Adoptee coded with Jean

It is my first school snow day in years and also it has been a minute since recording an episode. I got all dolled up (put some red lips for the camera) and reflected on growth/ change. I know we all process our adoption and feelings toward identity and relationships we develop in various ways. It is a good sign of growth for me that I have a better relationship with famiy and also understand how all relationships can change.

Olivia found out about the podcast thanks to Nanchang project. We sat down prior to October 2025 and talked about research, study, and working as  Pre- K educator. Some cursing shared 50minutes in.Enjoy our debrief on Summer I turned Pretty and other YA stories (apologies for the spoilers if you are watching). I was also surprised Olivia is the younger adoptee sibling and has an older adoptee sister from China and a younger sister who is biological to their parents. It was a lot of fun and we both joined the Nanchang 5k project back in October.

I went to Central park for an event and couldn’t find my friends. It’s not a long long story but I ended up meeting Hannah thanks to this adventure to the park. Hannah is currently pursuing studies and almost done and we talked about differing perspectives from a generation apart on the Asian culture boom. Find @hannahrose.mcguire on IG.If you would like to share your story please email [email protected] or message @adopteesborninchinapodcast on Facebook and Instagram. Thank you for listening! 

Jenna came back to my cozy apartment in Queens to share about her most recent trip to China over the summer. This trip, Jenna went to Guangxi, Nanning, and Hong Kong. She was able to visit with people who were a part of the trip two years ago and we revisit a couple memories from that trip as well. Thank you Jenna for creating another great archive about your story!Book- Hidden Treasures: A Letter to the Children of Mother's Love, Guangxi, China by Kit Ying ChanIf you would like to share your story please email [email protected] or message @adopteesborninchinapodcast on Facebook and Instagram. Thank you for listening!

5 years older and wiser! And also the longest project I have committed to. I share about a recent trip to Australia and emotions related to relationships (family, friends, romantic). I am also supporting and assisting the Nanchang project with their in person gathering in NYC on 10/11/25. The Mid Autumn for reunion virtual 5k run/ walk takes place October 1-15th. Additional podcasts to listen to: Mel Robins, Lewis Howes, Armchair Expert, Good Hang, Smartless, and I personally enjoy rewatch ones: Avatar, braving the Elements and And Just Like That.

Happy birth month Jean! Like Jean Piccard! This episode Jean shares about adoption in Star Trek, Steven Universe, and Blue Eyed Samurai. It was great to have the shows discussed also help share and express some feelings and sentiments about adoption. Jean mentions comedian Ko King Booster and actress Michaela Dietz, voice of Amethyst in Steven Universe. @displacedklingon on instagram

Carmen sent a message saying she got her CoC June 2025  in which I replied -”CoC?” In this episode, Carmen shares about her experience with getting her Certificate of Citizenship (duration 7 months) including speaking with her mom, the adoption agency, and an attorney. We talk about the N- 600 (https://www.uscis.gov/n-600) and also about how she came to this decision to obtain the document and the process to complete. The firm is Millner and Markee located in San Diego, CA USA. (https://www.milner-markee.com/) Our passport is not the same as the paper itself. Feel free to contact @carmen.meng on instagram. USCIS is United States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThank you for listening to ABC. We are on major podcast platforms including Apple and Spotify. Email adoptedbabiesfromchina@ gmail or message adopteesborninchinapod on instagram if you would like to share your story.

Note: Explicit language used a couple of times and not beepedWe visit this recording with writer Lianna from winter 2024 and sharing now in summer 2025. Lianna lives outside of the US and adopted from Hunan province. We talk about the Nanchang project and how Chinese adoptee alliance like many other orgs have shifted from parents to adoptee led. And of course, Lianna shared about writing and how creating these stories are a way to process adoption and Chinese culture. @lifeng.stories on instagram.Thank you for listening to ABC. We are on major podcast platforms including Apple and Spotify. Email adoptedbabiesfromchina@ gmail or message adopteesborninchinapod on instagram if you would like to share your story.

I spoke with Laur over the winter break from school and now releasing this episode a little over a month from the Chinese Adoptee Collective first ever conference taking place June 27-29. Laur has lived in various spots throughout the US and works within therapy. Sometimes it can be so difficult to vocalize all the feelings but Laur did so and with a stranger too.You can reach them at @helloitslaur and @chineseadopteecollective on IG.If you would like to share your story please email [email protected] or message @adopteesborninchinapodcast on Facebook and Instagram. Thank you for listening! 

We are both Marylanders who went to CLI in Guilin at different times but were able to meet in NYC twice. Couple years back, I spoke with Jenna over hot chocolate about adoption and then she kindly came to my cozy room in Queens where we recorded this episode. During 2 months of Chinese language study in Guilin, Jenna also went to the city where she was left/found to look for her biological parents. She shares about the experience and how conversations with others bio-parents helped her empathize with the heartache that bio-parents carry. Sharing quote from Jenna “I hope that maybe if I share some of my conversations with the Chinese adoptee community, it can help them process some of their resentment (if they have any).”If you would like to share your story please email [email protected] or message @adopteesborninchinapodcast on Facebook and Instagram. Thank you for listening!