Japanese Adoptees' and Families' Adoption Stories

 Since I began sharing @myadoptionstory on Instagram back in 2017, I've had the great opportunity to meet other adoptees from Japan and families that have adopted from Japan. Each of us has a beautiful story. Some of us share our stories on social media and some of our stories have even been made public through newspapers, documentaries, books, etc. Below is a list of those public stories.

Ashley Banion's Adoption Story

Banion, Ashley. A Beautiful Moon Waiting: An Adoption Memoir. Independently Published, 2020. 

    Available to purchase on Amazon or Barnes & Noble

Bruce Hollywood's Adoption Story

Tolbert, Kathryn. “He Searched for His Japanese Birth Mother. He Found Her — and the Restaurant She Had Named after Him.” The Washington Post, 8 May 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/05/08/he-searched-for-his-japanese-birth-mother-he-found-her-and-the-restaurant-she-had-named-after-him/ 

Tolbert, Kathryn. “His Japanese birth mother gave him a slip of paper with his father’s name. He didn’t intend to search for him.” The Washington Post, 15 May 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/05/15/his-japanese-birth-mother-gave-him-a-slip-of-paper-with-his-fathers-name-he-didnt-intend-to-search-for-him/

Terry Weber's Adoption Story

Muranaka, Gwen, and Junko Yoshida. “SEARCHING FOR TETSU (PART 1).” The Rafu Shimpo, 1 Mar. 2018, www.rafu.com/2018/03/searching-for-tetsu-part-1/

    日本語: 日米をめぐる家族の物語（第１回）

Muranaka, Gwen, and Junko Yoshida. “SEARCHING FOR KIMIKO (PART 2).” The Rafu Shimpo, 15 Mar. 2018, www.rafu.com/2018/03/searching-for-kimiko-part-2/ 
    日本語: 日米をめぐる家族の物語（第２回）：やっと会えた実母、そして別れ

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Last Updated: Monday, January 4, 2021