This past Sunday, several of our contributors were invited by Emelie Jeffries, host of Voices of Our People on Two Worlds Indigenous Radio, to participate in a panel discussion on Veronica Brown (aka Baby Veronica).
The archived recording of the show is now available on the WMNF site and will be accessible through Sunday, August 25. Click on the best format under "Listen Again," then fast forward to the second hour of the program to listen to Lost Daughters on Voices of Our People.
Many thanks to Emelie and Two Worlds host Alvon Griffin for providing the opportunity for adult adoptees to speak about this significant adoption case. The show reached 73,000 people when it aired on Sunday!
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Listen to Adult Adoptees Discussing Baby Veronica
Karen Pickell was born and adopted in Ohio in the late 1960s. She reunited with her birth mother in 2005 and with her birth father in 2007. Her husband is an adoptive father of two children, now grown, from his first marriage, one of whom was adopted from Korea. Karen and her husband live in Florida with their two biological children. Karen holds a Master of Arts in Professional Writing from Kennesaw State University in Georgia; she has published poems, essays, and stories, and is currently drafting a memoir. She previously served on the board of directors of the Georgia Writers Association, as editor for the Georgia Poetry Society, and as associate editor of the literary journal Flycatcher. She blogs about writing, adoption, and other topics at www.karenpickell.com.