Adoption STAR’s Associate Director Michael Hill shares details of an interesting conversation he had with an adult adoptee about international adopt...
Why Adoptees Search
There are countless motivations behind why an adoptee may choose to search for their birth family. Here’s a discussion of some the common reasons wh...
Adoptees in the Wild: Gazillion Voices
Adoption STAR would like to share information about an adoption related film essay being shown in the Rochester area this weekend only. Adoptees in th...
The First Pages Of Our Story
Adoption STAR’s Zack Fried shares some personal reflections on talking to your child about their birth story. As important as it is to tell our chil...
Adoption Myth: Open Adoption is Co-Parenting
My mother often recounts a story from my 2nd birthday party, and I try to hold back my emotions each and every time I hear it. During the party, I [&h...
“Chinese, on the Inside”
The following New York Times piece presents information on Catie and Kimberly, who “were adopted from China by a couple from Maine, who attempt to p...
Me and Malone
Guest Blogger: Steve Harris, Adult Adoptee I saw a story in USA Today about the two sisters who after 17 years found each other at a track meet in Was...
The He Said She Said Game – An Adoption Trivia Game
As a fun way to explore our new website, we’re going to play the He Said/She Said game. We’re going to give you a quote along with some hi...
The Race Debate
We are featuring blog posts in honor of National Black History month and as a resource for transracial adoption. Adoption STAR’s First Annual Af...
Open Adoption: One Birthmother’s Story
Janet Menke is a birthmother to a son in an open adoption. She is married to Greg, the birthfather, and lives with their daughter just outside of Balt...