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[Adoption Statement of Members of the Stuy Family]

Description: Personal statements of Meikina, Meigon, Meilan, Longlan, and Brian Stuy regarding the adoptions of Meikina, Meigon, and Meilan from Guangdong Province (Meikina and Meigon) and Henan Province (Meilan) in China. Meikina describes her role as big sister and her feelings when meeting each of her sisters for the first time. Meigon shares her feelings on her connections to China and Chinese culture, and Meilan shares her early memories from China. Longlan discusses her family's history, her childhood… more
Date: 2015~
Creator: Stuy, Meikina; Stuy, Meigon; Stuy, Meilan; Stuy, Longlan & Stuy, Brian
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Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statements of Colleen McKisson and Corinne McKisson]

Description: Personal statements of Colleen and Corinne McKisson regarding the adoption of Colleen from Kunming, China. Colleen shares her adoption story and discusses her life in Washinton and her interests. Corinne describes how she and her husband arrived at the decision to adopt Colleen and her older sister Campbell from China, discusses her daughter's interests and personalities, and the community support she received following her divorce. There is a photo of Colleen in a soccer uniform on the fourth … more
Date: 2015~
Creator: McKisson, Colleen
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Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statement of Lily and Rachel Stafeil]

Description: Personal statements of Lily and Rachel Stafeil regarding the adoption of Lily Stafeil from Guangdong Province, China. Lily speaks about her interests and family, including the family's three dogs, mentioning that she'd like to visit China someday. Rachel describes a trip to China during graduate school, Lily's adoption, and the changes the family has faced since then, including her and her husband's divorce. There is a photo of Lily at the end of the document.
Date: 2016~
Creator: Stafeil, Lily & Stafeil, Rachel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statements of Lilly Morris, Barb Morris, and Jean Morris]

Description: Personal statements of Lily, Barb, and Jean Morris regarding the adoption of Lily from Guangxi Province, China. Lily shares her adoption story, feelings about her trips to China, and details about her life and interests. Barb shares her joy over raising Lily and her feelings on adoptions, and Jean discusses her feelings on being an aunt to Lily. There is a photo of Lily on the last page of the document.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Morris, Lily; Morris, Barb & Morris, Jean
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Timothy Tian Bao Estes]

Description: Oral history with Timothy Tian Bao Estes regarding his adoption from Luyong SWI in Hunan Province, China at the age of 14. He describes his childhood in China, growing up with a woman who took him in and in an orphanage and his adoption to the United States. He also speaks about his experiences as a teenager in Washington, the difficulties of adjusting to his new circumstances and how he joined the Jobs Corps program and later, Americorps.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 1 hour 53 seconds
Creator: Estes, Timothy Tian Bao
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: St. Edward’s University

[Adoption Statements of Lily Selvaggi and Tina Fletcher]

Description: Personal statements of Lily Selvaggi and Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China. Lily states she hasn't considered her Chinese history much due the inaccessibility of the information and Tina, also an adoptee, describes her and her husband's family history and experiences parenting Lily. There is a photo of Lily holding a black cat on the second page of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: Selvaggi, Lily & Fletcher, Tina
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Partner: St. Edward’s University
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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
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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
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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
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Partner: St. Edward’s University
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