REPRESENTATION AND ADOPTION
My phone was buzzing and tears were streaming as I listened to Madam Vice President Elect give her acceptance speech. I sat taking in the meaning of it all, as friends from all over sent me pictures of their little girls watching as well.
My niece.
The significance of a woman holding office. The significance of a women of color holding office. NPR wrote “ A daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, she will be the first woman, the first Black person, the first Indian American and the first Asian American to hold office. She will also be the first graduate of a historically Black college and first member of a Black sorority to do so.”
As a women, as a woman of color, as an adoptee it was special. Political views or not I hope you can cherish the significance.
As an adoptee it got my head spinning on the importance of representation, specifically in transracial adoption. I am in a space where I am willing to share, and help future adoptive parents. I am not the only one, it’s important to listen to our voices. I hope you will check out the video below.
In foster care, “We're not all called to do the same thing, but we are all capable of doing something” (Jason Johnson).