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Adam Esparza

Adam Esparza

Adoptee Mentoring Society ambassador and creative professional; transracial adoptee from Jalisco, Mexico, based in New York, advocating for adoptee voices and healing through arts and mentorship.

Jul 23, 2026

The Resilience Project

The Resilience Project

Why Transracial Adoptees Feel Like Strangers in Their Own Mirror (And What Reunion Taught Adam Esparza)

Jul 23 · 58m

Julie Brumley
Julie BrumleyHOST
26:55
What does that symbolize for you personally now as an adopted person?
Adam Esparza
Adam EsparzaGUEST
27:00
I think this trip is probably going to be because there is this added layer of importance and it's going to be an extra special trip solely because of that.
Adam Esparza
Adam EsparzaGUEST
27:10
My birth father and my birth mom had two boys.
Adam Esparza
Adam EsparzaGUEST
27:14
My full brother, his name is Israel.
Adam Esparza
Adam EsparzaGUEST
27:17
And when I had first met everybody, I had a video call.
Adam Esparza
Adam EsparzaGUEST
27:21
My birth mom was on it.
Adam Esparza
Adam EsparzaGUEST
27:22
And she started hysterically crying.

7 MINS LATER

Julie Brumley
Julie BrumleyHOST
33:57
I would love to know how.

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