REDEFINED: Proud Of My Brown Skin
I never felt comfortable in family pictures because I was the only black person and I felt out of place. I never told my mom about this because I didn’t want her to feel bad because it wasn’t her fault.
adopted
Open Adoption
People who are adopted aren’t always open about it. But I am.
Reflections of an Abandoned Chinese Girl: How China’s One-Child Policy Gave Me a Better Life — in America
Visiting the orphanage was a very emotional experience for both of my parents, as they kept imagining me as an infant living in the same poor conditions.
Picking Up Where I Was Left Off
As I discover who I am, I want to know more about where I came from. I have a unique story. This is because I am adopted. I am interested in why my parents chose to adopt. I wonder whether other adopted children have the same experience as I do.
How My Parents Have Influenced Me
Parents are important to any child’s development. Having been adopted from China, I wonder how the person I am has been shaped by my parents and my own ethnicity. While my culture shapes how I see the world, my parents also influence me everyday.