Patrick Armstrong

Nov 7, 2023 | indianapolisrecorder.com | Patrick Armstrong

I’ve got to imagine it’s difficult to prepare for this moment as a parent. To be honest, I spent most of my life knowing I was adopted and not thinking twice about it. Growing up in Rensselaer, Indiana, I had a good life, what many would call a “positive adoption experience”; it wasn’t until I reached 30 when I realized what I’d lost as well. A One-Sided NarrativeMy experience as an adoptee isn’t a monolith, nor is it isolated.

Sep 30, 2023 | coldteacollective.com | Pearl Zhou |Patrick Armstrong |Ronak G. Gandhi |Natasha Jung

Growing up in the Asian diaspora, my family never really celebrated Western holidays. We would get together to have a meal, but the sentiments of Christmas or Thanksgiving were never meaningful to me. Instead, for my family, my parents made an effort to celebrate a handful of holidays.

Sep 1, 2023 | coldteacollective.com | Patrick Armstrong |Natasha Jung |Pearl Zhou

Alice Tsui is a pianist, Grammy finalist, music educator, and activist from Brooklyn, New York. She is a first-generation Chinese American who was also the first in her family to pursue higher education with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. She is currently a doctoral candidate in music education at Boston University. She’s passionate about decolonizing anti-bias, anti-racist, abolitionist, public music education and empowering youth’s individual and collective voices through music as expression.

Aug 22, 2023 | coldteacollective.com | Patrick Armstrong |Ronak G. Gandhi |Pearl Zhou

On the latest episode of Conversation Piece with Patrick Armstong, adoptee influencer and educator Taylor Shennett joins the podcast. Adopted from Hunan, China at nine months old, Shennet began creating adoption related content in 2012. Hear what Shennett has to say about having more empathy in the adoptee community and how empathy offered her a different perspective on birth parents.

Aug 15, 2023 | coldteacollective.com | Patrick Armstrong |Ronak G. Gandhi |Pearl Zhou |Natasha Jung

Get to know Kira Omans, a Chinese American transracial adoptee in Conversation Piece with Patrick Armstrong. She is a voice actor, actress, and adoptee advocate who has collaborated with organizations such as Hate is a Virus, Adoptees for Justice, and Adoptee Bridge to increase awareness of the adoptee experience. Learn about her journey in becoming an actress and what intentional storytelling looks like for her as part of the Asian adoptee community.