Essays

2022

The Daily Beast
- Rosie O’Donnell’s Adoption TikTok Is Foolish and Ignorant
Independent
- As an adoptee, I’m concerned at the idea of adopting through apps and social media
- Roe v Wade: I’m an adoptee – adoption is not a ‘simple’ solution to abortion
The Everymom
- Contributing Editor Articles

2021

New York Times
- End the Secrecy, Open Up Adoption Records
Huffpost
- Like Colin Kaepernick, I Wish My Adoptive Family Had Talked About Race

The Independent
- My birth mother didn’t get the option of abortion. That’s why I stand against the Texas ban.
Zora
- Rebecca Carroll Has a Lot to Say About Race in America

2020

Zora
- Abby Johnson’s Video Shows the Problem with White Parents Adopting Children of Color
Insider
- I Was Adopted outside of the US and Have Disabilities. I’m Tired of the Savior Narrative Among White Adoptive Parents.
HuffPo
- My Half Siblings Found Me on 23andMe. I Wasn’t Prepared for What Happened Next.
Hello Giggles (and Yahoo)
- My Chronic Illness Made me Think I Was a Burden to Others Until Therapy Helped Me See the Truth
Level- Medium
- ‘Gentefied’ is For All the Latinx That Never Fit In
Embrace Race
- My Kids Won’t Have to Question Their Identities The Way I Did
Electric Literature
- The Book All Prospective Adoptive Parents Need to Read

2019

Restless Magazine
- After the Happy Ending
Zora – Medium
- How Immersion Into My Own Food Culture Changed Me as an Adoptee
HuffPost Personal
- My Adoptive Parents Hid My Racial Identity From Me For 19 Years

2018