Forbidden Children: China's One-Child Policy
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Adoptions and the Secret Life of Adopted Children
Some chinese parents chose to share the truth with their adopted children. The ruse worked and the family avoided fines and harassment from local officials. Birth parents who were forced to abandon their children would occasionally mark their babies with a small cut or a superficial nick to leave an identifying feature. One said, why would i tell her we found her abandoned in the street? Why would i make her feel she is different than her sister? She has been with us since the first hour of her life.
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