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My Secret Self - Snap Classic

2025/1/30
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Adamu Chan
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Andy Marra
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Edmund Richardson
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Glenn Washington
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Andy Marra: 我一直渴望找到我的亲生家庭,但在韩国的社会背景下,我担心自己的跨性别身份会成为寻亲的阻碍。为了能够见到我的母亲,我甚至暂时隐藏了自己的真实性别认同。在警察局找到母亲后,我终于鼓起勇气向她坦白。令我惊讶的是,我的母亲早就通过“出生梦”预感到了我的性别,并完全接纳了我。这次经历让我感到无比的自由和解放,我可以真正地做自己,不再需要隐藏。我妈妈甚至在餐馆里自豪地向服务员介绍我,说我是她的女儿。这次寻亲之旅不仅让我找到了家人,也让我找到了真正的自我。

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Andy Marra, a Korean adoptee, embarks on a trip to Korea to search for her biological parents. She faces challenges in accessing her adoption file but perseveres, eventually discovering her father's death and locating two potential matches for her mother.
  • Andy Marra's search for her biological parents in Korea
  • Challenges in accessing adoption records in Korea
  • Discovery of her father's death
  • Locating two potential matches for her mother

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Andy Marra is on a mission to Korea in search of the mother she never knew with a secret she absolutely has to tell. And when two close friends can’t see each other face-to-face, they exchange letters from two very different places.

The Birth Dream

Andy Marra is on a mission to Korea in search of the mother she never knew with a secret she absolutely has to tell.

Thank you, Andy, for sharing your story with Snap! Find out more about her advocacy work here).

Produced by Regina Bediako, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot.

Letters from Uncuffed

It’s been almost a year since friends and family have been able to visit their loved ones in prison, due to the pandemic. Letters to the inside are always a lifeline. This year, more than ever.

Today, from Uncuffed), we hear from Adamu Chan, who was recently released from San Quentin State Prison, while his friend Edmond Richardson, is still on the inside.

Uncuffed) is a storytelling project made by people behind bars, from inside California prisons, in collaboration with KALW). To hear the full version of this story, visit Uncuffed) and make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

Produced by Adamu Chan, Ninna Gaensler-Debs, Angela Johnston, Pat Mesiti-Miller & Eli Wirtschafter.

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