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示意圖／by 喵_比比 on flickr @ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

繽紛樂／當我學著如何去愛：希望你先看見的是我，不是智能障礙者的身分

分手的過程讓我懷疑自己，不知道什麼時候我才有勇氣告訴網友我是身心障礙者，會不會一說，就被晾在旁邊了？我希望你們看見我可以是一位有能力的人，和大家一樣，想對喜歡的人付出，也想證明能夠照顧自己、照顧喜歡的人。

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六歲的我和我的親生媽媽（圖左一），還有我的養父母。

賈宏偉／我的收養故事（上）：從臺灣到美國，我是誰？為何渴望歸屬？為何感到憤怒？

6 歲那年，我從臺灣飛到美國，帶著好奇也帶著害怕。我拚命學英文、模仿同學，想證明自己屬於這裡。可是在融入新文化的過程中，我逐漸感到疏離，排斥我的亞裔背景，也對父母產生憤怒，因為我始終不知道，我究竟是誰⋯⋯

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我和生母（左一）、養父母。圖／Alan 提供

Alan Harris/My Adoption Story (Part I): From Taiwan to America—Who Am I? Why the Craving for Belonging? Why the Anger?

When I was six, I flew from Taiwan to the United States, carrying both curiosity and fear. I worked hard to learn English and imitate my classmates, trying to prove that I belonged. But as I tried to adapt to a new culture, I gradually felt a growing sense of alienation. I began to reject my Asian identity and even felt anger toward my parents, because I never truly knew who I was…

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一架飛機從頭上飛過／ping Lin on flickr @ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

賈宏偉／我的收養故事（下）：飛越半個地球見生母，療癒和艱辛並存的旅途

我有好多想問的問題，送養我的原因是什麼？我小時候是什麼樣子？我有兄弟姊妹嗎？當我獨自搭上轉往臺灣的班機，感受到前所未有的歸屬感。闊別了 15 年見到親生母親，和外公外婆一起用餐，我只能說是真正療癒的開始。

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A plane passed overhead.(Illustrative photo)／ping Lin on flickr @ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Alan Harris/My Adoption Story (Part II): Flying Halfway Across the World to Meet My Birth Mother—A Journey of Both Healing and Hardship

I had so many questions to ask: Why was I placed for adoption? What was I like as a child? Do I have any siblings? When I boarded that transfer flight to Taiwan alone, I experienced a new feeling I hadn't felt—belonging. Seeing my birth mom again after 15 years and having a meal with my grandparents—I can only say it was the beginning of true healing.

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