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[Adoption Statement of Deborah Amazon] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Deborah Amazon]

Personal statement of Deborah Amazon regarding the adoption of Leah Amazon from Guangdong Province, China, describing the decision and process of adopting Leah. There is a photo of Deborah Amazon on the back of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Amazon, Deborah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Deborah Amazon] transcript

[Oral History with Deborah Amazon]

Oral history with Deborah Amazon regarding the adoption of Leah Amazon from China, describing how she arrived at the decision to adopt her daughter and her experiences raising her in Vermont. She speaks about Leah's challenges with being adopted and growing up in a majority white community.
Date: unknown
Creator: Amazon, Deborah
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Robin Bell] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Robin Bell]

Personal statement of Robin Bell regarding the adoption of her daughter from the Zhenyuan Social Welfare Institute in Guizhou Province, China, describing her belief that her daughter was possibly seized rather than abandoned and her research into the matter. There is a photograph of a finding chart provided by Bell to demonstrate her "point about the lack of randomness in abandonments."
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Robin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Robin Bell] transcript

[Oral History with Robin Bell]

Oral history with Robin Bell regarding the adoption of her daughter from the Zhenyuan Social Welfare Institute in Guizhou Province, China regarding her doubts about the truthfulness of the stories given to adoptive parents about how their children were abandoned.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell, Robin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Patty and Jim Berry] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Patty and Jim Berry]

Personal statement of Patty and Jim Berry regarding the adoption of Lucy Berry from the Dongguan Social Welfare Institute in Guangdong Province, China, discussing the medical needs of their daughter, Lucy. There is a photo of Patty, Jim, and Lucy Berry on the bottom half of the page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Berry, Patty & Berry, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Patty and Jim Berry] transcript

[Oral History with Patty and Jim Berry]

Oral history with Patty and Jim Berry regarding the adoption of Lucy Berry from the Dongguan Social Welfare Institute in Guangdong Province, China, discussing their experiences adopting their daughter, Lucy and her medical needs.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Berry, Patty & Berry, Jim
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Marilyn Brock] transcript

[Oral History with Marilyn Brock]

Oral history with Marilyn Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China, describing the experience of adopting Nora and Nora's friend group of other adopted Chinese girls, "The Ladybugs." She also speaks about the family's trip to China for Nora's eighth birthday.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Brock, Marilyn
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Nora Brock] transcript

[Oral History with Nora Brock]

Oral history with Nora Brock discussing her visit to China on her eighth birthday and describing the experience of "blending in" in China. She also speaks about her life in Texas, describing her school classes and interests.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Brock, Nora
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Nora and Marilyn Brock]

Personal statement of Marilyn and Nora Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China. Nora discusses her eighth birthday, which was spent in China, and Marilyn describes the process of adopting Nora. There is a photo of Nora Brock being interviewed on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Brock, Nora & Brock, Marilyn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Audrey Copeland] transcript

[Interview with Audrey Copeland]

Narrative history of Audrey Copeland regarding her adoption by Lori Hall from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. She describes her desire to visit China and her experiences growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Copeland, Audrey
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Audrey Copeland and Lori Hall] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Audrey Copeland and Lori Hall]

Personal statement of Audrey Copeland and Lori Hall regarding the adoption of Audrey from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. Audrey discusses her feelings about being adopted and Lori describes her decision to and the process of adopting Audrey. There is a photograph of Audrey Copeland on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Copeland, Audrey & Hall, Lori
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Charlotte Cotter and Willa Mei Kurland] (open access)

[Adoption Statements of Charlotte Cotter and Willa Mei Kurland]

Personal statements of Charlotte Cotter and Willa Mei Kurland regarding their adoptions from Zhenjiang City in Jiangsu Province (Charlotte) and from Urumqi in Xinjiang Province, China. The statement begins with a brief overview of their trip to China to search for their birth families, then has reproduced their blog posts from their time in China. The blogs, written by both Charlotte and Willa, contain their reflections on the experience and describe the methods they used to search. The last couple pages include photos Willa and Charlotte and links to youtube videos.
Date: [2017..]
Creator: Cotter, Charlotte & Kurland, Willa Mei
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter, August 21, 2016] transcript

[Oral History with Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter, August 21, 2016]

Oral history with Willa Mei Kurland and Charlotte Cotter regarding their trip to China to search for their birth parents. They discuss their expectations going into the trip, the attention they received from the Chinese media, and how they were embraced by Charlotte's birth family and Willa's foster family. Charlotte and Willa also speak about the aftermath of finding their birth and foster families and what their families' hopes and expectations are regarding future contact. This interview was conducted while Willa and Charlotte were in China on their birth parents search, towards the end of their trip.
Date: August 21, 2016
Creator: Cotter, Charlotte & Kurland, Willa Mei
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Camille Davis] transcript

[Oral History with Camille Davis]

Oral history of Camille regarding her adoption by Kathryn Thompson and Scott Davis from Chongqinq Municipality, China. She describes her experiences as an adopted child, and interactions with other children adopted from China.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Davis, Camille
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Camille Davis, Grace Davis, and Kathryn Thompson] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Camille Davis, Grace Davis, and Kathryn Thompson]

Personal statements of Camille Davis, Grace Davis, and Kathryn Thompson regarding the adoption of Camille and Grace from the Fuling Social Welfare Institute in Chongqing Municipality China (Camille) and SWI Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China (Grace). Camille and Grace discuss their experiences growing up in California as adopted children and Kathryn describes her background and how she and her husband, Scott Davis, decided to adopt. There are three photos included of Camille Davis, Grace Davis, and Scott Davis and Kathryn Thompson.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Davis, Camille; Davis, Grace & Thompson, Kathryn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Grace Davis] transcript

[Oral History with Grace Davis]

Oral history with Grace Davis regarding her adoption by Kathryn Thompson and Scott Davis from Sichaun Province, China, describing her experiences growing up in California as an adopted child. She speaks about her school, friends, and interactions with Chinese culture.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Davis, Grace
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Timothy Tian Bao Estes] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Timothy Tian Bao Estes]

Personal statement of Timothy Tian Bao Estes regarding his adoption from Luyong SWI in Hunan Province, China at the age of 14. He discusses his childhood in China and his difficulties after moving to the United States with his adoptive family. There is a photo of Timothy included at the end of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Estes, Timothy Tian Bao
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Timothy Tian Bao Estes] transcript

[Oral History with Timothy Tian Bao Estes]

Oral history with Timothy Tian Bao Estes regarding his adoption from Luyong SWI in Hunan Province, China at the age of 14. He describes his childhood in China, growing up with a woman who took him in and in an orphanage and his adoption to the United States. He also speaks about his experiences as a teenager in Washington, the difficulties of adjusting to his new circumstances and how he joined the Jobs Corps program and later, Americorps.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Estes, Timothy Tian Bao
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Tina Fletcher] transcript

[Interview with Tina Fletcher]

Interview with Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily Selvaggi from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China, speaking about her motivations for adopting from China and how she and her family made the decision to adopt. She also speaks about the experiences of raising an Asian child in a predominantly white area and her experiences regarding her own adoption.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Fletcher, Tina
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Bai Yi Min Foxweldon] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Bai Yi Min Foxweldon]

Personal statement of Bai Yi Min Mershon Blasek Foxweldon (Ming) regarding her adoption from Kunming, China, describing her experiences of growing up as an adopted child in the United States and her search for her birth parents. There is a photo of Bai Yi Min at the end of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Foxweldon, Bai Yi Ming Mershon Blasek (Ming)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Bai Yi Min Foxweldon] transcript

[Oral History with Bai Yi Min Foxweldon]

Oral history interview with Bai Yi Min Foxweldon regarding her adoption from Kunming, China, describing her experiences as an adoptee growing up in the United States, her thoughts on international adoption, and the general issues surrounding adoption.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Foxweldon, Bai Yi Ming Mershon Blasek (Ming)
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Gao] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Gao]

Personal statement of Gao (last name not given) regarding her adoption of from Xi'an, China to the Netherlands. She discusses her struggles with identity as an adoptee and her trip to China in 2014. There is a photo of her, looking away from the camera, on the second page.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Gao
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Gao] transcript

[Oral History with Gao]

Oral History with Gao (last name not given) regarding her adoption of from Xi'an, China to the Netherlands. She discusses her childhood growing up in the Netherlands and the racism and bullying she experienced. She also shares her desire to learn about her own history, speaks about a trip to China where she visited the village where she was abandoned, and hopes that DNA testing might help her find her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Gao
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Lori Hall] transcript

[Interview With Lori Hall]

Interview with Lori Hall regarding the adoption of Audrey Copeland from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. She discusses her and her husband's decision to adopt from China and the possibility of searching for Audrey's birth parents. She also comments on her concerns with the lack of transparency in the adoption process.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Hall, Lori
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History