On Friendship and Adoption
by Anne HeffronIt can be tricky making friends when part of your brain thinks if your mother didn’t like you, why would anyone else. Maybe the making part isn’t as hard as the keeping part.…
Lost… and Found
by Sharon Fieker CumminsI placed my daughter for adoption in August of 1969. The social worker told me to go on with my life— like the adoption didn’t happen. I did just that and didn’t…
The Flame
by Jean WidnerFrom deep inside the womb, I know both love and sadness. They ripple through my blood, my bones, and intertwine to create the essence of me. This invisible truth sits inside, certain, a…
AKA’s April Dinwoodie awarded “Advocate of the Year”
We are proud to share that the North American Council on Adoptable Children awarded AKA’s President of the Board, April Dinwoodie, “Advocate of the Year”.
Damon L. Davis Awarded AKA’s AVA for 2022!
For Immediate Release: October 13, 2022 Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Group Contact – Shannon Quist shannon.r.quist@gmail.com 512-553-2520 aka@adoptionknowledge.org Link…
Elevating Transracial Adoptee Voices
Meet the TRA Project Lead, Jana Gross My name is Jana Gross and I am a transracial adoptee from South Korea. I was 2.5 years old when I was adopted, along with my older sister.…
MIRROR IMAGES
by Dirk Uphoff Mirror, mirror, on the wall, my face is reflecting someone I don’t see at all. As I look deeper, I think I see, why everyone asks me about my nationality. Am I…
Maraschino Cherries at Church
by Akara Skye Trigger Warning: Mention of childhood sexual molestation My father was quite religious in an unassuming way and was dedicated to the Episcopal church. My mother replicated his dedication so as to not…
AKA New Conference Web Location
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Writing Heals
By Shannon Quist I’m a writer. I write. It’s what I do. I won my first writing award in fifth grade for a piece that was like my family: happy, static, the model of middle…