Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
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Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland podcast

Through an audio drama, episodes of thought-provoking conversations and bonus recordings, the listening audience can learn some of the issues that the adoption community face from the perspective of the adoptee.

  1. 2 DGN GELEDEN

    196. Amanda Robinson: "Between Those Scars"

    Amanda Robinson is a Korean adoptee. She was adopted with her twin sister and raised in Washington. Though she's wanted to be many things, currently she is a retired dental hygienist who homeschools her two kids, and is an aspiring children's lit writer in her free time. She aims to encourage kids through her future children's books. Music by Corey Quinn

    40 min

  2. 17 SEP.

    195. Grace Yung Foster: "The Incl[us]ion Initiative"

    Grace Yung Foster is the Founder and CEO of The Inclusion Initiative. They are elevating the future of work for Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni.  Grace is both an Adoptee and a Foster Alum. She’s committed to creating more equity, inclusion, and opportunity for our communities, especially within our workplaces and careers. She is a former nonprofit executive with 15 years of experience in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors and holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.  Website: https://www.theinclusioninitiative.com/ Music by Corey Quinn

    47 min

  3. 10 SEP.

    194. Kathleen Shea Kirstein: "Dear Mother and Blown Off Course"

    Kathleen Shea Kirstein is a Late Discovery Adoptee and NPE (Non-Expected Parent Event), as well a mother of two sons, retired Registered Nurse, and illustrator of three children's books with author D Ann Hollon. She has published two essays in Severance magazine: "Dear Mother" and "Blown off Course.” https://severancemag.com/dear-mother/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r4LJkJJ6aI https://www.amazon.com/dp/1480979724?ref=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_VEQD3XYGHN0MX43XVFC8&ref_=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_VEQD3XYGHN0MX43XVFC8&social_share=cm_sw_r_mwn_dp_VEQD3XYGHN0MX43XVFC8&language=en_US&skipTwisterOG=1 A contributing published author to the Adoptee Voices Writing Group created by Sara Easterly; the e-Zine https://adoptee-voices.com/ezine-root-morning-coffee-at-wits-end/ Music by Corey Quinn

    54 min

  4. 3 SEP.

    193. Shannon Gibney: "The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption"

    Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, and activist. The author of several books, including The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption, which received a Michael L. Printz Honor and a Minnesota Book Award; See No Color and Dream Country, both winners of Minnesota Book Awards; and Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight, a children’s picture book about a cross-cultural family also published by the University of Minnesota Press. A Bush Artist and McKnight Writing Fellow, Gibney teaches at Minneapolis College, where she was named Educator of the Year in 2023. She lives with her two children in Minneapolis. Website: https://www.shannongibney.com/ Music by Corey Quinn

    50 min

  5. 27 AUG.

    192. Ryan Jafar Artes: "The Adoptee Open Mic"

    Ryan Jafar Artes (he/she/they) is an activist, memoirist, and poet. Ryan’s work calls for a re-imagination of culture via cultural renaissance from their lived experience and perspective as a transracial transnational South Asian Indian American adoptee. Ryan is the host of The Adoptee Open Mic, and hosts virtual letter writing classes to support their activism and creative work. Links: https://linktr.ee/ryanartes https://upendmovement.org/dream/ Music by Corey Quinn

    1u 14m

  6. 20 AUG.

    191. Pekitta Tynes: "Pekitta's Journey"

    Original air date: 02/01/2022 Pekitta Tynes is a published author of the book "Thank God I was Adopted 'Cause DNA is No Joke!" Based on her memoirs and journey to how she found her biological family through DNA testing. Her reunion can be seen on a YouTube video, "Pekitta's Journey". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFhUFNkqpPU Music by Corey Quinn

    1u 0m

  7. 13 AUG.

    190. Marc Borne: "Was I Adopted, Yes or No?"

    Original air date: July 27, 2021 "Raise your hand and self validate yourself." -Marc Borne Music by Corey Quinn

    1u 4m

  8. 6 AUG.

    189. Elizabeth Blake: "Connecting Threads: Five Siblings Lost and Found"

    Elizabeth (EM) Blake has a recently released graphic memoir called Connecting Threads: Five Siblings Lost and Found. She is one of five children who were removed from their first family over time and placed in foster care, and most were adopted when young. She didn't know until decades later that she had lived with her first mother for weeks or months.  Because of closed adoptions, it took decades to connect scarce information to find her siblings.  She and her siblings have Ojibwe or A-nish-i-naabe and Northern European roots. Some are enrolled tribal members, and all have Indigenous heritage.  After many years, they began to find each other, one by one. Because her siblings did not grow up together, it took time to know each other, feel solid in their identity, and develop a deep sense of belonging. This happy ending came after a complicated childhood with many challenges. Website: https://www.elizabethblake.us/ Music by Corey Quinn

    50 min
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Through an audio drama, episodes of thought-provoking conversations and bonus recordings, the listening audience can learn some of the issues that the adoption community face from the perspective of the adoptee.

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  • Maker
    Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
  • Jaren actief
    2021 - 2024
  • Afleveringen
    196
  • Beoordeling
    Veilig
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    © Copyright 2024 Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
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    Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

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