Suzanne Asha Stone and Cynthia Hand

Recorded August 7, 2022 Archived August 7, 2022 37:06 minutes
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Id: mby021953

Description

Cynthia Hand [no age given] and her birth mother, Suzanne Asha Stone [no age given], share a conversation about finding one another, Cynthia's adoption, and their experiences getting to know each other after they were separated for over 40 years.

Subject Log / Time Code

CH and SAS explain how they found one another.
CH and SAS talk about the years they spent hoping to find each other.
SAS shares her experience with the state of Idaho's adoption system.
CH looks back on her journey toward connecting with SAS.
SAS and CH discuss CH's book, "The How and the Why."
CH and SAS describe their experiences getting to know one another and each other's families.
CH and SAS each remember how they ended up on Ancestry.com.
CH and SAS discuss the changes that they hope the state of Idaho's adoption system will make to prevent situations like theirs.
SAS and CH talk about the choices SAS had to make when she became pregnant at 16.
SAS and CH express gratitude for one another.

Participants

  • Suzanne Asha Stone
  • Cynthia Hand

Recording Locations

Boise State Public Radio