
088 – Being Biracial Never Occurred to Me
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<p>In Kenneth’s family all of siblings were adoptees, each fostered in their parents home before their adoption were made final. That scenario worked out great for Kenneth, but not so much so for his oldest sister who never bonded with their mother. Seeking reunion, Kenneth carefully approached his half-sister and learned the truth about his brith mother’s institutionalization which led to his sister’s adoption, and his own conception.</p><p>Kenneth was still seeking answers as to his birth father’s identity at the time of our interview… for now at least he knows more about where he came from.</p><p><a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read Full Transcript</a></p><p>Kenneth: <a href="https://www.temi.com/editor/t/VSDZgGdOtMAXoYBLQFSAl0u26m3jH5XR-pm41T7t_DAowth1Suh5PzmG7RIGoJqyBvupOJnWhtU3H5tj2SLXU3_iqEQ?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=0.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>00:00</u></a> Yeah. You know, and it’s kind of funny in being the adopee, I think it was a lot tougher on my sister. My sister would visit my mother there and my mother had electroshock therapy and all that kind of stuff and it’s like I didn’t have to experience it myself, but my sister did.</p><p>Voices: <a href="https://www.temi.com/editor/t/VSDZgGdOtMAXoYBLQFSAl0u26m3jH5XR-pm41T7t_DAowth1Suh5PzmG7RIGoJqyBvupOJnWhtU3H5tj2SLXU3_iqEQ?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=25.22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>00:25</u></a> Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?</p><p>Damon: