“[T]he Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture Conference, which, a little commercial I always say, that that’s my favorite conference to go to, because it’s so rich with these conversations around Critical Adoption Studies. And for me, personally, the most interesting—almost all the most interesting discussions are framed by and being given by adult adoptee scholars. Not all, but many of them. And I’ve just made some amazing friends and colleagues that have really helped me develop my thinking, and helped me ask different sets of questions through those conferences. I’ve felt for a while that there’s a critical mass of us who have come of age now who are professors, who are published writers, who maybe even ten years ago were not. And that’s powerful. That’s a powerful way to change the discourse.”

— Shannon Gibney (June 20, 2021)