Category Archives: adopted

Interview with Jessica DelBalzo

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on September 24, 2007. Filed under People, Politics, activism, adopted, adoptee, adoption, empowerment, interview, mental health. 5 Comments.
Interview with Jessica DelBalzo Author of Unlearning Adoption Wes Unruh In the September 11th article ‘Unrelated Thoughts’ I covered what I see as the darker side of adoption. At the end of the article, I’d mentioned that I’d ordered the book ‘Unlearning Adoption.’ After reading the book and finding myself agreeing with the underlying [...]

The Yellow Sign: Unrelated Thoughts

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on September 11, 2007. Filed under Politics, The Yellow Sign, adopted, adoptee, adoption, bastard nation, colonialism, journalism, myth, perception, sociology, writing. 5 Comments.
Coming OutThis video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. I’m adopted. It’s a profoundly non-trivial component of my psyche. Other people have family, genetics, a history, but adoptees begin with hearsay, perhaps a story, but often with nothing whatsoever from which to form a perception of [...]