Chinese adoptee and former Holt team member Katelyn Dixon shares about the challenges she sees many adoptees face, how Holt’s post-adoption team supports adoptees, and the value that adoption brings to society.
Over the summer, adoptee Katelyn Dixon visited Holt’s headquarters in Eugene to participate in interviews for a short documentary on international adoption that was set to appear on PBS in November. The documentary only ended up being five minutes long — and Katelyn appears briefly in it at the end! But she shared a lot more in her interview that didn’t make it into the final cut of the documentary. Below, we’ve pieced together a rough cut of Katelyn’s interview to share more of her insights on adoption and the adoptee experience, how Holt supports adoptees based on her experience working on the post-adoption team, and the value she believes adoption brings to society. (Note: At the end of the video, Susie Doig, Holt’s senior executive of U.S. programs, appears alongside Katelyn.)
View the documentary on international adoption featuring Holt staff that appeared on PBS!
Did you know Holt provides support to all adoptees?
Every adoptee has a unique and complex life experience. Holt strives to support all adoptees, regardless of their placing agency, by providing help with birth search, citizenship and more.
