Sandi - I used to be Cristina

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Gringa_Panameña, #TransnationalAdoptee (not transracial) 🥚 in reunion, #HUGrad, wife, mom, #Furmom, #SocialWorker and more... Hear my story:

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Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· 26d

BIPOC Adoptees 3rd Conference (my 2nd) in Portland did not disappoint! "Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion." - bell hooks

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Jul 16

I was invited to be part of this Storytelling Panel hosted by @alicestephens.bsky.social & TheAdopteeClown at the BIPOC Adoptee Voices Conference.in Portland, OR later this month! Will you be there?? #AdopteeVoices #BlackAndAdopted #TransnationalAdoptee #LatinéIsNotARace

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Jul 14

Adopted from one country to another? Hope you'll join us if you can! Svetlana is enjoying time in her home country, so Judi will be subbing & cohosting with me tonight! www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/...

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· May 12

🥚TONIGHT'S meeting marks 1 year of ANC's Transnational Adoptee Group! Will you be there? www.adoptionnetwork.org/service-area...

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· May 3

Adoption Network Cleveland's Transnational Adoptee Group is 1yr old as shared in the May newsletter! If you were adopted transnationally (inter-country), join us on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5pm PT/8pm ET. Register: lnkd.in/eDTFz8KN Read the 1yr anniversary blog post here: lnkd.in/ecsM2b4p

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Apr 21

🥚If you've EVER attended the ANC Transnational Adoptee Group, please look for a SurveyMonkey in your inbox (or spam) re Oct's mtg. Would you prefer an open meeting, a panel, or closed as usual? We'd love to have your response! Even if you haven't attended in a while, please complete the survey.

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Apr 17

🥚Did you know ANC has a monthly Transnational Adoptee group? It will be 1️⃣yr w/5️⃣0️⃣+ attendees in May! Represented so far: Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Panama, Peru, Romania, Russia, & Thailand!!

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Mar 24

If you're an adoptee who hasn't found your people, DM me. I'll do my best to get you connected! 🥚 #ThisIsWho #BlackAndAdopted #TransnationalAdoptee #AdopteeVoices

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Mar 9

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 20

Have you listened yet? Check out my conversation with the hosts of the Family Twist podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/2CeQ...

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 17

I'm so proud to have been part of this dynamic panel & conversation! If you missed it the recording will be available Friday. All past @adoptionmosaic.bsky.social WTE recordings can be found here programs.adoptionmosaic.com/wte-recordin... 🥚 #BlackandAdopted #AdopteeVoices #TransnationalAdoptee

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 11

Saturday, 2/14 @adoptionmosaic.bsky.social 🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 10

TONIGHT!! Be sure to register as Zoom links have been refreshed. 🥚 www.adoptionnetwork.org/service-area...

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 6

Also.... Did you see the February @adoptionmosaic.bsky.social newsletter? I appreciate Astrid's willingness to listen to my thoughts on this and pivot in response. I wish all adoptee conversations, all conversations, were this real & productive! 🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 6

This Saturday's Adoption Mosaic We the Expert Panel. 🥚 events.adoptionmosaic.com/wte-perceive...

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Feb 6

🥚How I faced the remnants of internalized racism as a Black/Panamanian (Afro-Latina) adoptee in a Black family/community.

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Jan 13

🥚 Today at 8pm ET, the Adoption Network Cleveland Transnational Adoptee Group will explore our 1st special topic: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Cultural Spaces. If you were adopted from one country to another, I hope you'll join us!! www.adoptionnetwork.org/service-area...

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Jan 13

Happy Founders Day, Sorors! #DST113 #AnchoredinLegacy #OhtobeaDeltaGirl #OoOop

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Dec 24

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Dec 22

What an ADOPTEE-centered year 2025 was! It was so important for us to find/make our own joy in this gawd-awful year. For me, that was spending as much time in community as possible b/c "healing doesn't happen in isolation"!🥚 #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeCommunity #AdopteeYearInReview #TransnationalAdoptee

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Dec 12

Do you have any preferred adoptee-related terminology?? 🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Dec 9

For many adoptees, we've never seen a newborn pic of ourselves like many non-adopted people have. With a lack of transparency in practices & altered/sealed records, many of us may NEVER know basic details of our birth... time, hospital, weight/length, etc. Some are not even sure of their birthdate.🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 23

Another NAAM book post inspired by another adoptee's IG post titled "Book Spine Poetry"! I've read more than half of the books in the 1st pic & finished all of the books in the 2nd pic via audio- or e-book! I also finished & highly recommend _Adoption Unfiltered_!! Let's see yours!! 📚❣️✨️📚 🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 20

Happy Friday Eve!! I'll be going live today on IG with @theblackadoptea & @badancommunity!! 4pm PT/7pm ET. If you're on IG, please join us!!

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 19

When I first reunited with my biological maternal family in Panamá, I saw myself in EVERYONE'S face. It was a sweet relief and validated everything I am. AND it was a reminder of all I'd lost. All the BOTH~ANDs. #NationalADOPTEEAwarenessMonth #AdopteeVoices #BlackAdoptee #TransnationalAdoptee 🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 15

Today at 11amET, or watch the recording later! akila.ws/ascendingapr... @aprilrsilver.bsky.social @akilaworksongs.bsky.social @junemo41.bsky.social @marclamonthill.bsky.social

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 12

Last night's writing prompt for Adoptee Voices w/ @saraeasterlyauthor.bsky.social , Jennifer Dyan Ghoston, @alicestephens.bsky.social , & Natasha Triplett was LOSS/GAIN. It was the most emotional night of writing for me so far. Here's what I wrote. Any of it resonate with you?🥚 #NAAM #AdopteeVoices

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 11

Just realized my face is not in that video! Lol!

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 10

This Sunday!! Please register & listen in! www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-w... #NationalADOPTEEAwarenessMonth #TransnationalAdoptee #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeCommunity 🥚

Sandi - I used to be Cristina@ustabecristina· Nov 10

🥚NAAM social yesterday!! 💛✨️ I'm so thankful for those who drove far & farther to be in community at my home! Healing happens in community! My cup is full!