Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
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Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
In this episode, I am lucky to have my brother Fekadu O'Connor on to talk about his experience as an Ethiopian adoptee. Now 19 years old and a freshman in college, Fekadu talks about his experience as an adoptee making friends, playing sports, and transitioning to college. He also touches on the conscious effort he now makes to connect with other Black individuals and how that's become an important part of understanding his identity as a Black man. As Fekadu says so perfectly, adoption is a "strange thing" and a "strange concept" - I couldn't agree more. Despite adoption being a complex conversation to have, Fekadu offers his personal experience as an Ethiopian adoptee and also reminds other adoptees of important words of encouragement - "be proud of who you are". Thank you so much Fekadu for sharing!
Ethiopian Adoptees | Unapologetically Unfiltered
Hey hey! I’m Lidet O’Connor, an Ethiopian adoptee, storyteller, and the person behind this podcast.
Growing up, I often felt alone with the weight of being adopted across cultures, countries, and expectations. But I also heard stories, our stories, that mirrored mine in deep, complex, and often painful ways.
This podcast started as a way to document those voices. And now, it’s become something more: a living, growing archive of Ethiopian adoptee experiences—across ages, languages, losses, and lives.
Here, I interview other Ethiopian adoptees and explore the themes that tie us together: identity, grief, belonging, race, return, and reclamation. Nothing’s too neat. Nothing’s too polished. That’s the point.
If you’ve ever felt alone in this process, know that you’re not. We gotchu. And we’re so glad you found your way here.
Welcome to Ethiopian Adoptees – Unapologetically Unfiltered
A podcast. A community. A cultural preservation in progress.
Email: ethiopianadopteesUU@gmail.com
