[lnaughto]

Thought you might be interested in this upcoming radio interview with the author... check local listings, but it will be broadcast today (6/27) on NPR Radio's 'Fresh Air' program with Terry Gross as interviewer.

If you miss it and are still interested go to NPR.com; then click on 'programs' and 'Fresh Air'... the audio of the interview should be available online by 5pm today.

Enjoy...


American Parents Encounter 'China Ghosts'


Audio for this story will be available at approx. 5:00 p.m. ET

Fresh Air from WHYY, June 27, 2007 · Journalist Jeff Gammage and his wife have adopted two daughters from China; now Gammage, a staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, has written a book about the experience. It's called China Ghosts: My Daughter's Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood.

[monami7]

Thanks for the tip. I read a part of the book in Adoptive Families. It was very moving. I found it to acuratly describe my feelings of Haiti. I would imagine it is true of any adoptive parents feelings after spending time at their childs Orphanage. I am looking to get the whole book.
Heidi

[skingspan]

Thanks, I am reading China Ghosts right now and am really enjoying it. I Will have to check out the interview.

[skingspan]

I just finished listening to the interview with Jeff Gammage, it was pretty good. I did get a laugh though when the interviewer was talking about the new restrctions and mentioned Height and Weight restrictions....I am hoping my wife and I are not too short, I am 5'6" and my wife is 5'3". These reporters never seem to get the details right.

[SofiasMom]

thank you for the link. It was a very good interview.

[lucia2]

Originally Posted by skingspan

I just finished listening to the interview with Jeff Gammage, it was pretty good. I did get a laugh though when the interviewer was talking about the new restrctions and mentioned Height and Weight restrictions....I am hoping my wife and I are not too short, I am 5'6" and my wife is 5'3". These reporters never seem to get the details right.

I think they might have been referring to the BMI index restriction which is based on height & weight...

regardless - I very much enjoyed the interview; the description of the author's 2nd adoption trip as being like a vacation with a fabulous prize at he end was my experience also. (I have to say I really understood his comments about being ambivalent about parenthood prior to meeting his daughter as well! as an adoptive parent that is not always an acceptable feeling to admit.)
my spouse is reading the book now, and I'm looking forward to reading it soon.

[Eve W]

Thank you for sharing this. Now I want to read this book.

Eve