Millions of American adoptees have their own unique stories to tell, and in this session we will hear some of them from two authors who are themselves adoptees. Our panelists will be Marianne Novy, author of "Adoption Memoirs: Inside Stories," and Susan Kiyo Ito, author of "I Would Meet You Anywhere."
Where: | Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm |
Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (following presentation)
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Genre: | Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction |
Moderator: | Cathy Rivers |
Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of The Stonewall Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona |
Growing up with adoptive nisei parents, Susan Kiyo Ito knew only that her birth mother was Japanese and her father was white. Meeting her birth mother in her 20s was only the beginning of her search for answers, history and identity....
Marianne Novy taught English Literature at the University of Pittsburgh for 40 years. In her early 30s, she met her birthmother and seven half-brothers. Her latest book is "Adoption Memoirs," which discusses 45 books published by birthmothers, adoptees and adoptee parents....