Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

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

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. 3 DAYS AGO

    200. Mavka: "An Imposter Among My Own People"

    Molly/Mavka is an early 80's Catholic Charities, closed, same-race adoptee. She has been in on-again-off-again reunion with her birth mother for 20 years, and is leisurely navigating reunion inklings with her birth father. Her adopters' choice to estrange themselves from her has offered an often-troubling-but-still-freeing expanse in which to explore her post-placement options, she guesses. In the interest of efficiency, her hobbies are her coping mechanisms and include pitch-black humor, elaborate culinary undertakings, surrendering to the wilderness with little more than a knife and a snack, and giving driving advice to her Instagram followers during her morning commute. Really, she doesn't know who she is, she only knows who she has failed to be for her adopters. Music by Corey Quinn

    51 min

  2. 15 OCT

    199. Kim Stevens: "One of Two"

    Kim Stevens was adopted in Korea along with her bio brother into the same family. They were stationed in South Korea and immigrated to the US after their adoption. Kim was raised in Central Texas in a predominantly white community with few racial mirrors and even less cultural socializations. Being in that environment, she was taught to ignore the racism and micro-aggressions which caused her to deny a lot of her identity and curiosity until much later in life. Kim has two biracial children, a husband and a dog. Music by Corey Quinn

    1h 3m

  3. 8 OCT

    198. Dana Ozak: "A Girl and Her Four Families"

    Dana Ozak  is a full-time preschool teacher, passionate adoptee advocate whenever she has time, part-time college student, part time water color artist, part time author, and whatever other free time she has is spent going on long walks with her sweet husband and hanging out with him and their college aged offspring. Website: https://girland4families.com/ Music by Corey Quinn

    40 min

  4. 1 OCT

    197. Liana Soifer: "BIPOC Adoptees VOICES"

    Liana Soifer (she/her) is a transracial, transnational adoptee from South Korea, raised in Oregon, and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of BIPOC Adoptees VOICES, a Portland-based nonprofit leading initiatives for BIPOC adoptee communities. With a BA in Human Services, Liana has experience as a Project Manager in software and web applications. She previously ran a web design and digital branding business and is dedicated to building community and making a positive impact through her professional and personal work. Website: bipocadoptees.org Music by Corey Quinn

    51 min

  5. 24 SEPT

    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

  6. 17 SEPT

    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

  7. 10 SEPT

    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

  8. 3 SEPT

    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
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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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  • Creator
    Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    200
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
  • Show Website
    Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

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