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
Otis Crockron & Bruce Dalzell
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Something special is happening in Athens County — and it starts today.
The Anna Jinja Show is launching its first season ever, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you. This season was made in partnership with Athens County Children Services (ACCS) — the agency quietly showing up every single day, often in the hardest moments, to keep children safe and families strong.
In this first episode of the season, host Anna Jinja sits down with: Otis Crockron — Executive Director of ACCS, who has called Athens County home since 1986 and brings both professional and personal passion to the work of protecting children Bruce Dalzell — the patriarch of the Athens music scene, with 45+ years of original songwriting, who teamed up with poet Wendy McVicker to write an original song for this season
Lizzi Montanti — Assistant Producer and former ACCS intern, who bridges the worlds of art and advocacy in a way that will move you The song they created together? It will stop you in your tracks.
This episode is a love letter to every caseworker, foster family, kinship caregiver, and community member who shows up — quietly, faithfully — for the children of Appalachian Ohio.