[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington]

Personal statement of Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Emi discusses her ambivalence toward visiting China and Diane speaks about the reactions she receives from other people when her and Emi are together in public. There is a photo of Diane and Emi on the second page of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog for David Dike Fine Art Texas Art Auction: 2015 (open access)

Catalog for David Dike Fine Art Texas Art Auction: 2015

Catalog of items to be auctioned by the David Dike Fine Art gallery with a listing of information about each artwork including an image, the artist and medium, and estimate of value. This issue features longer and more prominent artist biographies than previous years. Index of artists begins on page 119. Included as well is a tear-out bidding card.
Date: 2015
Creator: David Dike Fine Art
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Darrell and Betsey Isley] transcript

[Oral History with Darrell and Betsey Isley]

Oral history with Darrell and Betsey Isley regarding the adoption of Delaney Isley from Chongqing Province, discussing their decision to adopt from China and the adoption process. They also speak about their efforts to connect their daughter to other Chinese adoptees and Chinese culture.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Isley, Darrell
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Emi and Diane Pennington] transcript

[Interview With Emi and Diane Pennington]

Interview with Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Diane shares how she arrived at her decision to adopt from China and speaks about their family dynamic. Both Emi and Diane share their feelings about the public reactions to them together. Emi also speaks about her feelings on visiting China or searching for her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle] transcript

[Oral History with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle]

Oral history interview with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. They speak about how they made the decision to adopt from China and the trip to get their daughter, Greta. They discuss the information they know about Greta's birth family and their thoughts on the lack of information regarding Greta's early life. They also speak about the challenges of raising a Chinese daughter in the United States and the issues of identity regarding race.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Greta Wohlfeld] transcript

[Interview with Greta Wohlfeld]

Interview with Greta Wohlfeld regarding her adoption from Jiangxi Province, China. She speaks about her involvement in Chinese cultural activities and shares what she knows about her adoption.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Wohlfeld, Greta
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Delaney Isley] transcript

[Interview With Delaney Isley]

Narrative history of Delaney Isley regarding her adoption Chongqing, China, discussing her school and life in Texas. She speaks about the annoying questions she receives about her family and adoption, and how she deals with the comments about her ethnicity or family. She also shares her thoughts on visiting China and her birth parents.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Isley, Delaney
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
DGS Newsletter, Volume 41, Number 1, January-March 2015 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 41, Number 1, January-March 2015

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: March 2015
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History