Many adoptees don’t know their true birthday. That’s a reality for us and our friend, Michelle Nakamoto, an actress, fellow Chinese-American adoptee, and former host of her own podcast “Error 404: Birthday Not Found.” In a belated birthday cele

Interview: A Native American Jewish Adoptee

Dec 7th, 2023 1h 2m

In our first guest interview, Ariella shares insight into her unique experience as a domestic transracial Native American Jewish adoptee. From discovering she was Native American as a teenager, instead of Salvadorean as she initially believed,

Nature vs Nurture: 2 Chinese Adoptees on their White Families

Nov 1st, 2023 50m 47s

Transracial adoption often means growing up in a culture that is not typically associated with your ethnicity. In other words, for Leah and Tayler: being shown Asian culture by white people. As two transracial Chinese adoptees growing up in the

Jewish identity as a Chinese Adoptee: adopting your parents’ culture

Oct 23rd, 2023 25m 25s

One of our co-hosts, Leah, is Jewish. In light of current events, we wanted to offer some thoughts about what it means to “adopt” our parents’ culture while still living with the actual ethnicity into which we are born. As an adoptee, we are ad

The f*** is a primal wound? 2 Adoptees on Dating

Aug 1st, 2023 35m 3s

What does romantic attachment after adoption actually feel like? Two Chinese transracial adoptees (Leah & Tayler) take an honest, curious, and navel gazing look at dating and relationships. Leah is currently single with unflinchingly high stand

After Roe: 2 Adoptees on Abortion

Jun 27th, 2023 22m 57s

In a candid convo, two adult Chinese adoptees, both born during China’s One Child Policy, dive into the modern realities of being adopted. In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, we’re tackling a topic head-on: why “choosing