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An Interview with an Adoptee, Who Exposed his Illegal Adoption in a Viral TikTok Challenge.

An Interview with an Adoptee, Who Exposed his Illegal Adoption in a Viral TikTok Challenge.

Update: 2023-06-02
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On Season 3, Episode 6 of the Adoptee Thoughts Podcast, Christian Aragon and host Melissa Guida-Richards discuss the shocking story of his illegal adoption and reunion with his biological family. You may recognize some of his story from his viral video with "Put a Finger Down" challenge.


  


About the Adoptee:


Christian Matthew Aragon was illegally adopted and raised by a woman who claimed to be my birth mother. He found his biological family at 36 and is just now getting to start his life with them.  


 


How to connect:


Follow him @mattaragon87 on TikTok! 


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To read more of the work by your host Melissa Guida-Richards and resources available for purchase from panels to workshops, to book club information go to adopteethoughts.com or her Instagram: 


https://www.instagram.com/adoptee_thoughts/


 


 


Her book are available anywhere books are sold.


What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption: An Adoptee's Perspective on Its History, Nuances, and Practices


 


Preorder the companion Workbook here: 

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An Interview with an Adoptee, Who Exposed his Illegal Adoption in a Viral TikTok Challenge.

An Interview with an Adoptee, Who Exposed his Illegal Adoption in a Viral TikTok Challenge.

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