Letter to Her

Originally titled "All American Adoptee", this podcast seeks to address one person: my birth mom. Written and spoken in the form of a love letter, Letter to Her discusses the complicated feelings of being an international adoptee.

Originally titled "All American Adoptee", this podcast seeks to address one person: my birth mom. Written and spoken in the form of a love letter, Letter to Her discusses the complicated feelings of being an international adoptee. 

Despite being a Christian school, middle school sure felt like hell. With the little vocabulary I had, I discovered every middle schooler's worst fear: shame.

Even as an elementary schooler, I realized that something was different about me.  From "Gotcha Days" to looking in the mirror, I knew that being adopted meant something, but wasn't quite sure what.  

"All American Adoptee" is (mostly) a self-project where I can voice my experiences as an international adoptee. Sometimes, I'm proud of my adopted status. Other days, I am not.

 I've struggled with balancing my cultural and racial identity all my life, constantly asking myself, "Where do I belong?". While seeking to find an answer, I've come across feelings of rejection, shame, and displacement, all of which have deterred me from discussing my adoption. But as I've grown older, I've realized that ignoring major parts of myself is ultimately harmful.  

And now, I'm ready to talk about some of the brightest (and darkest) parts of my life as an Asian American adoptee.