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X-WR-CALDESC:What does it mean to belong? To search for yourself in the fac
 es of strangers? To find that family is not only the one you were born int
 o\, but the one you choose—and the one that chooses you?\n\nJoin Anna Jinj
 a—adoptee\, author\, and host of The Anna Jinja Show—for an intimate and w
 ide-ranging conversation that weaves together her debut novel Adopting Gra
 ce\, her work as a podcast host\, and the real human stories that have sha
 ped her understanding of adoption\, identity\, and healing.\n\nDrawing on 
 her debut novel Adopting Grace and the real voices she has gathered throug
 h The Anna Jinja Show\, Anna will bring to life the stories of adoptees\, 
 birth parents\, adoptive families\, and volunteers—including Dan and Beth 
 Miller\, longtime members of the Adoption Network Cleveland community\, an
 d Betsie Norris\, ANC's founder and executive director—whose episodes of t
 he show beautifully capture the transformative power of community\, search
 \, and reunion.\n\nTopics will include:\n●	The search for identity and biol
 ogical family—and the courage it takes to begin\n●	How fiction can illumina
 te truths that memoir sometimes cannot\n●	The role of community in the heal
 ing journey—why you don't have to search alone\n●	Reunion stories: the joy\
 , the complexity\, and the unexpected gifts\n●	The 'adoption constellation'
 —and how everyone touched by adoption has a story worth telling\n\nWhether
  you are an adoptee\, a birth parent\, an adoptive family member\, or simp
 ly someone who has ever wondered where you belong—this conversation is for
  you.\n\n\nAbout Anna:\nAnna Jinja Mather was adopted from Seoul\, Korea\,
  and grew up in Iowa. Her heart is filled with love for people and their s
 tories. By sharing her adoption story and all that she is learning to navi
 gate personal and professional challenges\, she hopes to help us all belie
 ve\, accept\, and value the inherent worthiness of every person.\n\nAnna h
 as dedicated her life to nonprofit organizations and causes—as a volunteer
  and professional—which led to an unexpected role as a radio producer and 
 host at KHOI 89.1 FM. In 2018\, she returned to Iowa to serve as Executive
  Director of Able Up Iowa\, before a surprise marriage proposal at the Ame
 s Public Library sent her to Ohio\, where she now lives happily with her h
 usband Pete and their dog Floyd.\n\nAnna is the host of The Anna Jinja Sho
 w\, a podcast distributed through Pacifica Network and WOUB Public Media (
 a local NPR affiliate) that focuses on stories\, issues\, and questions co
 nnected to adoption and foster care. Each episode pairs a guest's personal
  story with a song or poem selected by a featured writer or musician—a cre
 ative interchange that guides listeners toward the belief that we each hav
 e a home in this world\, that we belong\, that we are worthy\, and that we
  are loved.\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to belong? To search for yourself in the face
 s of strangers? To find that family is not only the one you were born into
 \, but the one you choose—and the one that chooses you?\n\nJoin Anna Jinja
 —adoptee\, author\, and host of The Anna Jinja Show—for an intimate and wi
 de-ranging conversation that weaves together her debut novel Adopting Grac
 e\, her work as a podcast host\, and the real human stories that have shap
 ed her understanding of adoption\, identity\, and healing.\n\nDrawing on h
 er debut novel Adopting Grace and the real voices she has gathered through
  The Anna Jinja Show\, Anna will bring to life the stories of adoptees\, b
 irth parents\, adoptive families\, and volunteers—including Dan and Beth M
 iller\, longtime members of the Adoption Network Cleveland community\, and
  Betsie Norris\, ANC's founder and executive director—whose episodes of th
 e show beautifully capture the transformative power of community\, search\
 , and reunion.\n\nTopics will include:\n●	The search for identity and biolo
 gical family—and the courage it takes to begin\n●	How fiction can illuminat
 e truths that memoir sometimes cannot\n●	The role of community in the heali
 ng journey—why you don't have to search alone\n●	Reunion stories: the joy\,
  the complexity\, and the unexpected gifts\n●	The 'adoption constellation'—
 and how everyone touched by adoption has a story worth telling\n\nWhether 
 you are an adoptee\, a birth parent\, an adoptive family member\, or simpl
 y someone who has ever wondered where you belong—this conversation is for 
 you.\n\n\nAbout Anna:\nAnna Jinja Mather was adopted from Seoul\, Korea\, 
 and grew up in Iowa. Her heart is filled with love for people and their st
 ories. By sharing her adoption story and all that she is learning to navig
 ate personal and professional challenges\, she hopes to help us all believ
 e\, accept\, and value the inherent worthiness of every person.\n\nAnna ha
 s dedicated her life to nonprofit organizations and causes—as a volunteer 
 and professional—which led to an unexpected role as a radio producer and h
 ost at KHOI 89.1 FM. In 2018\, she returned to Iowa to serve as Executive 
 Director of Able Up Iowa\, before a surprise marriage proposal at the Ames
  Public Library sent her to Ohio\, where she now lives happily with her hu
 sband Pete and their dog Floyd.\n\nAnna is the host of The Anna Jinja Show
 \, a podcast distributed through Pacifica Network and WOUB Public Media (a
  local NPR affiliate) that focuses on stories\, issues\, and questions con
 nected to adoption and foster care. Each episode pairs a guest's personal 
 story with a song or poem selected by a featured writer or musician—a crea
 tive interchange that guides listeners toward the belief that we each have
  a home in this world\, that we belong\, that we are worthy\, and that we 
 are loved.\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Adoption Is a Story We All Share: A Conversation with Ann
 a Jinja
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