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[Adoption Statement of Jeanette Scinto] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Jeanette Scinto]

Personal statement of Jeanette Scinto regarding her adoption from the Chenzhou Welfare Center in Hunan Province, China. She shares her desire to know her entire story and thoughts regarding her Chinese name, Dan Dan. There is a photo of Jeanette included on the second page of her statement.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Scinto, Jeanette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Tinka] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Tinka]

Personal statement of Tinka regarding the adoption of her son from Hunan Province. Tinka discusses her work as a volunteer in orphanages in Hunan Province from 1995-2005 and how she adopted her son and moved back to Switzerland. There is a photo of her with her son at the end of her statement.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Tinka
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Tinka] transcript

[Oral History With Tinka]

Oral history with Tinka regarding the adoption of her son from Hunan Province. She speaks about her work as a volunteer orphanage worker in China, particularly her work with children with impairments or disabilities, and her NGO's efforts to build support systems for children with disabilities. She speaks about how she adopted her son, who has cerebral palsy and a mental disability, and the transition for him from China to Switzerland.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Tinka & Heath, Jena
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History