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[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek]
Personal statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Jencie shares her memories of the trip to China to bring Juliann back to the United States and Juliann states she is curious about China and that she dislikes the assumptions her peers make about her knowledge of Chinese culture. Mary Ann and Anthony discuss the adoption process for both girls and the trips to China to bring their daughters home. There is a photo of the Tomasek family on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Jencie; Tomasek, Juliann; Tomasek, Mary Anne & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Lilly Morris, Barb Morris, and Jean Morris]
Personal statements of Lily, Barb, and Jean Morris regarding the adoption of Lily from Guangxi Province, China. Lily shares her adoption story, feelings about her trips to China, and details about her life and interests. Barb shares her joy over raising Lily and her feelings on adoptions, and Jean discusses her feelings on being an aunt to Lily. There is a photo of Lily on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Morris, Lily; Morris, Barb & Morris, Jean
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[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
[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
[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
[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 Hannah Weaver and Her Parents]
Narrative history of Hannah Weaver and her parents regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She shares her involvement in the Families with Children from China's culture camp in Austin, Texas and her decision to start a birth parent search. Hannah's mother speaks about the curiosity Hannah has always had about her birth parents and both her parents share their thoughts on Hannah's birth parent search. Her mother also discusses her decision to adopt from China and their current family dynamic.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Weaver, Hannah
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Juliann and Jencie Tomasek]
Interview with Jencie and Juliann Tomasek regarding their adoptions from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Both Jencie and Juliann share their interest in Chinese culture and language, and speak about the questions they get asked about being adopted or Chinese.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Juliann & Tomasek, Jencie
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek]
Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. They speak about how they decided to adopt from China, what the adoption process entailed, and their trips of China to get their children. They also share their efforts to teach the girls about Chinese culture and their daughters' interest in their birth families.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Mary Ann & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Meigon Stuy]
Interview with Meigon Stuy regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China. She shares her opinions about finding her birth family and her parent's work helping other adoptees locate birth families.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meigon
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Meikina Stuy]
Interview with Meikina Stuy regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China, discussing her parents' search for her birth parents and her thoughts about her adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meikina
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Meilan Stuy]
Interview with Meilan Stuy regarding her adoption from Henan Province, China. She shares what information she knows about her birth family and the circumstances surrounding her adoption. She also speaks about learning that Longlan was not her biological mother and how she deals with questions about her family.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meilan
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Interview with Zoe, Grace, and Kai Purtell]
Interview with Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell regarding their adoptions from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. At the time of the interview, Grace and Zoe (twins) were nine years old and Kai was five years old. Kai shares his adoption story and the surgeries he's had to correct his cleft palate. Zoe speaks about her desire to visit China when she's older and Grace speaks about her skill with drawing.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Purtell, Zoe; Purtell, Grace & Purtell, Kai
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History Interview with Jian Rzeszewicz]
Oral history with Jian Rzeszewicz regarding her adoption to Washington from Zhan-Jian, Guadong Province, China. She shares what her childhood was like, particularly that the diversity of the general population in Washington helped her feel more accepted, and her parents' efforts to connect her to Chinese culture and other adoptees. She also discusses her connections to the other girls adopted at the same time as her and her trip to China where she visited the orphanage where she lived as a baby. She also shares the emotional impact of meeting her foster mother and her advocacy for adopted children in the United States.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Rzeszewicz, Jian
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Oral History With Brian Stuy]
Oral History with Brian Stuy regarding the adoption of his children, Meikina, Meigon, and Meilan Stuy from Guangdong Province (Meikina and Meigon) and Henan Province (Meilan) in China. He discusses how he arrived at his decision to adopt from China, his leaving of the Mormon Church, about meeting is wife, Longlan Stuy, and their experience adopting Meilan. He also shares his views on China's One Child Policy and his disillusionment with international adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Brian
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[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
[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
[Oral History with Helena Hong and Elena Triginer]
Oral History with Helena Hong and Elena Triginer regarding the adoption of Helena Hong from Heilongjiang Province, Hegang to Barcelona Spain. Helena speaks about her childhood in China and how she came to live in the orphanage and Elena describes her decision to adopt and particularly to adopt an older child. Helena also shares how she established contact with the family she lived with in China through social media and her decision to not maintain contact at the time of the interview. They both speak about the transition to living in Spain. The interview is conducted in English, Catalan, and Mandarin with Shanshan Zhang acting as Mandarin interpreter.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Hong, Helena & Triginer, Elena
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History