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[Interview With Zoi Kunkle and Pat Jacobs-Kunkle]

Description: Interview with Zoi Kunkle and her mother, Pat Jacobs-Kunkle, regarding Zoi's adoption from Chenzhou City in Hunan Province, China. Zoi describes her future aspirations and her interests in her birth family and early life in China. Her mother shares her and her husband's decision to adopt and from China in particular, and their thoughts on searching for Zoi's birth family.
Date: 2016~
Duration: 15 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Kunkle, Zoi Yi Xing & Jacobs-Kunkle, Pat
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Myra]

Description: Interview with Myra regarding the adoption of her younger sister, Lena, from China and their relationship with Lena's birth family in China. Myra speaks about meeting Lena's birth family and visiting their village.
Date: 2016~
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Myra
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Li Shaofang]

Description: Personal statement of Li Shaofang regarding her adoption by a family in a neighboring village in the Hebei Province, China. The statement includes information about the interview conducted by Jena Heath with Li Shaofang, translated by Li's daughter, Jun Wang. Li Shaofang's adoption story was written by Jun Wang and describes why she was adopted and there is a photo of Li Shaofang as a child with her adoptive family on the second page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wang, Jun
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Lena, Amy, Robert, and Myra]

Description: Personal statements of Lena, Robert, Amy, and Myra (last names not given) regarding the adoption of Lena from Southern China, describing their family and relationship with Lena's birth family in China. Robert and Amy also discuss Amy's work as a volunteer Search Angel, who does DNA birth parent searches in the United States. There are two photos included, one of Lena with her birth siblings and one of Lena, Robert, Amy and Myra.
Date: 2016~
Creator: Lena; Robert; Amy & Myra
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Bobbie and Vic Sterner]

Description: Interview with Bobbie and Vic Sterner regarding the adoption of of their two daughters from China. They speak about their decision to adopt from China and the challenges surrounding identity, particularly for adopted children of a different race than their parents. They describe one of their daughter's adoption from the United States foster care system following a failed adoption to a family in Texas.
Date: unknown
Duration: 17 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Sterner, Bobbie & Sterner, Vic
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Deborah Amazon]

Description: Oral history with Deborah Amazon regarding the adoption of Leah Amazon from China, describing how she arrived at the decision to adopt her daughter and her experiences raising her in Vermont. She speaks about Leah's challenges with being adopted and growing up in a majority white community.
Date: unknown
Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Amazon, Deborah
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History With Amy and Robert]

Description: Oral history with Lena, Amy, and Robert regarding the adoption of Lena from Southern China. Robert and Amy discuss their successful search for Lena's birth family and the factors that contributed to their success. They also speak about the cultural differences between the United States and China and how they chose to maintain the relationship between their families. Robert and Amy also discuss the challenges of raising Lena in an international open adoption and the complex issues that can arise… more
Date: 2016~
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Lena; Amy & Robert
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History With Naomi Ji]

Description: Oral History with Naomi Ji regarding her adoption from Shanghai to the United Kingdom. She speaks about her university studies, growing up in rural England, and her experiences traveling internationally. She then shares her impressions of issues surrounding international and transracial adoption in the United Kingdom including the availability of resources and support networks to adoptees and families. She also discusses her Youtube channel, why she began making videos, and the videos she's cre… more
Date: 2015~
Duration: 31 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Naomi Ji
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Maria]

Description: Oral history with Maria regarding the adoption of Li Hua from Hunan Province, China. Maria speaks about searching for Li Hua's birth family and Li Hua's feelings about finding her birth parents. She also speaks about the logistics around searching for Li Hua's birth family and that the search began rather informally while Li Hua and her brother were traveling in China.
Date: unknown
Duration: 38 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Maria
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Li Hua]

Description: Oral history with Li Hua regarding her adoption from Hunan Province, her trip to China with her brother, and their search for her birth family. She describes visiting the orphanage where she lived as a baby and her feelings on the visit. She also speaks about her feelings on connecting with her birth family.
Date: unknown
Duration: 19 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Li Hua
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Meigon Stuy]

Description: Interview with Meigon Stuy regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China. She shares her opinions about finding her birth family and her parent's work helping other adoptees locate birth families.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: Stuy, Meigon
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Gao]

Description: Personal statement of Gao (last name not given) regarding her adoption of from Xi'an, China to the Netherlands. She discusses her struggles with identity as an adoptee and her trip to China in 2014. There is a photo of her, looking away from the camera, on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Gao
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Meikina Stuy]

Description: Interview with Meikina Stuy regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China, discussing her parents' search for her birth parents and her thoughts about her adoption.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Stuy, Meikina
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Meilan Stuy]

Description: Interview with Meilan Stuy regarding her adoption from Henan Province, China. She shares what information she knows about her birth family and the circumstances surrounding her adoption. She also speaks about learning that Longlan was not her biological mother and how she deals with questions about her family.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Stuy, Meilan
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Robin Bell]

Description: Oral history with Robin Bell regarding the adoption of her daughter from the Zhenyuan Social Welfare Institute in Guizhou Province, China regarding her doubts about the truthfulness of the stories given to adoptive parents about how their children were abandoned.
Date: unknown
Duration: 39 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Bell, Robin
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Gao]

Description: Oral History with Gao (last name not given) regarding her adoption of from Xi'an, China to the Netherlands. She discusses her childhood growing up in the Netherlands and the racism and bullying she experienced. She also shares her desire to learn about her own history, speaks about a trip to China where she visited the village where she was abandoned, and hopes that DNA testing might help her find her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 36 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Gao
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History With Tinka]

Description: Oral history with Tinka regarding the adoption of her son from Hunan Province. She speaks about her work as a volunteer orphanage worker in China, particularly her work with children with impairments or disabilities, and her NGO's efforts to build support systems for children with disabilities. She speaks about how she adopted her son, who has cerebral palsy and a mental disability, and the transition for him from China to Switzerland.
Date: March 22, 2017
Duration: 41 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Tinka & Heath, Jena
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Jeanette Scinto]

Description: Personal statement of Jeanette Scinto regarding her adoption from the Chenzhou Welfare Center in Hunan Province, China. She shares her desire to know her entire story and thoughts regarding her Chinese name, Dan Dan. There is a photo of Jeanette included on the second page of her statement.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Scinto, Jeanette
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statements of Li Hua and Maria]

Description: Personal statements of Li Hua and Maria regarding the adoption of Li Hua from Hengdong SWI in Hunan Province, China. Li Hua describes her feelings about her trip to China with her brother, Paul, and Maria discusses the search for Li Hua's birth family. There is a photo of Li Hua on the Great Wall of China on the second page of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: Li Hua
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Naomi Ji]

Description: Personal statement of Naomi Ji regarding her adoption of from the Shanghai Children's Welfare Institute in Shanghai, China by parents in Southern England. She describes her struggles with identity, why she began her Youtube channel, and her trip to China during her university years. There is a photo of Naomi as a baby on page 3 of the statement.
Date: unknown
Creator: Naomi Ji
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Ivy Maldonado, Carmelle Maldonado, and Carlos Maldonado]

Description: Personal statements of Ivy Zhuhau Ni, Carmelle, and Carlos Maldonado regarding her adoption from Yiwu, China. Ivy describes the importance of unconditional love and how present it is in adoption. Carlos and Camille share their motivations to adopt and the challenges of parenting a child with a disability.
Date: unknown
Creator: Maldonado, Ivy Zhuhua Ni; Maldonado, Camille & Maldonado, Carlos
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Avery Kimberlin]

Description: Narrative history of Avery Kimberlin regarding her adoption from Jiangsu Province, China, describing what she knows about her adoption and how she reacts to questions or comments about being adopted.
Date: unknown
Duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Kimberlin, Avery
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Carmelle Maldonado]

Description: Oral history with Carmelle Maldonado regarding the adoption of Ivy Maldonado from Yiwu, China, speaking about their decision to adopt and adjusting to life with Ivy. She describes finding out Ivy is autistic, the journey to discovering her diagnoses, and how they all learned to manage her disability. She also discusses Ivy's commitment to searching for her birth parents.
Date: unknown
Duration: 33 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Maldonado, Carmelle
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Jian Rzeszewicz]

Description: Personal statement of Jian Rzeszewicz regarding her adoption from Zhan-Jian, Guadong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption and her advocacy for adoptees at her university. There is a photo of Jian as a baby with her mother, and a caregiver included on the second page of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Rzeszewicz, Jian
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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