{"id":7245,"date":"2019-04-16T05:52:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spence-chapin.org\/blog-category-mentor-spotlight-meet-rachel-kara-perez\/"},"modified":"2020-01-08T05:37:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:37:01","slug":"mentor-spotlight-meet-rachel-kara-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spence-chapin.org\/yue\/mentor-spotlight-meet-rachel-kara-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5c0e\u5e2b\u805a\u5149\u71c8\uff1a\u8a8d\u8b58\u96f7\u5207\u723e \u00b7 \u5361\u62c9 \u00b7 \u4f69\u96f7\u65af"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Rachel Kara P\u00e9rez became a Mentor in 2018.&nbsp; She is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who focuses her work on using the arts as a social justice tool to uplift and advocate for communities of marginalized peoples.&nbsp; Learn more about Rachel\u2019s experience as an adoptee and Mentor.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u4f60\u60f3\u5206\u4eab\u5572\u54a9\u95dc\u65bc\u4f60\u5605\u80cc\u666f\uff1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">I was born in The Bronx, a black, mixed race, Latinx child raised in a predominantly Puerto Rican household.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u4f60\u5c4b\u4f01\u4eba\u9ede\u6a23\u540c\u4f60\u5206\u4eab\u4f60\u5605\u6536\u990a\u6545\u4e8b\uff1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">We always had children\u2019s books talking about adoption and my parents always expressed their respect and admiration for my birth mother for making such a difficult decision. As I grew older, I pressed for more details which had not been provided, because I felt I should have had access to them at an earlier age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u4f60\u4f5c\u70ba\u4e00\u500b\u88ab\u6536\u990a\u8005\u9047\u5230\u904e\u5572\u54a9\u795e\u8a71\u6216\u8005\u8aa4\u89e3\uff1f <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">That being adopted is automatically something to pity or feel bad about, that everyone wants to meet their biological parents, that my parents are somehow saviors for adopting someone (which I believe is a problematic viewpoint to hold).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u4f60\u5e7e\u6642\u958b\u59cb\u52a0\u5165\u65af\u5f6d\u65af - \u67e5\u6f58\u5605\u5c0e\u5e2b\u8a08\u5283\uff1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">A few years ago, I went to Spence-Chapin to gather non-identifying information pertaining to my own adoption and my case worker at the time suggested that I would be a good mentor. I didn\u2019t follow up again for a few years, but I\u2019m glad that I did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u4f60\u505a\u5c0e\u5e2b\u5605\u7d93\u9a57\u4fc2\u9ede\uff1f <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">It\u2019s been almost a surreal experience to be in a room with all adopted folks. It has made me feel less alone and grounded me in a community I had not previously felt part of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">I enjoy spending time with the Mentees, and just getting to know them individually. I appreciate their curiosities and how for quite a few of them, the Mentorship Program provides a safe space for them where they can be themselves, explore their identities, even those that go beyond adoption, and make new friends. As a Mentor I have also made new friends and been able to connect with people on a deeper level on such specific identity overlaps; that I really don\u2019t think I could have found that anywhere else.&nbsp;&nbsp; It has also been a healing experience for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u4f60\u540c\u5c0e\u5e2b\u8a08\u5283\u5605\u5e74\u8f15\u6536\u990a\u8005\u5206\u4eab\u5572\u54a9\u5efa\u8b70\uff1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ask questions, regardless of who it makes uncomfortable. You have a right to your adoption story, to your history.&nbsp; You have a right to speak your truth.&nbsp;&nbsp; It\u2019s ok to want to know more, and it\u2019s also ok to not want to know. It\u2019s an ongoing process, and it will feel different depending on the day. Hopefully, being in community with other adopted children will help you navigate this identity and provide you with a community in which you can find refuge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>\u65af\u5f6d\u65af - \u67e5\u5e73\u5605 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spence-chapin.org\/yue\/%e5%b0%8e%e5%b8%ab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u6536\u990a\u5c0e\u5e2b\u8a08\u5283<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u4fc2\u91dd\u5c0d\u6536\u990a\u5605\u4e2d\u5b78\u751f\u3002\u6211\u54cb\u5605\u8a08\u5283\u900f\u904e\u53cb\u8abc\u3001\u5efa\u7acb\u81ea\u4fe1\u540c\u57cb\u6311\u6230\u4f62\u54cb\u53bb\u767c\u73fe\u540c\u7406\u89e3\u4f62\u54cb\u5605\u6536\u990a\u8eab\u4efd\u540c\u7d93\u6b77\uff0c\u4ee4\u6536\u990a\u8005\u6709\u80fd\u529b\u3002\u5982\u679c\u60f3\u4e86\u89e3\u66f4\u591a\u6709\u95dc\u4ee5\u53d7\u5c0e\u8005\u6216\u5c0e\u5e2b\u8eab\u4efd\u52a0\u5165\u5462\u500b\u8a08\u5283\u5605\u8cc7\u8a0a\uff0c\u8acb\u806f\u7d61\u6211\u54cb\uff1a <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mentorship@spence-chapin.org\"><strong>mentorship@spence-chapin.org<\/strong><\/a><strong> or sign up for our FREE <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7008514005645684993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mentorship Webinar<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Kara P\u00e9rez became a Mentor in 2018.&nbsp; She is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who focuses her work on using the arts as a social justice tool to uplift and advocate for communities of marginalized peoples.&nbsp; Learn more about Rachel\u2019s experience as an adoptee and Mentor. 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