“Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon. Decades later, a generation of adoptees wrestles with the aftermath.”
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The Adoption Paradox
“You could call it a life sentence, for this is the moment in which I learn that I am adopted.”
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‘Did Something Happen to Mom When She Was Young?’
“The hidden history of the Cold War adoption complex.”
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DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
“People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.”
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Guatemala’s Baby Brokers: How Thousands of Children Were Stolen for Adoption
“From the 1960s, baby brokers persuaded often Indigenous Mayan women to give up newborns while kidnappers ‘disappeared’ babies.”
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The South Korean Woman Who Adopted Her Best Friend
“How Korean women are rejecting marriage while reimagining what family means in an increasingly lonely, aging society.”
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The Incredible Story of Finding My Brother in My 60s
“We were born a week apart, in the same hospital, to different mothers.”
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‘How Did This Man Think He Had the Right to Adopt This Baby?’
“Army Rangers killed her parents. A Marine is raising her in America. But her Afghan family says she was taken under false pretenses.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Carla Ciccone, Lex Pryor, Bhavya Dore, Michelle Cyca, and Casey Lyons.
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How America Saved Millions of Dogs—By Moving Them
“It is a good time to be an American dog. In the 1970s, as many as 20 million dogs and cats were euthanized each year. That number has declined precipitously. The ASPCA now estimates 390,000 dogs and 530,000 cats are euthanized each year, down from 2.6 million as recently as 2011.”