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<\/a><\/p>\nWOW when I arranged the first reunion of Hong Kong adoptees in Manchester back in June 2010\u00a0\u00a0I had been so excited and apprehensive all rolled into one!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To think that I could pull this off scared me half to death. \u00a0Would people want to come? \u00a0Were they interested?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0But little did I know then that I was going to be that catalyst that\u00a0\u00a0would lead\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0many more reunions.<\/p>\n
All my anxieties were soon swept away when incredibly 10 of us met for lunch. \u00a0\u00a0We were all running around showing each other with great excitement our newspaper cuttings, photos, and relevant documentation. \u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s ironic to think that we were mostly strangers showing each other all of what we had of our early beginnings, and we were in awe of each other\u2019s stories, but this coming together has cemented many new friendships . \u00a0To suddenly see ourselves reflected in each other not just because we all look Chinese but because of our shared experience and the realisation that we weren\u2019t the only one was very comforting.<\/p>\n
At the reunion ordering food seemed to be low on the agenda because there was just so much chatting to be done, in so little time and I realised that I would have to arrange another reunion.\u00a0 I remember we were all eager to have a group photograph taken and it was necessary to move furniture in the private dining room to obtain the best photograph.<\/p>\n
I arranged this reunion in an attempt to generate interest in the first ever Chinese Adult Adoptee Worldwide Reunion, in our home land Hong Kong.\u00a0 \u00a0Diana an adoptee who I had met for the first time during Easter 2010 had inspired and encouraged me on my journey.<\/p>\n
Now for the first time in the UK after all these years we have a group that we can all belong \u00a0to and feel comfortable in.<\/p>\n
Blog post written by Debbie Cook: WOW when I arranged the first reunion of Hong Kong adoptees in Manchester back in June 2010\u00a0\u00a0I had been so excited and apprehensive all rolled into one!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To think that I could pull this off … Continue reading <\/a>Attached is a picture of\u00a0some of us standing in Piccadilly Gardens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"