Desiree HartmanMother’s Day 2022I have been thinking a lot about choices. There are choices we make for ourselves, choices others make for us, and then there are the…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Desiree HartmanResearching Attachment: A Transnational Adoptee’s Return to Her Children’s ShelterMy name is Desi and I am a transnational, transracial adoptee from the Philippines. I was relinquished within my first month of life and…Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Desiree HartmanWhat is my role?If this moment of existence has taught me anything, it is that justice, community healing, and collective liberation is not possible…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Desiree HartmanDid you know I’m an immigrant?A Transnational Adoptee Reflection on Family Separations and Immigration DetentionOct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Desiree HartmanDefend Child Rights & Save Asylum:Proposed Regulations, Roots Causes & Urgent Call-to-ActionJul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Desiree HartmanThe Power of Story for Global Health EquityNote: This blog is re-posted and edited from a piece written for the USAID Global Health Fellows Program II in January 2018.Feb 23, 2020Feb 23, 2020
Desiree HartmanVoy a Ecuador: Gratitude and GrapplingsRoughly 33,000 feet above the Caribbean Sea, I am writing en route to Ecuador. After the flurry of the last few months leading up to this…Aug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019