Sep 20, 20232 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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 18, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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...