Adoptee Blogs / Multi-media Blogs
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The Adopted Life “The Adopted Life” originated as Angela Tucker’s (a Black adoptee) blog that acted as a safe space for her to publicly share her struggles as a transracial adoptee, hoping that by doing so would help grow the adoptee community that were raised in closed adoptions. Her blog has received recognition that it turned into a platform miniseries. Angela is an adoption advocate who does keynote speaker, and has released a documentary, called “Closure”, which covers her experience in being reunited with her biological mother.
Adoption Truth & Transparency Worldwide Information Network This blog is curated by Janine Myung Ja! This website dedicates itself in respecting adoptees’, orphans’, families of adoption-loss’, etc. historical narratives. There’s also a Facebook group based on this blog/organization as well! If you’re interested, please refer to “Adoption Truth & Transparency Worldwide Information Network” in the “Organization” section.
Chinawistful Hi, my name is Kate! I am passionate about different cultures, make people happy, and adoption. My blog story will always be inspiration and heart warming for adoptees and adoptive parents who adopt their children to help understand the deaf community and how to access communication and American Sign Language (ASL).
China’s Controversy Hi my name is Kira! I am 21 years old and a Chinese adoptee from the Guangdong Province. I was adopted when I was 3-5 months and brought to Toronto, Ontario. My family and I moved and now we live in British Columbia, Canada. I have two brother, who aren't adopted, and am attending college to complete my BBA. I studied one year in Berlin, Germany and have dedicated myself to aiding incoming and outgoing exchange students. I love getting to know new people, especially from other countries and learning about the world around me. I enjoy learning new languages, travelling, reading quotes and socks. I also really love potatoes, soup and eating in general. I am passionate about different cultures, making people happy, body image and adoption!
Chinese Adoptee Links This is a compilation of Chinese adoptee blogs from various writers. The content is pretty diverse. It covers book reviews, film reviews, reflections, essays, articles, etc.
A Chinese Adoptee’s Story An unnamed Chinese adoptee shares her story as well as her thoughts on abandonment, birth parent searching, and her relationship with her parents.
Confessions of an Adoptee A thought-provoking blog that posts some of the innermost thoughts and feelings that adoptees have in relation to their adoption and identities. Submissions are primarily published anonymously.
Dear Adoption A blog founded by Reshma McClintock, transracial adoptee, inter country adoptee from Calcutta, India. Dear Adoption is a platform whose motto is give voice to those most affected by adoption: adoptees. The site includes a nice list of resources for adult adoptees that we highly recommend.
The Declassified Adoptee Woolston is an adult white adoptee who works as an author, speaker, licensed social worker, and psychotherapist with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in social work. She has been writing about adoption for over 6 years, founded Pennsylvania Adoptee Rights, Lost Daughters, co-facilitate an adoption support group, and contributes to “Gazillion Voices Magazine” and “Social Work Helper.”
Diary of a Not-So-Angry Asian Adoptee Mom, wife, adoptee, Huffington Post blogger, advocate and somewhat self-deprecating and neurotic goofball, Korean adoptee Christina Romo shares her thoughts on her personal blog.
Did You Ever? Taylor Shennett is a Chinese adoptee adopted from Hunan, China. She dedicates her blog to unveiling what adoption is realistically like; Taylor argues that adoption is never a straightforward experience to process.
Earim Jing A Chinese Adoptee shares her story as well as her thoughts on a multitude of issues, including mental health, adoption in the media, and the one child policy.
Gazillion Voices To create a platform for adoptees and their allies to bring topics important to the adoption community to life through rich, compelling, and thought-provoking content that will be accessible to the broader community and will ultimately reframe and reshape the conversation about adoption.
Harlow’s Monkey “Harlow’s Monkey” is a blog that focuses on the intercountry and transracial adoption from the adoptee’s perspective. The blogger is a Korean adoptee and an assistant professor in University of Washington, Tacoma in the Social Work program. She’s particularly interested in to subject of adoption, foster care, child welfare, orphans/vulnerable children, race, class, & disability. While the content caters to adoptees, Harlow’s Monkey hopes that the material will also be helpful for open-minded parents and professionals by offering a lot of useful resources for adoptees, parents, and professionals, alike.
hello adoption. Founded by two Chinese adoptees, hello adoption. is a blog for adoptees by adoptees, aiming to encourage others to discover their voices and further a sense of community between adoptees.
The Here and Nao Hi I’m Naomi – a Chinese Adoptee, speaking from the heart about the adoptee experience. I created The Here and Nao on Youtube, as a video platform for Adoptees to speak out. I also want to share my own story as a British Chinese adoptee. This blog is an extension of that and here you’ll find the musings of my mind as I navigate life in the 21st Century.
The Humanist Adoptee “The Humanist Adoptee” focuses on confronting the realities of adoption/being an adoptee by sharing their personal opinions, poems, facts, etc.
I am Adopted “I am Adopted” is not only a platform for adoptees to share their experiences, but also acts like a guide for adoptive parents who are trying to understand adoption from their children’s own perspective. This blog’s goal is for all adoptees are born with a purpose, that they matter, and their voices matter.
Kiera McCabe Chinese adoptee shares her thoughts on Hollywood representation, Yellow Fevor, and other topics.
LA Yiling Just your average #adoptee trying to come out of the fog & also stay sane. (Instagram Blog)
LFS Musings Chinese adoptee PhD candidate and adoptee advocate, Lily, shares her thoughts on adoption and more. I’m just your average adoptee graduate student trying to figure out life.
Lost Daughters “Lost Daughters” is an independent collaborative writing project that was created back in 2011 and is edited and authored by adult female adoptees from diverse backgrounds. This blog aims provide stories and point of views of female adoptees, critically analyze the pros and cons of adoption (as an institution) in an empowering manner.
Little Lily Big World Lily shares everyday adoptee thoughts from her blog Little Lily Big World.
Myownrace “In this blog, I am going to focus on my story of adoption. I will try to explain how it has effected me in the past, how it is effecting me now, and what I expect for the future."
Noble Soul of a Chinese Adoptee Hi! I'm Yuna and I was adopted from Dianbai, Guangdong in 1998 when I was 14 months old. Noble Soul of a Chinese Adoptee is a long name, but the blog title boils down to valuing and loving yourself because you deserve to live and enjoy it. In this blog, I try to explore different ideas from my own perspective and how adoption affects me as just one part of my identity.
On the Periphery “On the Periphery” is dedicated to discussing the problems surrounding the presence of transracial Asian adoption, as well as challenge Western, patriarchal ideologies and any misconceptions of adoptees.
Red Thread Broken "This blog includes personal questions, reflections, upcoming adoptee events, literature reviews and responses to recent adoptee media, as well as the ideas of what it means to be Chinese American. This blog presents a more holistic view of international adoption as opposed to the "Hallmarkization" as portrayed in the media."
Stories from an Adoptee I started my blog in October 2015. I want to create more awareness about adoption. I would like to give people the full impression about being adopted. Not only negative effects but also the positive ones. Adoption is for me a way of living. It made me for who I am. My adoption gave me a second life but gives me also a lot of pain. Therefore these stories are about lost, loss, love and friendship. These themes are universal and I hope other people can relate to my stories too. I am a very creative person and therefore it's an artistic blog I love to paint and write so a lot of items are made by me. If I see something else very inspiring I also put it on my blog. My blog tells stories about how I deal with adoption and how it inspires me in life. Love, the Happy Panda!
Transracial Eyes “Transracial Eyes” is one of the many outlets for adoptees of all kinds to speak their minds on the subject of adoption without having to worry about being censored or appropriated.
Thoughts of an Adoptee “Hi and welcome. I'm a 21 year old artist who just happens to be adopted from China. When I was little I always wondered who my birth parents where. Where I came from etc. Well I thought I would get myself a blog to record some of these stuff. I am currently on an on and off search for my birth family. I also like to talk about issues in the Asian American and Adoptee community. Follow along as I start to figure out my past and future.”
Through the Eyes of an Adoptee Kid Becky is an adoptee that works as an attorney and a professional leadership consultant. Her blog is targeted for adoptees and for people curious about the adoptee life, alike. She maintains a good relationship with her adoptive and biological families.
We Are Asian Adoptees A Blog for Asian Adoptees. "Clearing ignorance and confronting racism, as well as transnationalism: Our purpose is to provide a place for adoptees and people to ask questions concerning adoption in Asia.”