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“the Me you See” – Using Performance Art to Share a Personal Adoption Experience

By Guest Writer | April 21, 2022
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Composer and percussionist Maria Finkelmeier will premiere her performance art “the Me you See” as part of the New Gallery Concert Series’ Adopt and Adapt concert. Maria reflects on the value of therapy and performance art in connecting to her personal story.

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Make a Wish

By Maya Rogers-Bursen, LMHC, Expressive Therapist | February 7, 2022

Maya’s ice cream cake recipe isn’t just an ordinary recipe. See how she crafts the layers to reflect the complexities of her experience as a transracial adoptee and the idea of family.

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Search and Reunion — Voices in the Lifelong Journey of Adoption

By Erica Kramer, MSW | April 19, 2021
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Why do adoptees decide to search for birth family? How does this affect adoptive parents? What are the ups and downs of the search and reunion process? Six adult adoptees share their search and reunion stories in this in-depth resource from Boston Post Adoption Resources.

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The Many Identities of Me: Coming to Terms with My Identity as a Transracial Adoptee

By Guest Writer | March 3, 2021

“To the world I am a 5-foot Chinese girl, but the world does not see the many identities swirling around in my head as a transracial adoptee.” Guest writer Marisa shares how diversity in college gave her the space to comfortably explore her Chinese identity at her own pace — a liberating experience.

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Learning How to Raise a Child of Another Race – My Journey As an Adoptive Parent

By Guest Writer | July 28, 2020

Two and a half years ago I met my son, who is black, and just having him in my life has enlightened me to so much. Since then, as an adoptive parent, I have become more and more thirsty to educate myself about race, white privilege and what it means to be in a healthy transracial family.

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