Who are my grandparents?

Sydney Joles (15) asked her mother, Cynthia Wray (52) what it was like to be adopted.

Betty Hansel discusses her life and how she has journeyed to find meaning.

Grandmother Betty Hansel discusses her life growing up on a farm in rural Virginia before tragically losing her parents and beginning life on her own. She discusses the evolution of her faith in God and the role that Christianity has...

Chan Groccia and his cousin talk about her meeting her birth father for the first time and her view on adoption (part 1)

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Killington, Vermont, Chan Groccia (16) interviews his cousin Elena (24) about her view on adoption and meeting her birth father for the first time. Elena shared her view on adoption and its...

Thanksgiving interview
November 27, 2017 App Interview

We talked about the questions that were asked to her.

International Adoption: How it Impacted a Daughter

Ali Townsend reflects on how her views on adoption have changed over the course of her life. Ali explains how adoption has both positively and negatively affected her identity, and details the adoption experiences she found most significant.

Chan Groccia and his cousin talk about her meeting her birth father for the first time and her view on adoption (part 2)

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Killington, Vermont, Chan Groccia (16) interviews his cousin Elena (24) about her view on adoption and meeting her birth father for the first time. Elena shared her view on adoption and its...

Adoption and foster care

My mom, Denise Leadingham talked her experience in foster and adoption.

Story of My Mom

This interview is a story of the life of my mother when immigrating to America and starting a new life.

A Walk Down Memory Lane
November 27, 2022 App Interview

Natalie Coe Osorio (18) interviews Alice Coe (59) on the adoption and early childhood of Natalie as a newborn.

Summary – The Adopted Cardiac Electrophysiologist, by Megan Bush

A summary of Glenn’s narrative surrounding his adoption, upbringing, his mother and father’s parenting style, and the interplay of heredity and environment in his life.

Grandpa

Today I interviewed my grandfather about them adopting me.

My Grandmother’s Interview #TheGreatListen

My grandmother has lived an amazing life and today she will be sharing it through this short but informational interview.

A CIA agent falls in love in Cold War Beirut

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

An Interview With My Sister part 1

We talk about our shared experiences growing up, adopting our brother, going to high school, and college. Please excuse the ending, where the app glitches.

An Aspiring Activist’s Recollections

Growing up in the countryside of Korea, Ho Shim Kim aspired to become a teacher and educate children and adults in impoverished communities how to read and write Korean. In addition, she recounts her dreams of becoming activist at the...

Sharing the gift of life

Sarah shares her struggles about hiding her teen pregnancy and her experience with adoption

Interview with my Mom 6/9/21

My mom shares some happy memories from her past. And offers some sage advice.