Finding Her Tribe: Kim Shares Her Unique Positive Adoptee Perspective

About this episode

Kim shares her unique positive adoptee perspective during National Adoptee Awareness Month.

As we enter National Adoptee Awareness Month (NAAM), we’re dedicated to giving adoptees the seat at the table to tell their own stories and define their own narrative. Join us for an incredibly heartfelt discussion with Kim, a Korean Adoptee (KAD) who shares her unique, and often-criticized, story of having a very positive adoptee experience. Kim is close to her adoptive parents and currently has no interest in a birth search. Yet, after attending her first KAAN conference in 2022, she was su...

People in this episode

Hosts: Claire Magenheimer, Laurie Vogler

Guest: Kim

Topics covered

• adoption
• adoptee experiences
• positive narratives
• family relationships
• identity
• community

Keywords

• adoptee
• positive experience
• Korean Adoptee
• family
• KAAN conference
• birth search
• adoption narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KAAN, National Adoptee Awareness Month

Places: Korea

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