Angelica is a fan of spelunking, reptiles, and research! She shares about how growing up in a poverty stricken family helped her to learn the value of earning her own way.  Angelica's life path has launched her into a scientific medical career. She wants to help others know the power of science and education. 

Margaret was adopted in 1958 from South Korea. She was found on the floor of an orphanage alongside of her adopted brother Charles. They were both starving and in need of immediate attention. They were featured in many newspapers and tv shows because of their unique family which was made up of 19 adopted children. 

https://youtu.be/zeFSItRl1r0 To Tell the Truth (1967)

https://youtu.be/JmHmD55eIZg   The Mike Douglas Show  (1965,  Start at the 53 minute mark)

Fred Nicora grew up in a traditional American family. While Fred was at a family gathering, he found out that his family had been keeping a secret. The parents that raised him were not his biological family. Listen to this account of a late discovery adoptee. 

Fred is the author of Forbbiden Roots which tells his story of late discovery adoption and discovering his true identity. 

https://www.frednicora.com  

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Candace Cahill is the author of Goodbye Again which tells her experience of being young, single, pregnant and alone.  The manipulative techniques of adoption counseling convinced her to relinquish her baby. In this episode she tells her story of losing her son, finding him, and losing him again. Candace's writing has been featured in Newsweek, NBC Today, and the Huffington Post. You can find her work in the links below. 

Goodbye Again: A Memoir

Recent Published Work

HuffPost: My Relationship With My Mom Was A Nightmare. Then An Unexpected Tragedy Changed Everything.

Newsweek: I Found My Adopted Son, But We'll Never Spend a Holiday Together

NBC TODAY: I met my birth son once, then he died. The man who adopted him helped me grieve

Newsweek: 'I Gave My Son Up for Adoption—23 Years Later My Life Was Turned Upside Down'

Severance Mag: Blue Baby Blanket

Anne is a Korean born adoptee who was raised in Minnesota and Missouri. She has two adopted siblings from Korea and together they traveled back to their birth country in the summer of 2022. Anne tells her story of reunion and also shares her opinion of adoption.  

Katie is a Chinese adoptee who grew up in Texas. During her formative years she chose her own identity. Now as an adult she is proud to be Chinese and American. 

Shirley is a mixed race intercountry adoptee. She is on the journey to finding her birth parents and has some interesting leads. Also, at the time of adoption, her US citizenship was not finalized through the naturalization process. At present she is seeking how to gain US citizenship 

Glenda is a Korean born adoptee who chose to forgive her abusive parents. She is writing a book about her life experiences and is planning on going to visit Korea. 

Mary Ellen Gambutti was adopted as an infant into an Air Force family. In this conversation she shares her quest of finding her biological family.

Here is the link to her book: I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls

https://www.amazon.com/Must-Have-Wandered-Adopted-Daughter-ebook/dp/B0B94T45JY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FI7X51BX8OPZ&keywords=books+mary+ellen+gambutti+i+must+have+wandered&qid=1667707360&sprefix=I+must+have+wan%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1 

Dee was adopted around age two from a home of neglect. He was raised by a loving adoptive mother who showed him love and stability. Dee is the survivor of sexual asault and encourages anyone who has trauma to seek therapy. He says, 'it will be okay."

Trigger warning topic of sexual abuse.