In this episode, guest Dr. Hollee McGinnis shares her journey of her reclamation of her culture and all that she lost that day she was adopted - including her language, her food, and her people. 

Listen in as Hollee shares her heartfelt and empowering stories of healing through Korean food. 

Dr. Hollee A. McGinnis, MSW, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Social Work and has nearly 30 years of community organizing, practice, policy, and research experience on adoption, child welfare, and alternative care. Her research broadly examines the social and cultural determinants of mental health and well-being, including the effects of early childhood adversity, attachment trauma, cultural loss, and racial and ethnic identity,  that centers the lived experiences of individuals with histories of child welfare with a focus on racially minoritized individuals of Asian descent. Prior to her doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis, Dr.  McGinnis was the Policy Director at the Donaldson Adoption Institute in New York City. She received her Master of Science from Columbia University School of Social Work, and a post-Master’s Clinical Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. In 1996 she founded Also-Known-As, Inc., a non-profit adult intercountry adoptee organization in New York City.

Get in touch with Hollee here:
Instagram @Hollee.Mcginnis
Email: [email protected]

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