"In 1959, the woman who brought me into this world bundled me in a basket and placed me in a Hong Kong stairwell near Sai Yeung Choi Street, a bustling region of the British colony. I was 4 days old. A passerby called the police, who transported me to St. Christopher's Home, the largest non-government-run orphanage on the island."
"Mom convinced me to keep her secret by telling me that everyone would think my birth mother was 'a prostitute' ― that I was conceived in shame. The truth was she didn't know my birth mother. She only knew her own fears of being seen as an inadequate woman."
A woman lived for over 60 years believing she was born in Chicago, concealing her adoption from Hong Kong. Cultural beliefs instilled shame in her adoptive parents, compelling them to keep her origins a secret. The stigma surrounding infertility and adoption influenced her identity and family life. She was abandoned as a newborn in Hong Kong and later adopted by a couple in the Midwest. The narrative reflects the complexities of identity, cultural expectations, and the impact of secrecy on personal history.
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