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X-WR-CALDESC:At four months old\, Tiana was adopted by a white couple. It w
 as 1971\, and the couple wanted a child that would have been considered ha
 rd to place. At that time\, that meant a healthy\, Black infant. While reu
 nification with birth family wasn’t something that Tiana had considered\, 
 in 2018 she received a phone call from a confidential intermediary telling
  her that her birth mother had petitioned the court to find her. That phon
 e call started a journey towards reconnecting with family—birth parents\, 
 siblings\, aunts\, uncles\, and more. It also brought to the forefront the
  trauma and abandonment of being separated from family that are part of th
 e experience for adoptees. Tiana shares her story of reconnecting not only
  to family\, but also discovering who she truly is at her core.\n\nTiana H
 awver was born in Detroit\, Michigan\, and grew up in a few different part
 s of the state. She has a background in communications\, with over 25 year
 s of experience including radio\, public relations and marketing. As an ac
 complished public speaker\, Tiana has had the opportunity to speak to wome
 n’s events and conferences\, youth groups\, and church services. She has a
 lso produced a documentary on reconnecting with her birth family\, titled 
 “Reconnecting the Dots.” Tiana currently lives in West Michigan and is the
  director of operations for collective impact nonprofit\, Housing Kent.\n
 \n\n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:At four months old\, Tiana was adopted by a white couple. It wa
 s 1971\, and the couple wanted a child that would have been considered har
 d to place. At that time\, that meant a healthy\, Black infant. While reun
 ification with birth family wasn’t something that Tiana had considered\, i
 n 2018 she received a phone call from a confidential intermediary telling 
 her that her birth mother had petitioned the court to find her. That phone
  call started a journey towards reconnecting with family—birth parents\, s
 iblings\, aunts\, uncles\, and more. It also brought to the forefront the 
 trauma and abandonment of being separated from family that are part of the
  experience for adoptees. Tiana shares her story of reconnecting not only 
 to family\, but also discovering who she truly is at her core.\n\nTiana Ha
 wver was born in Detroit\, Michigan\, and grew up in a few different parts
  of the state. She has a background in communications\, with over 25 years
  of experience including radio\, public relations and marketing. As an acc
 omplished public speaker\, Tiana has had the opportunity to speak to women
 ’s events and conferences\, youth groups\, and church services. She has al
 so produced a documentary on reconnecting with her birth family\, titled “
 Reconnecting the Dots.” Tiana currently lives in West Michigan and is the 
 director of operations for collective impact nonprofit\, Housing Kent.\n\n
 \n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Reconnecting the Dots to Family and Self with Tiana Hawver
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