Bridging Worlds: The Lifelong Impact of Transnational Adoption and Identity

Let's explore how being adopted across borders shapes our identities for a lifetime in Bridging Worlds: the Lifelong Impact of Transnational
Bridging Worlds: the Lifelong Impact of Transnational Adoption and Identity

Join host Anna Sarkitova, intercountry adoptee and advocate, for a powerful conversation with Sandi Morgan Caesar, MSW—a Panamanian-born adoptee, social worker, and community leader whose life and work illuminate the intersections of identity, belonging, and justice in adoption.

Sandi shares her journey from Panama to the U.S., her reunion with her birth family, and her decades of experience working in both private adoption and public child welfare. Together, Anna and Sandi will explore themes of cultural continuity, identity formation, and systemic change in transnational and transracial adoption.

Whether you are an adoptee, part of the adoption constellation, or an ally seeking deeper understanding, this dialogue offers insight into the lived realities of adoption and the importance of centering adoptee voices in the movement for reform and healing.
Hosted by: Adoptee Advocates of Michigan (AAOM)
Suggested Donation: $10 (or more if you are able)
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AAOM Speaker Series, hosted by Anna Sarkitova Presented by the Adoptee Advocates of Michigan (AAOM)
This interview is the first in our new speaker series hosted by Anna Sarkitova, international adoptee, advocate, and proud Adoptee Advocates of Michigan board member. In each session, Anna will sit down with powerful authors, community leaders, and changemakers who are advancing justice, visibility, and equity for adoptees and their families.

The AAOM Speaker Series is part of our grassroots fundraising campaign in support of our activism, community building, educational and legislative outreach where we work hard to bring adoptee voices directly to the people, families, and policymakers who need to hear them. As a volunteer-run organization, your support helps us compensate our speakers and sustain these vital conversations within the community.

Whether you are an adoptee, a member of the adoption constellation, or a passionate ally, this series is a great opportunity to stay informed, get inspired, and support the voices that too often go unheard in adoption.