Not Made In China
Welcome to Not Made In China, the podcast where we talk all things adoption and the beautiful madness that comes with it.
Shaosheen was adopted from China when she was 9 months old and has lived in the UK ever since. On this podcast she chats to people whose lives have been touched by adoption, discussing their experiences as well as sharing a few of her own stories.
Thank you so much for joining us, we hope you enjoy eavesdropping on our conversations!
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Not Made In China
Latest Episodes
21. Jonathan: A Korean Adoptee on Reconnecting With Identity, One Genre at a Time
Today, Shaosheen is joined by Korean adoptee and writer Jonathan, to talk about growing up as one of the only Asian children in a white Southern New Jersey suburb, and how his writing — from fiction, to poetry, to nonfiction — has mirrored his ...
We're Taking a Break, Back on Tuesday 6th of October!
We're taking a short break and will be back on the 6th of October with new episodes, new guests and new stories.Thank you so much for listening, we can't wait to be back soon!Shaosheen xFollow us on Instagram & TikTok @...
20. Eva: You Are What They See
Today, Shaosheen is joined by Eva, a Chinese adoptee and creator of BBC Sounds' Made In China, to talk identity, assumptions, and growing up as one of the only Asian faces in a predominantly white area.We cover the microaggressi...
19. Addy: Am I Chinese Enough?
Today, Shaosheen is joined by Addy, a fellow Chinese adoptee and friend, raised by her mother in the US. Addy opens up about growing up between cultures, from her early years in Beijing to moving to New York, and what it's really meant to navig...
18. Sophie: If I Could Go Back, I Don't Think I'd Get in Touch With Them
Sophie found her birth family in just a few weeks, and still isn't sure she'd search again.Today, Shaosheen is joined by Sophie, a Chinese adoptee raised in the US, for a raw and honest conversation about birth family reunion. Sophie sha...