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Category Archives: Writing
Research/writing at @academia
I’ve uploaded papers, conference presentations, articles, etc. to Academia.edu [link to Academia.edu]; I hope this will serve as a more central repository of output than various blogs/web sites. Thanks for reading. Advertisements
ASAC/AI Voices of Adoption Literary Event
ASAC presents Voices of Adoption, an evening of literary readings, featuring Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Susan Harness, Julayne Lee, and Lee Herrick (and many other talented writers). Free and open to the public! The literary event will take place on Friday, … Continue reading
White Savior Syndrome™
(or: “The Journalistic Stunt of Trafficking Syrian Children”) In a recent article written for Information Clearing House [link], Franklin Lamb states: “I confess to having purchased four children near Ramlet el Baida beach recently from a stressed-out Syrian woman.” The article … Continue reading
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The seeker and the sought.
Update: I’ve uploaded the foreword to Academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/15249125/The_Seeker_and_the_Sought I was honored to be asked to provide the introduction to an anthology of writing concerning adoption reunion: Adoption Reunion in the Social Media Age, an Anthology, edited by Laura Dennis. The … Continue reading
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Tagged adoptees, adoption, adoption experience, adoption reunion, anthology, book, mental health professionals, reunion, voice
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What is the obverse of “ghost” and “haunting”?
Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
We’ve spoken about ghosts here and there. Lately, with reunion looming, I feel like I am haunting my own life, finding might-have-been footsteps; meeting could-have-been friends and, inch’allah, even family. But the metaphor is bothering me.…
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Islamophobia and adoption: Who are the civilized?
This paper started as a conference presentation at the Adoption Initiative Conference in 2012 with the theme “‘Best Interests of the Child?’: Race, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption”. The basis for it was sparked by an article that appeared in … Continue reading
What does “Moving On” look like?
Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
It seems at every juncture I turn and run smack into adoption. I consciously try to avoid it, but it seems to seek me out. For four decades I just lived my life and denied my…
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Adoption: Abide or die.
Originally posted on Transracialeyes:
Over the years I’ve received much in the way of hateful missives, personal attacks, threats, libelous statements, etc. Some I reply to, some I ignore, some I seek legal counsel concerning. After a recent uptick in…
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