1.2 Seeing Myself in Unexpected Places by Jaime O. Mayer

<p>"Seeing Myself in Unexpected Places" by Jaime O. Mayer</p> <p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"As a transracially and transnationally adopted woman of color, I generally don’t enjoy “adoption” stories—with adoption as a defining character trait or plot point—by non-adoptee authors. But books have a wonderful ability to pleasantly surprise me when I’m least expecting it."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":949,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0}"> As a transracially and transnationally adopted woman of color, I generally don’t enjoy “adoption” stories—with adoption as a defining character trait or plot point—by non-adoptee authors. But books have a wonderful ability to pleasantly surprise me when I’m least expecting it.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"As a transracially and transnationally adopted woman of color, I generally don’t enjoy “adoption” stories—with adoption as a defining character trait or plot point—by non-adoptee authors. But books have a wonderful ability to pleasantly surprise me when I’m least expecting it."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":949,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":2},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":1,"11":4,"12":0}"> Copyright khōréō mag 2021. Read by Sophia Uy, Produced by Katalina Watt, Edited by Lian Xia Rose.</span></p> <p>Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @KhoreoMag.</p> <p>Artwork: Isabelle Lin</p> <p>Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley<br /> https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley<br /> Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0Free Download or Stream: http://bit.