Jeremy Lin and Subtle Stereotypes
For the past few weeks, I have, I admit, been taken over by Linsanity. Jeremy Lin's astonishing prowess on the basketball court, after years of dismissal by coaches, has every…
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China Adoption
More from AFC's adoption bloggers about adopting internationally from China.-
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Farewell to The Yin and the Yang
One year and nine months ago, I posted the first entry of The Yin and the Yang on AdoptiveFamiliesCircle. The post, titled "Best Laid Plans," introduced our family formed by…
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Missed Moments in an Adopted Child’s Life
On this any old morning, I awake with my daughter Hanna, adopted from China, sleeping curled against my shoulder. She had a bad dream and tiptoed into our bed sometime…
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If You Give a Mom a Cookie… When Choosing a New School Leads to Questions of Diversity
One day I visit a private K-12 school in our area. I'm here looking at the high school program to see if it might be a good fit for my…
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Am I the Right Kind of Mother for My Chinese Child?
When I was seven months pregnant, I saw a peanut butter commercial on television. "Choosey moms choose Jiff," the announcer blared. Ooh! I thought, leaping up to see what kind…
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Our Untraditional Cultural Celebrations Honor Our Unconventional Family
The Thursday morning of Chinese New Year 2011, our daughter, Hanna, who was adopted from China, wakes up early and excited. She has set out a selection of silk Chinese outfits to wear…
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Thanking a Birthmother Is Not as Easy as It Looks
Every year, on the eve of our adoptive daughter Hanna's birthday, I write a letter to her birthmother and light a candle outside beneath the stars. I make a wish…
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What Makes a Parent Proud
Both my daughters are on stage. It’s a dress rehearsal for a holiday show. I sit in the dark auditorium watching them twirl and sing. Kathryn is tall and graceful…
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Looking Back: Getting to Know Our Daughter in China
After we met Hanna that November afternoon in the office administration building in Nanchang, we rode back to the hotel. I was eager to be alone with our new child,…
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Looking Back: Meeting Our Daughter in China
After all the paperwork and the waiting, we traveled halfway across the skies to China. On November 1, 2004, we awoke in a Hong Kong hotel room. By the end…
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