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[Interview of Caroline Heath's Parents Conducted by Caroline Heath]

Description: Interview of Caroline Heath's parents conducted by Caroline Heath (age 10), regarding her adoption of from the Yuangchun SWI in Guangdong Province, China. Caroline interviews her parents, asking them why they wanted to adopt her, why her mother has maintained their Chinese adoption group, what were their experiences in China, and what being a parent is like.
Date: [2017..]
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Heath, Caroline
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History with Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter, August 21, 2016]

Description: Oral history with Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter regarding their trip to China to search for their birth parents. They discuss their expectations going into the trip, the attention they received from the Chinese media, and how they were embraced by Charlotte's birth family and Willa's foster family. Charlotte and Willa also speak about the aftermath of finding their birth and foster families and what their families' hopes and expectations are regarding future contact. This interview was… more
Date: August 21, 2016
Duration: 46 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Cotter, Charlotte & Kurland, Willa Mei
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter, 2016]

Description: Interview of Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter (they interview each other), discussing their upcoming trip to China to search for their birth parents. They shares their first steps posting on social media and that Willa had begun contact with her foster family and that Charlotte has had a family step forward as her birth family. Both Willa and Charlotte shares their thoughts on searching with another person and the possibility of having different outcomes. They concurrently maintained a bl… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 28 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Kurland, Willa Mei & Cotter, Charlotte
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Lily Stafeil]

Description: Interview with Lily Stafeil regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China. This interview took place when Lily was nine years old and she speaks about her friends and favorite activities at school. Lily shares what she knows about her adoption story, China in general, and that she'd like to visit China when she's older.
Date: 2016~
Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Stafeil, Lily
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
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[Interview With Paul Kimberlin]

Description: Interview with Paul Kimberlin regarding the adoption of Avery Kimberlin from Jiangsu China, discussing his and his wife's decision to adopt from China, and their family and friend's reactions to their decision.
Date: 2016~
Duration: 5 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Kimberlin, Paul
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
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 Rachel Stafeil]

Description: Oral history with Rachel Stafeil regarding the adoption of Lily Stafeil from Guangdong Province, China, discussing her and her husband's decision to adopt from China. She shares how her older children reacted and adjusted to meeting their new sister and her efforts to connect Lily to Chinese culture.
Date: 2016~
Duration: 18 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Stafeil, Rachel
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History With Zoe Watts]

Description: Oral history interview with Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She shares her adoption story and her experience of meeting her foster mother. She also discusses her childhood in Texas, dealing with casual racism and stereotypes, and participation in her local Families with Children from China chapter. She also speaks about her grappling with her identity.
Date: 2016~
Duration: 48 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Watts, Zoe
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Audrey Copeland]

Description: Narrative history of Audrey Copeland regarding her adoption by Lori Hall from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. She describes her desire to visit China and her experiences growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 4 minutes
Creator: Copeland, Audrey
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Delaney Isley]

Description: Narrative history of Delaney Isley regarding her adoption Chongqing, China, discussing her school and life in Texas. She speaks about the annoying questions she receives about her family and adoption, and how she deals with the comments about her ethnicity or family. She also shares her thoughts on visiting China and her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 11 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Isley, Delaney
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Emi and Diane Pennington]

Description: Interview with Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Diane shares how she arrived at her decision to adopt from China and speaks about their family dynamic. Both Emi and Diane share their feelings about the public reactions to them together. Emi also speaks about her feelings on visiting China or searching for her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Greta Wohlfeld]

Description: Interview with Greta Wohlfeld regarding her adoption from Jiangxi Province, China. She speaks about her involvement in Chinese cultural activities and shares what she knows about her adoption.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Wohlfeld, Greta
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Hannah Weaver and Her Parents]

Description: Narrative history of Hannah Weaver and her parents regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She shares her involvement in the Families with Children from China's culture camp in Austin, Texas and her decision to start a birth parent search. Hannah's mother speaks about the curiosity Hannah has always had about her birth parents and both her parents share their thoughts on Hannah's birth parent search. Her mother also discusses her decision to adopt from China and the… more
Date: 2015~
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Weaver, Hannah
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Juliann and Jencie Tomasek]

Description: Interview with Jencie and Juliann Tomasek regarding their adoptions from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Both Jencie and Juliann share their interest in Chinese culture and language, and speak about the questions they get asked about being adopted or Chinese.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Tomasek, Juliann & Tomasek, Jencie
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview With Lori Hall]

Description: Interview with Lori Hall regarding the adoption of Audrey Copeland from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. She discusses her and her husband's decision to adopt from China and the possibility of searching for Audrey's birth parents. She also comments on her concerns with the lack of transparency in the adoption process.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Hall, Lori
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek]

Description: Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. They speak about how they decided to adopt from China, what the adoption process entailed, and their trips of China to get their children. They also share their efforts to teach the girls about Chinese culture and their daughters' interest in their birth families.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 20 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Tomasek, Mary Ann & Tomasek, Anthony
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
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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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[Interview with Tina Fletcher]

Description: Interview with Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily Selvaggi from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China, speaking about her motivations for adopting from China and how she and her family made the decision to adopt. She also speaks about the experiences of raising an Asian child in a predominantly white area and her experiences regarding her own adoption.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 25 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Fletcher, Tina
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Interview with Zoe, Grace, and Kai Purtell]

Description: Interview with Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell regarding their adoptions from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. At the time of the interview, Grace and Zoe (twins) were nine years old and Kai was five years old. Kai shares his adoption story and the surgeries he's had to correct his cleft palate. Zoe speaks about her desire to visit China when she's older and Grace speaks about her skill with drawing.
Date: 2015~
Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Purtell, Zoe; Purtell, Grace & Purtell, Kai
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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[Oral History Interview with Jian Rzeszewicz]

Description: Oral history with Jian Rzeszewicz regarding her adoption to Washington from Zhan-Jian, Guadong Province, China. She shares what her childhood was like, particularly that the diversity of the general population in Washington helped her feel more accepted, and her parents' efforts to connect her to Chinese culture and other adoptees. She also discusses her connections to the other girls adopted at the same time as her and her trip to China where she visited the orphanage where she lived as a baby… more
Date: 2015~
Duration: 47 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Rzeszewicz, Jian
Partner: St. Edward’s University
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