At Eight Years Old, New Family, New Country, New . . . Everything
I missed Wo Ai Ni Mommy when it aired on PBS in 2010. Neither did I see it while it was still being streamed on the internet. But there are plenty of pieces online that give insight into this...
View ArticleI Like “I Like Giving”
George was born in Romania to an impoverished family who couldn’t care for him. When he was fourteen months old, he weighed only 9 pounds. Fredericksburg.com reports that his medical report already...
View ArticleIn Someone Else’s Shoes: Two Adoptees Search for Who They Were and Who They...
These are the stories of two Asian girls, adopted by families in North America. One of the girls is now a teenager. One is in her 50s. Both are the subjects of documentaries. Both look back and wonder...
View ArticleI Love You, I Hate You: “Girl, Adopted”
After writing about some documentaries on adoption that used to be, but are no longer, available for online viewing, I finally went to the PBS site and found one that is still up—but not for long. If...
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