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Oct 2021
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Reclaiming my voice as a transracial ado...

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Sara Jones is a transracial adoptee who offers insights from her lived experience to help parents and their adopted children. This talk was filmed at TEDxLakeJunaluska. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts.

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