Mike Brettmann was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1958 and adopted a few days later. He grew up on... more

Ellianna was born prematurely in a county hospital in Portland, OR, in 1968. She had been relinquished at birth, so... more

Becky is a scientist, mother, wife, and baby scoop era adoptee who lives with her husband and biological daughter in... more

Chris Williams was born in Downtown Los Angeles at Queen of Angels Hospital and adopted when he was just a... more

Christine is an adoptee born in January of 1972, at the tail end of the baby scoop era. She was... more

Angela Tucker is a Black transracial adoptee and the author of "You Should Be Grateful:" Stories of Race, Identity, and... more

Dr. Santo D. Marabella, born in a Catholic orphanage in Aosta, Italy, and flown to the United States just one... more

Placed for adoption through a West Texas county children’s home, Sharla is a “Baby Scoop”-era adoptee. Sharla’s biological mother moved... more

Rebeccah Carlson is a transracial adoptee born in Georgia and raised in the Midwest. Growing up, she often felt a... more

Jill was conceived in Washington and born in Texas, adopted at birth during the Baby Scoop era, in a closed-file... more