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Every beginning, after all, is nothing but a sequel, and the book of events is always open in the middle. — Wislawa Szymborska, from Love at First Sight. September 1, 2011 by Sabina Chen. We got lucky. The storm knocked out power to many of our neighbors, but left us alone. There was plenty of wind and limbs tossed about the yard, but other than that, we got off scott free. Milo’s weather report for the day: “Big blowing.”. Irene left us a messy driveway. No complaints here! August 26, 2011 by Sabina Chen.
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Adoption Fusion: June 2013
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Discovering where adoption, race and culture blend together. Saturday, June 8, 2013. Exciting news: an update. In my earlier post. I mentioned some of the exciting connections I've been making in the adoption world here in Massachusetts. Well, here's the update:. On Labor Day 2012 weekend, I was able to present " Think Outside the Box: identity and intersectionality. In April 2013, I presented at the Asian American Footsteps Conference. A high school student conference who identify as Asian, Asian Americ...
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Adoption Fusion: September 2011
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Discovering where adoption, race and culture blend together. Friday, September 9, 2011. Chinese, Japanese, Dirty Knees, Look at THIS! I don't know exactly how to start this post. I'm still in shock from my innocent Google search. Since I'm partially Japanese and lived in Japan for so many years, why not a Japanese flag? I can hardly believe my eyes! This picture is simply named: "Lovely young female holding a Japanese flag" and shows this attractive woman (most likely a mixed race asian person), holding ...
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Adoption Fusion: September 2016
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Discovering where adoption, race and culture blend together. Sunday, September 4, 2016. Photo Credit: http:/ www.clipartkid.com/images/119/heartrate-heartbeat-tattoo-SREnEk-clipart.png. Hello Adoption Fusion fans,. Well, I'm finally back! After about a two-and-a-half year hiatus, I'm going to resurrect this blog! A number of things have inspired me to do so:. A colleague/fellow Smithie friend of mine has just started a blog. Time to get back to educatin'! There are still SO many great articles, discussio...
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Adoption Fusion: April 2011
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Discovering where adoption, race and culture blend together. Monday, April 25, 2011. Defining Race: Part 2. So, it looks like I'm not the only one who wrestles with this question! Thank you, readers, for those who responded online and by email. The straight definition of race from Merriam-Webster is:. A breeding stock of animals. Tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock. A class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics. As I tried to address this question in a...
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Adoption Fusion: March 2012
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Discovering where adoption, race and culture blend together. Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Money changes everything.in adoption. Yet another interesting article about celebrity adoptions from The Huffington Post. This one asks the question: Do Stars Get An Advantage? They present a few opinions.but the main idea is while celebrities go through the "same process" as everyone else, money can help smooth outsome of the bumps in the road. Ah, Cyndi Lauper's song resonates. Money changes everything. Again, I say...
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Adoption Fusion: December 2013
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Discovering where adoption, race and culture blend together. Saturday, December 14, 2013. Thoughts on Katy Perry's "Geisha" performance at the AMAs. So, since Katy Perry felt compelled to open the American Music Awards with a tribute to Japan through her song "Unconditionally" and people are compelled to criticize, I feel compelled to write about it. I watched the performance. No From the photos I've seen of the AMAs, I'm more offended by Christina Aguilera's push-up outfit. And I recognize the fact that...
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In His Easy Yoke: 03/01/2010 - 04/01/2010
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In His Easy Yoke. Finding rest for my soul. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Finding her family - The next part of the story. If you need to catch up. My intention is to give you the background on how I relinquished and where I was at emotionally and psychologically so that you can understand how I got to where I am now with my beliefs about adoption. I hope tonight's post will help you understand even more. Now that’s sacrifice! I didn't know that writing about this would bring back such vivd memories. It gi...
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