enjoy a nice banner!

12/04/2023

Lindsay returned to China on a couple of trips recently and I am excited to have been able to welcome her to the podcast after some time. Lindsay shared how she embraced aspects of her adoption journey and self that are inspiring to hear and talk more in depth about. We share and learn more about our relationship with one another (friendships and community), to China, birth searching, and mental health along this journey of adoption and life. Follow and .known.asinc on instagram.

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11/27/2023

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Excited to have been able to sit down and record with Lindsay on the next episode. I really spoke with at the time where she was processing her journey and trip to China for the first time. Lindsay returned and went a second time as well as really embraced aspects of her adoption journey and self that is inspiring to hear and talk about.

Thankful to all who feel comfortable in this podcast space to share their stories 🥰

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11/23/2023

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11/23/2023

11/12/2023

For any who have heard about the time and space and family.

Happen to fly during sunset both ways for this which seemed very symbolic 🌅

I didn’t have or hold any negative feelings coming in. I kept an open mind and I could tell from observations that all of us have changed in some ways.

I loved being able to carry the baby and walk around because they are the most genuine and I value authenticity. Same with a puppy too. It’s all pure genuine. Of course honesty is something else I value and quality time. I know my parents appreciate spending time together.

11/02/2023

Happy week! There is an opening parade/ ceremony where I applied to represent China in the parade sharing about being a Chinese adoptee. Much to my surprise, I was accepted to march. 🫢🇨🇳

It seems fitting to reflect on moments that bring people together from all over the world and locally for the marathon. I am also appreciating taking time to reflect and space from podcast releases as I have trained well and I've been working a lot on self conquering some tough days, weeks, and even months.

Being a part of and then finding myself running every Monday with , I feel more in tune with adoption identity and being Chinese. I learned about Run for Chinatown after their midnight lunar run this past February. Though I don't know everyones stories, it's amazing to see what everyone does for the Chinatown community and their own goals.

I know many of us have mixed feelings related to our birth country and the culture. I have been very quiet about sharing of my participation in the parade as some moments I still face the fact; I am not Chinese by culture but only by birth.

At the end of it all though, this is an exciting moment and very proud I can represent Chinese adoptees at the 2023 NYC Marathon! So I will be there this Friday in NYC at 4pm Central park West near the Tavern on the Green. It just happens that it is also International Adoptee Awareness Month too.

11/01/2023

Hello fellow adoptees. I am Inquiring on behalf of a fellow Korean adoptee friend who is putting together a panel for the KAAN conference.

The panel is about adoptees who have married someone from their birth country.

They are looking to increase the representation on the panel and would love to have a Chinese female identifying adoptee who married a non-adoptee Chinese spouse.

Does anyone know a fellow married Chinese adoptee identifying as female?

Thank you. My friend would reach out and be able to share more about the event and panel. 🥰

10/16/2023

We both have cleft palettes that have been repaired. Xiaoyan has recently been exploring more about adoption and culture in relation to her identity. I got to reminisce about pop culture references that are pre Y2K and laugh along with as I heard more about her discoveries and journey.

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10/09/2023

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shared how the podcast and few other resources have been helping to discover and learn more about adoption and identity.

It’s always so humbling to hear from fellow travelers and adoptees about where they are on their journeys.

We bond over our clef palettes and shoddy memory 😅

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10/07/2023

Adoptee community 👋: Please join Also-Known-As founder Hollee McGinnis, MSW, PhD to discuss findings from her study, Racial and Adoptive Identity and Discrimination across the Life Course.

▫️ Thursday 10/12, 8-9:30 pm ET
▫️ Virtual event, register at link in bio
▫️ Adoptees only: This is a safe space for adoptees to listen, learn, and engage.
▫️ Presented by , in sponsorship with ; co-hosted by Also-Known-As, IKAA, AKA-SF, KaTCH, AAAW 

This research study and conversation are part of the MAP: Mapping the Life Course of Adoption Project.

10/07/2023

You are a product of someone’s choice and there is someone out there you look like.

Photo 3 is of blood 🩸

Lately I have been really consumed with thoughts about the time between infancy and the age I was adopted. I was close to age 5 when I came to the US. The youngest photo I have of myself is age 18months right before the cleft palette procedure (photo 1) and one of right after (photo 2). It is one of those minor things that passes in the back of my mind. Not only not knowing what my birth family looks like but also what I looked like as a newborn/ infant.

I was asked about the intent of sharing DNA and it really had me think about just seeing that you look like someone out there alive or dead.

There are all the DNA websites available but there was also one organization in the area I am from that asked for a sample to be sent. That is how I ended up pricking my finger and working to ship it to China (photo 3).

It’s always a process and everyone’s process varies. The timing and acting upon the thoughts that race in the back of our minds.

Note: ask medical professional about pricking your own finger. It will save a lot of anxiety and much easier :)

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10/02/2023

Sariah talks about adding items to our backpacks of truth. She recently left the Mormon faith and shared about her journey to start looking for her birth family while also unpacking and working through identity and other dynamics. Follow 🐼

Book mention - Death by Default: A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages

Podcast mention - Tarcia Smith

09/18/2023

Birthday episode 生日🎂🥮!

Enter new decade and I’m told it’s only going to get better!

A reflection and a recording on a windy rooftop in the city with Katie. In the week since turning 30, been able to reflect more about quality over quantity, leaving what doesn't serve you, and how every shift in life, there's change. I reflect on meeting hosts of a show I've been a fan of for a long while, being a fashion model (photoshoot), visiting home soon, and search process.

Dedicated to & for being best friends and a sister to me throughout. Here’s to celebrating your milestone next month! 📣

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09/11/2023

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生日🎂 三十岁

We all celebrate another year and so happens this is the 30th year alive. An opportunity to reflect on entering into another decade, birthdays in general, trying new things, as well as overcoming some hard stuff too.

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Style and MU Christian and Drew

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09/04/2023

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On this double guest (my first one) episode, I talk with fellow Chinese adoptees from VAX dragon boat season 1 and 2. We share our perspectives and learn from one another about friendships, childhood, siblings, nature/nurture and decide this group therapy was solid.

Quotes: It wasn’t that I actually had sit down discussions that I had about adoption stuff now that I do with a therapist. I would have needed it because I didn't have the tools to figure out what was missing or what my needs were. I didn’t realize that I wasn't ok. It would've been very helpful to have known that at 15. When you don't think about it, things just seem fine. But there's something down beneath the surface affecting everything else and it warped my sense of safety and normalcy. - Hannah

As far as overcompensating… I would try to be more asian but it was never enough. The incessant comments about IT not being enough. I wore a qipao because I really truly thought it was beautiful and I am Chinese American. It’s part of my culture that I want to show off. I’ve always tried to try….Not necessarily because I want to prove something but just because I want to be in touch with that part of me. Evelyn

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