Adoptees Crossing Lines

Mar 27 2025 40 ep. 38 mins 40
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In Adoptees Crossing Lines, I expose the lies and harm of the adoption industry and family policing system. As a Black same-race adoptee reclaiming my story, I challenge systems that profit from family separation. This podcast is truth-telling, healing, and anger intertwined. If you're ready for raw, unfiltered conversations about adoptee trauma and dismantling harmful systems, join me on this journey of reclamation.

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Adoptee Storytelling & Film Advocacy

Mar 27 2025 59 mins  
Adoptee Storytelling & Film AdvocacyIn this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira sits down with Alexandra, a British and American domestic transracial adoptee who grew up in her birth country of Hong Kong. Alexandra is the festival director of the Adoptee Film Fest, a global in-person and online film festival amplifying adoptee-centered films by adoptee filmmakers. They di

Root Work and Resilience: The Fight for Black Families

Mar 20 2025 47 mins  
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Adoption, Privilege, and the Stories We Tell w/ Patrick Armstrong

Feb 28 2025 51 mins  
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Feb 13 2025 50 mins  
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The Role of Legal Advocacy in Family Reunification w/ Keshia Adeniyi

Jul 11 2024 46 mins  
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Exploring Abolition, Intergenerational Trauma, and Creative Resistance w/ Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez

Jun 27 2024 54 mins  
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Jun 13 2024 37 mins  
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Adoption, Therapy, and Self-Discovery: Fai Knudson's Story

May 23 2024 53 mins  
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Finding Freedom: Reflections on One Year of No Contact

May 09 2024 46 mins  
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