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Made in China

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Transracial Adoption
China
Cultural Identity
United Kingdom
Childhood Experiences
Mental Health
One Child Policy
Food As Cultural Identity
Biological Heritage
Identity
One-Child Policy
International Adoption
Identity Exploration
Ancestry Research
Cultural Heritage
Racism
Gender Discrimination
Rural China
Confucianism
Chinese Orphanages

Born in China, raised in the UK, Eva Brookes asks how transracial adoption has shaped her.

Found in China as a newborn and adopted by a white British family 13 months later, Eva grew up in Essex feeling British. But that's not always how other people perceived her.

For most of her life, Eva didn't ask how that impacted her. She just tried to fit in - as a child, that felt safer than standing out... more

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What happens when one side of the nature nurture equation is a mystery?

Eva has always felt that she’s a product of her environment; her adoptive family, her upbringing - the life she remembers.

But what if her birth family shaped her more than she... more

How can Eva connect with Chinese culture, when she has no parents or family to guide her?

Even though she looks Chinese, Eva didn’t feel Chinese growing up with a white British family in Essex. She’s often felt pressure to embody a version of ‘Chin... more

What led to Eva being adopted by a British family, after she was born in China in 2000?

Eva explores the social, political and cultural forces that shaped her life - and the lives of millions of girls like her.

She discovers why the Chinese state ... more

All Eva Brookes knows about the beginning of her story is that she was found by the side of the road in China when she was three days old. Thirteen months later she was adopted by a white British couple and travelled to her new home in Essex.

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Recent Guests

Mia McGrath
Content creator on TikTok, also adopted from China
Episode: 4. The end of the beginning
Barbara Demick
A journalist and author who was Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times in Beijing, her book unpacks the hidden realities behind international adoption.
Episode: 2. Home, before home
Kerry Brown
A professor of Chinese studies at King's College London, and former British Embassy officer in Beijing.
King's College London
Episode: 2. Home, before home
Jieyu Liu
A sociologist specializing in gender within modern China, with lived experience of the societal dynamics.
School of Oriental and African Studies London
Episode: 2. Home, before home
Alison Roy
Child and adolescent psychotherapist specializing in adoption
Episode: 1. Beginnings, Plural

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Eva Brookes
Writer, producer and presenter, with a focus on cultural identities and personal narratives.

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1. Beginnings, Plural
Q: Why do you think it's a trauma?
Alison explains that adoption involves multiple significant losses, creating a sense of trauma as the child is uprooted from their birth parents and environment.

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A deep exploration into the complexities of identity, this podcast centers on the story of a transracial adoptee, who navigates the challenges of understanding her heritage as both a Chinese individual and a British citizen. Through personal narratives, conversations with adoptive family members, and discussions with sociologists, journalists, and fellow adoptees, themes of cultural identity, ancestry, and mental health are richly examined. Notably, it addresses systemic issues related to international adoption, female identity within the context of China's one-child policy, and the emotional landscape of adopted children. This podcast is likely to resonate with listeners interested in adoption stories, cultural exploration, and the quest f... more

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