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Ken: The Unknown Led to Answers
Episode 12
Ken DeStefano is a domestic adoptee born in the late 1960's and raised in a caring and loving home. As an adoptee, he has had a largely happy life, …
2 years, 3 months ago
Victoria: A Change in the Law Led to Search and Reunion
Episode 11
Victoria Rich never expected to search for her biological family. Always curious about her origins, she did a photography project at the infant home …
2 years, 3 months ago
John: Operation Baby Lift and the Erasure of Culture
Episode 10
John Frey was born in Vietnam and brought to the United States as part of Operation Babylift when he was a year-and-a-half old. John often struggled…
2 years, 3 months ago
Kristal: Because She's Adopted
Episode 9
Kristal Parke is a talented Cree filmmaker, producer, podcast host, and adoptee, whose personal journey has driven her to explore themes of identity,…
2 years, 3 months ago
Lorah: The Adopted Chameleon
Episode 8
Lorah Gerald is a same race, domestic, Baby Scoop Era, preRoe adoptee. She posts as The Adopted Chameleon on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Pa…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sarah: An International Adoptee Gives Back by Writing
Episode 7
Sarah D. Shearer is a writer, wife, and mother. She was adopted from Russia as a baby but has spent her life in Thomasville, Georgia. She is passiona…
2 years, 4 months ago
Roy: For this Neurodiverse Adoptee, Art and Music Helped Him Heal
Episode 6
Born in Edinburgh in 1963, Roy grew up an only child and always knew he was adopted, or as his adoptive mother, Mollie, would tell him, “chosen”. Whi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Pam: A Rare Diagnosis Led This Adoptee on a Search
Episode 5
Pam Uzzell is a documentary filmmaker and podcaster currently living in Oakland, CA. She is the director and producer of four independent documentari…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sally: For This Adoptee, Hard Life Lessons Are Paying Off
Episode 4
Sally King is an adult adoptee from the foster system. Growing up she knew she did not seem to fit anywhere and just accepted that that was who she w…
2 years, 4 months ago
Jane: A Late Reunion Brings Family and Answers
Episode 3
Jane is a baby scoop-era adoptee born in 1963 in Delaware to a 14 yr. old mother. After being in foster care for the first 10 months she was adopted …
2 years, 5 months ago