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Catalog for David Dike Fine Art Texas Art Auction: 2016
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. Index of artists begins on page 119.
Date:
2016
Creator:
David Dike Fine Art
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Lily Stafeil]
Interview with Lily Stafeil regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China. This interview took place when Lily was nine years old and she speaks about her friends and favorite activities at school. Lily shares what she knows about her adoption story, China in general, and that she'd like to visit China when she's older.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Stafeil, Lily
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Myra]
Interview with Myra regarding the adoption of her younger sister, Lena, from China and their relationship with Lena's birth family in China. Myra speaks about meeting Lena's birth family and visiting their village.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Myra
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Paul Kimberlin]
Interview with Paul Kimberlin regarding the adoption of Avery Kimberlin from Jiangsu China, discussing his and his wife's decision to adopt from China, and their family and friend's reactions to their decision.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Kimberlin, Paul
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Zoi Kunkle and Pat Jacobs-Kunkle]
Interview with Zoi Kunkle and her mother, Pat Jacobs-Kunkle, regarding Zoi's adoption from Chenzhou City in Hunan Province, China. Zoi describes her future aspirations and her interests in her birth family and early life in China. Her mother shares her and her husband's decision to adopt and from China in particular, and their thoughts on searching for Zoi's birth family.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Kunkle, Zoi Yi Xing & Jacobs-Kunkle, Pat
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Amy and Robert]
Oral history with Lena, Amy, and Robert regarding the adoption of Lena from Southern China. Robert and Amy discuss their successful search for Lena's birth family and the factors that contributed to their success. They also speak about the cultural differences between the United States and China and how they chose to maintain the relationship between their families. Robert and Amy also discuss the challenges of raising Lena in an international open adoption and the complex issues that can arise from maintaining relationship with birth families.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Lena; Amy & Robert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Rachel Stafeil]
Oral history with Rachel Stafeil regarding the adoption of Lily Stafeil from Guangdong Province, China, discussing her and her husband's decision to adopt from China. She shares how her older children reacted and adjusted to meeting their new sister and her efforts to connect Lily to Chinese culture.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Stafeil, Rachel
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Zoe Watts]
Oral history interview with Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She shares her adoption story and her experience of meeting her foster mother. She also discusses her childhood in Texas, dealing with casual racism and stereotypes, and participation in her local Families with Children from China chapter. She also speaks about her grappling with her identity.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Watts, Zoe
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[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 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
[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
[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
[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
[Adoption Statement of Hannah Weaver]
Personal statement of Hannah Weaver regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption, her Chinese identity, and the impact of rude or ignorant comments regarding her ethnicity or adopted status. There is a photo of Hannah with her parents at the end of her statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Weaver, Hannah
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Jian Rzeszewicz]
Personal statement of Jian Rzeszewicz regarding her adoption from Zhan-Jian, Guadong Province, China. She discusses her feelings on adoption and her advocacy for adoptees at her university. There is a photo of Jian as a baby with her mother, and a caregiver included on the second page of the statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Rzeszewicz, Jian
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Members of the Stuy Family]
Personal statements of Meikina, Meigon, Meilan, Longlan, and Brian Stuy regarding the adoptions of Meikina, Meigon, and Meilan from Guangdong Province (Meikina and Meigon) and Henan Province (Meilan) in China. Meikina describes her role as big sister and her feelings when meeting each of her sisters for the first time. Meigon shares her feelings on her connections to China and Chinese culture, and Meilan shares her early memories from China. Longlan discusses her family's history, her childhood during the 1970s in Guangdong Province, and the effects of China's One Child Policy on the affected generations. Brian describes the research he's done to help connect adoptees to their birth families and his views on international adoption. There is a photo of the family on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meikina; Stuy, Meigon; Stuy, Meilan; Stuy, Longlan & Stuy, Brian
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[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
[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell]
Personal statement of Grace, Zoe, Kai, and Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. Grace and Zoe are twins, and Kai, their younger brother describe each other and share some of their interests. Vonna discusses how growing up in a military family shaped her ideas about her family, stating that "The military's made of multiracial people..and you never thought twice about it." There is a photo of Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Purtell, Vonna; Purtell, Grace; Purtell, Zoe & Purtell, Kai
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Zoe Watts]
Personal statement of Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She describes her thoughts about "fitting in" and the struggles she has had with identity, both internally and in how she is perceived. There is a photo of her at the end of her statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Watts, Zoe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Colleen McKisson and Corinne McKisson]
Personal statements of Colleen and Corinne McKisson regarding the adoption of Colleen from Kunming, China. Colleen shares her adoption story and discusses her life in Washinton and her interests. Corinne describes how she and her husband arrived at the decision to adopt Colleen and her older sister Campbell from China, discusses her daughter's interests and personalities, and the community support she received following her divorce. There is a photo of Colleen in a soccer uniform on the fourth page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
McKisson, Colleen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle]
Personal statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. Greta shares that she used to be in a Girl Scout troop with other adoptees and that she celebrates Chinese New Year with a friend who was also adopted from China. Michael and Kalen discuss the decision to adopt from China and their experiences bringing Greta home from China. There is a photo of the family with two dogs at the end of the statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Wohlfeld, Greta; Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History