Adoptee Meets World

Adoptee Meets World

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Adoptee Meets World episodes

  • Asian Model Minority Myth
    **Disclaimer: This conversation is strictly from my perspective only; I am not trying to create a competition of oppression between groups, but I am only speaking on the history of the Asian Model Minority Myth, addressing my own experience, and the reality of racism**
    This week I share my own experiences around dealing with the Asian Model Minority Myth before and after learning what it is. Adolescence can be a difficult time as we really begin our life-long journey of self discovery and start gaining independence. I am also very honest  about racism around the myth and in the US. Please feel free to send me a message about how you’ve dealt with the Asian Model Minority Myth or how it has impacted you.
    Announcement: I have a new posting schedule! Follow me on Instagram for the latest updates on when new episodes will be uploaded.
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    23 min
  • 9 Things We Wish Non-Adopted Asian Americans Knew
    **Trigger Warning**
    ** Discussion of the sexualization of Asian women in society.
    44:58-59:21-The idea of putting a monetary value on a person’s life, and judging how an individual or couple goes about family planning is not okay. It is not okay to ask the “cost” of an adoptee just like it isn’t okay to ask someone how much they’re paying for a donor, IVF, or a surrogate. Everything costs money these days, and to value a person’s life based on the choices their parents’ family planning decisions is not okay. As said in the podcast, Libby and I are criticizing the idea that people ask us about how much we cost as adoptees, but this question is not put on others who expanded their families through other methods (as far as we are aware, we could be wrong.) Bottom line, having a family is costly; the monetary investment  can fluctuate, but the value of someone’s life does not. No matter how someone came into this world or how a family grew, does not diminish the value of individuals.**
    This episode covers the struggles Asian American adoptees face growing up in the US. Libby and I are reaffirming our legitimacy as members of the Asian community and sharing the loopholes we have to go through due to only knowing so much about our pasts. However, because we are oftentimes members of this community while growing up in Caucasian families, other members of the Asian community or other people might see our experiences as less, or watered down. This is not the case. Here, we are criticizing and challenging societal norms and question ethical practices around adoption. If you would like to add to the discussion, please do! You can send an email or direct message on Instagram.
    Libby Friedman Qin (Instagram): @libbyanmeng
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    1 hr 7 min
  • 9. Being Asian American in the Peace Corps (Guatemala)

    **TRIGGER WARNING** We discuss racism in depth, & experiences during COVID-19

    Being Asian American in the US can already have its own challenges. This week, two of my friends and I are discussing how being Asian American has impacted us while working as Peace Corps Volunteers in Guatemala. As you listen to this episode, please know that these are our own experiences. We know that there are other individuals who hold the same or different identities and that they have had their own unique experiences, good and bad. We don’t want to speak for the Peace Corps community because that isn’t possible; we are just here to share what it was like for us to be in Guatemala as US citizens who don’t fit the typical US stereotypes. Our views and stories that we share do not reflect the beliefs of the Peace Corps except that they are our own and from our experiences in three different parts of Guatemala. We are honest, and not everything and what we went through was happy-go-lucky. We had days that tested our patience and mental strength. We share some laughs and reminisce, but we are still healing and reflecting from the experience. We hope that through our stories a platform is opened to begin more of these difficult conversations as well.

    Jing Murray: (Instagram) @jingmurray

    Vicki Lee: (Instagram) @oh_vicki_you_so_fine

    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_

    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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    1 hr 11 min
  • 8. Identity Crisis

    Today’s conversation dives into how I have struggled with my identity. More times than not, I don’t know exactly where I fit in or how I can. I manage to find where I feel mostly comfortable and work with that. As a transracial adoptee, I have dealt with negative experiences that lead me to be upset with where I came from. I have also tried too hard to fit into places I thought I was supposed to fit into; in other words, I would try to meet the societal or stereotypical norms of, in this case, a “good Asian”. Finding my sense of place or identity hasn’t gotten easier, but I have found comfort regardless of the expectations others have of me. By the end of this episode, I hope you’re left feeling like you can make some sense of your beautifully complex identity. Please send me a message and let me know what you think of this episode and what you’d like to hear next!


    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_

    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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    31 min
  • Am I Supposed to Feel Grateful For My Adoption?
    **Trigger Warning** 
    I think it is difficult to meet a person in this world who doesn’t feel at least a little bit lost or unsure. Many of us might feel as if we are going through the motions and taking on whatever life hands us. As we enter young adulthood we wonder what jobs we should go into, where we should go to college, if we should go to college, who our friends are, and where we belong. While searching for identity, feelings of confusion are normal; but when the layer of adoption is brought into everything, it can begin to complicate things on a unique level. This episode, I will take you through my search for identity and dive into how I have navigated this during my young adulthood.
    **In the beginning of this episode, I address my feelings on Black Lives Matter and mention the passing of Civil Rights Movement activist John Lewis. I have a raw and honest reflection and open up about how I am dealing with what is happening in the US. Strong language is used. At time marks 19:56-20:04 I also mention full-term abortions and discarding of babies in China during the One Child Policy. 26:04-26:19, I include a brief description of a Chinese Social Welfare Institute based on the one I came from.**
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    32 min
  • Do All Adoptees Feel the Same? With Libby Friedman Qin, Pt. 2
    **DISCLAIMER** This week, Libby and I continue part 2 of our conversation. We spend this time diving into themes around our birth families and how adoption has impacted our family life. Being an adoptee goes beyond the initial adoption process; it oftentimes heavily impacts an adoptee’s life far into adulthood, positively or negatively. This just a quick snapshot of our journeys of where we’re at in our adoption process. We are so thankful to have this AMW platform to share the experience with others and hopefully provide a new point of view and insight. As always, please receive this episode with love and understanding. If you have anything to share, please reach out to me or Libby through e-mail or Instagram!
    **Libby and I both understand either of us could have biological child with disabilities and we would do whatever we could in our power to properly care for them. That said, in this episode what is being referred to is the potential weight a decision to adopt a child who has a disability could hold. Adoption is not easy. Adopting a child with disabilities is not easy. We hope that a family who chooses to adopt a child who is labeled disabled or not by the orphanage can be as prepared as possible for this new journey.**
    Follow Libby Friedman Qin on instagram: @libbyanmeng
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    48 min
  • Do All Adoptees Feel the Same? With Libby Friedman Qin, Pt. 1
    **Trigger Warning** This episode will begin a two-part reflection that Libby Friedman Qin, AMW’s first guest, and I have regarding many common themes that adoptees face. In this episode, we share our honest feelings and we are very explicit with what we say. The intention of this episode is to have an un-filtered conversation where we can share our experiences growing up and how we see the adoption process from our eyes. **There is a brief reference to sexual assault as we discuss potential reasons behind being put up for adoption. We also criticize adoption and how, as an adoptee, it can seem like a picking and choosing experience, that adoption was a second choice, or a last resort.** While I do recognize this can come across as offensive to adoptive parents who may have put down various age/sex/health requirements when in the adoption process, Libby and I also trust that when parents mark these boundaries it comes from a place of love to ensure a successful adoption, however you may define that. As always, I hope that any parents who adopted or prospective adoptive parents receive this episode with empathy. As I challenge you to sit with the discomfort of being an adoptee, I also urge adoptees, myself included, to respect the difficulties that our families experienced prior to, and through the adoption. As I always say, it is a complex and messy thing, but at the end of the day, we should look at it with love.
    Follow Libby Friedman Qin on instagram: @libbyanmeng 
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_ 
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    56 min
  • 10 Things I Wish Parents Knew About Adoption
    Adoption is a rich experience that grows families, brings cultures together, and is sugarcoated. Although we don’t always examine the hurdles adoptees and adoptive families hit in the road when on this path, I’ve compiled a list of often overlooked themes  based on personal experiences and conversations I have had with fellow adoptees. This is not a concrete guide on how to have the perfect adoption, because that doesn’t exist. Hopefully by the end you’re not feeling deterred from adopting but more aware of things that could become a part of your life if adoption is in it.
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    41 min
  • AMW on Black Lives Matter
    This episode I will talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and how I am working to better myself. I know my process and I aren't perfect, but I hope this episode helps others find ways to support, or to hear new ways they can contribute. Supporting a cause where you don’t know exactly what it's like to walk in the shoes of the people being oppressed can be difficult and intimidating. At times you may even feel out of place, but I wholeheartedly believe that the discomfort experienced is crucial to positive change.
     
    Sources:
    Timeline: Nat. Geographic timeline of History of Slavery in the US
    Mississippi CNN Report: Reports CNN
    Juneteenth: Juneteenth
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    27 min
  • Routine & Quarantine
    COVID-19 and quarantine, two things that are said a lot these days. Millions are suffering losses on numerous scales and I am one of them. This episode I share with you how I have been coping post job-loss and how I have had to manage in quarantine to help maintain good mental and physical health. If you feel alone, you’re not. After you listen to this episode you’ll feel a little more ready to begin making small changes for a better you.
    Instagram: @adopteemeetsworld_
    Music: What A Wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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    16 min

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