- Sep 21
- 2 min
The Day They Say I Was Born
The day they say I was born is the day my Omma wrote 9/21 on a piece of paper she pinned to me before leaving, or a social worker closed...
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
Book Review: "Older Sister, Not Necessarily Related"
South Korea has sent over 200,000 adoptees to other countries around the world, to predominantly white parents, believing the old adage,...
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Bravery
Of all the comments in response to my Washington Post op-ed, there is one that has stuck with me: “You are a brave, brave woman, Ms....
- May 12, 2022
- 3 min
The Body's Calendar
I began keeping a calendar in elementary school. Those squares, equal and even, gave me comfort. I marked each box with an “X” before...
- Apr 7, 2022
- 4 min
Passover: An Adoptee's Story
I sat in my parents' dining room for Passover seder, my feet dangling over the edge of the mauve upholstered chair, and hoped the story...
- Mar 19, 2022
- 3 min
Artificial Habitat
"Despite a brief stretching of my own wings, I nestled right back where I started. I could have left too but did not..."
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
What's in a Name?
Sitting in a restaurant in Chicago in the middle of the summer, my husband jotted down names on a scrap piece of paper. We just formally...
