Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
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Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
Kassaye & Aselefetch on "Lions Roaring Far From Home" (Interview Part 2)
Ethiopian Adoptees | Unapologetically Unfiltered
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Kassaye & Aselefetch on "Lions Roaring Far From Home" (Interview Part 2)
(Kassaye & Aselefetch - Interview Part 2)
Hey heyy everyone and welcome to SEASON 2! I am so excited to kick off the new season with an amazing interview with the editors and contributors of, Lions Roaring Far From Home: An Anthology by Ethiopian Adoptees, Kassaye Berhanu-MacDonald and Aselefech Evans!!! These two incredible Ethiopian adoptee women have paved the way for political and social change in the many issues surrounding the transracial international adoption of Ethiopian children. The conversation is organic, honest, and adoptee-centered. Kassaye and Aselefch bring a priceless perspective to the discussion about the corruption within the Ethiopian adoption system, the intent versus the effects, and the ongoing battles that adoptees face. What better way to get an insight into Ethiopian adoptee experiences than hearing from them directly, from all around the world?! We discuss the events that led to the publication of, Lions Roaring Far From Home: An Anthology by Ethiopian Adoptees and its impact. The Anthology includes writers, ages 8 to over 50, from Sweden, France, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and the US. Thirty-three (33) unique, emotional, and complex essays are included and they illuminate how Ethiopian adoptee experiences truly exist on a spectrum, and it's not an experience that is easy to define.
If you would like a copy of the book, kindly go to https://www.lionsroaringbook.com/.
As always, feel free to reach out to me at ethiopiaadopteesuu@gmail.com or through the podcast Instagram page, ethiopianadopteesuu.
Until next time, bye-bye.
xoxo Lidet
Ethiopian Adoptees | Unapologetically Unfiltered
Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
