The Anna Jinja Show
The Anna Jinja show focuses on the stories, issues, and questions connected to adoption and foster care experiences.
The host is an international adoptee with biological roots in Korea and adopted roots in the United States. As you can imagine, her journey and experiences as a transracial adoptee are multifaceted. Her experiences have been with the pain of discrimination and rejection as well as the joys of self-discovery and learning to embrace all aspects of her identity.
Along the way, she has discovered that she is not alone. We’re all – in some ways – adopted into or out of homes, cultures, communities, and relationships as we grow and evolve. This show illuminates the theme of adoption, in all ways, in our lives. And how those experiences create who we are and who we are yet to be.
Her hope is that through engaging with the guests and creative content, we are welcomed home in this world, cradled in the belief that we belong, that we are worthy, and that we are loved.
So stay tuned, and you may discover your own adoption story.
The Anna Jinja Show
Laurie McKnight & Dan Magner
What does Wi-Fi have to do with hope?
Everything, as it turns out.
Host Anna Jinja sits down with three incredible changemakers who are quite literally connecting foster youth to their futures. Laurie McKnight, Jeremy Jenkins, and Tim Henderson are bridging the gap between young people aging out of the foster system and life-changing careers in the broadband industry.
Here's what will blow your mind: ✨ Jobs starting at $40K-$60K with just TWO WEEKS of training ✨ Career paths reaching six figures ✨ Real mentorship creating real transformation ✨ Second chances that change lives!
Plus, we kick off with a serendipitous poetry moment that'll give you chills—poet Daniel Magner's "Wi-Fi" becomes the perfect metaphor for connection, access, and belonging. This isn't just about laying fiber optic cables. It's about laying the foundation for futures these young people never dreamed possible.
Guest Links:
https://www.ohio.edu/voinovich-school/people/mcknight https://hellopoetry.com/tag/wifi/
Creative Interchange/ Poem written and read by Daniel Magner
Wifi
It's the closest I've got to a soul.
Ever present and when it isn't
I'm hollow,
desperate to feel its powerful touch,
wash over me, connect me to the hive mind,
the swirling voice, collective planet,
except those with no access.
Yes, it is life blood,
cool streams in the desert,
a thing so desperately sought.