Puzzle Pieces: Identity and My Birth Mother Search

By Guest Writer | October 8, 2019

As adoptees try to piece together the puzzle of their identities, they begin to ask questions. Why did my birth mother give me up? Does she ever think about me? Does my birthday carry any significance to her? Our guest writer shares her international journey to answer these questions and precious moments of reunion between her adoptive family and birth family.

The GOA’L Model: How to Support Birth Family Search Overseas

By Erica Kramer, MSW | March 27, 2019

As more adoptees pursue birth family search overseas, there’s an increasing need for guidance and support when they reach their destination. GOA’L, a nonprofit that counsels and connects adoptees with their motherland in Korea, shares possible search outcomes, cultural challenges, and reunion scenarios.