“I had to confront who I am and how I understand who I am “ – Darci Wen Siegel IAMAdoptee’s Darci discusses identity and returning to her country of origin in “Her Homecoming” on the Adoptee Voyages Podcast Darci Wen Siegel is a Chinese adoptee from Huangshi and identifies […]
By Katara Ziegler *Disclaimer: This piece is written from the perspective of a Chinese, cis-female identifying adoptee residing in the US. It is representative of the author’s views only. I walked slightly behind my group of friends, and the difference was remarkable. No one shouted at me to choose their taxi service. I was offered […]
Over the last 20+ years, the spotlight on international adoption shined brightest on the thousands of mostly female children adopted from China. Notwithstanding the many memoirs and articles written by adoptive parents of their daughters from China, there are so many reasons for this particular interest – China’s One-Child Policy, the country’s radical approach to […]
Over the last 20+ years, the spotlight on international adoption shined brightest on the thousands of mostly female children adopted from China. Notwithstanding the many memoirs and articles written by adoptive parents of their daughters from China, there are so many reasons for this particular interest – China’s One-Child Policy, the country’s radical approach to […]
DNA databases have been a part of the post-adoption landscape for quite a while for adoptees from China. As more and more Chinese adoptees become legal adults, we are hearing from them as they navigate their biological and cultural identity as adoptees. While it is so easy for us to be siloed into our respective […]
The largest organization in the US for adoptees from China has historically been FCC (Families with Children from China) with chapters in almost every state. While Taiwanese adoptees would be considered the pioneer group, many of whom are in middle age now, the first wave of adoptees mostly from mainland China are now emerging adulthood. […]
OCA and FCC are hosting our annual picnic this fall! This year OCA-Westchester is hosting at Van Saun County Park. Check out their website (https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/852/Van-Saun-County-Park) to see all the awesome things the park, including sports fields, train rides, and a zoo! We will be providing hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, drinks, and watermelon, but we […]
Chinese Heritage Camp was one of the first camps in the country exclusively created for families with children adopted from China. It is one of the 11 camps facilitated by the highly respected Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families. Chinese Heritage Camp offers programs for infants through high school. This will be the 22nd year families […]
