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For dancer and ceramicist Qū Jié 曲洁, that’s navigating dual identities as a Chinese American adoptee growing up in the Midwest — not to mention her muddling of movement and clay.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Some adoptees hope the commission’s findings will provide legal grounds for damages lawsuits against the government or their adoption agencies.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Daisy—also an adoptee—is, at one point, compared to Harry Potter.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Some adoptees hope the commission’s findings will provide legal grounds for damages lawsuits against the government or their adoption agencies.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Daisy—also an adoptee—is, at one point, compared to Harry Potter.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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