CELEBRATING ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH – Gretchen’s Story
Chapter 1: From Social Worker to Adoptive Mom So the incredible journey, like all of my dreams of being able to be involved in adoption, has become so personal, because I’ve also become a parent to five children through adoption. And I’ve been able to … Continued
CELEBRATING ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH – Kit Ying’s Story
Chapter 1: Mind Change Moment Thirty years ago, the entire adoption process took a long time, about a year. Mother’s Choice would bring back and care for the baby. So in the whole process, I witnessed from the mom’s pregnancy and the baby’s growth, to the b … Continued
CELEBRATING ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH – Eunice’s Story
Chapter 1: An Unexpected Journey of Root Tracing I’m Eunice and I was born in Hong Kong. In 2007, something happened that made me understand my own background better. At that time, a group of people came to my workplace and wanted to know more about my job. One o … Continued
It’s more than just DNA
Alia Eyres, Gretchen Ryan, Yann Cudennec and Jo Jo Cheng share their view to adoption at the SCMP. Click here to read the full article.
It’s more than just DNA
We are grateful for South China Morning Post for meeting with Alia Eyres, CEO of Mother’s Choice, as well as a few of our adoptive family members (Yann Cudennec, Jo Jo Cheng, and Gretchen Ryan) for a special feature for Adoption Awareness Month in November. As of … Continued
CELEBRATING ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH – Yann’s Story
Chapter 1: Supporting Adult Adoptees My name is Yann and I was born in Hong Kong. I spent the first three months of my life at Mother’s Choice before being adopted by my French dad and my Malaysian mother. I have an older sister who is biological to my parents. Growing … Continued
CELEBRATING ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH – Doreen’s Story
Chapter 1: The Adoptee Community I was born in Korea. My German parents adopted me when I was three months old and I spent my whole life in Germany until I graduated from university. I then moved to Asia where I now work for an art gallery. I’ve been in Hong Kong for ov … Continued