25岁美国女孩急寻吉安亲生父母

醉寒冰 · 发表于 2021-3-17 20:49:39

1997年的某天，尚在襁褓期的吉桂从江西省吉安市社会福利院被领养至国外。此后改名为“芭芭拉”。如今，长大成人的芭芭拉（吉桂）渴望找到亲生父母，解开自己长期以来埋在内心深处的心结。不过，因为过去20多年异国寻亲的道路并不简单，唯一的线索是收养公证书。只见收养公证书上显示，吉桂住于江西省吉安市社会福利院。其它关于亲生父母的信息一概不知。
下面是芭芭拉（吉桂）给吉安父老乡亲的一封信。
敬我盼望认识的人：
我叫芭芭拉·格雷斯·皮尔森，1997年从江西省吉安市社会福利院被领养。我在皮尔森夫妇的充满爱的家庭里长大，我父母给了我一个快乐的童年。在美国我接受了良好的教育，有许多朋友，生活在一个很棒的社区。

我的养母告诉我，当她第一次见到我的时候，我看上去像是6到9个月大，那时是1997年3月。这意味着我可能是1996年3月至6月出生的，如果是这样现在我已经25岁了。不幸的是，我的亲生父母没有留下一张便条，所以无法知道我的确切出生日期。

伴随着慢慢长大，我开始时对中国文化并不感兴趣，我想“融入”其他美国孩子，现在我已经20多岁了，我深深觉得我的身份中有一个缺失的部分，我与任何中国传统没有关联感。由于我对教学的激情和渴望了解我的中国血统，我决定要在辽宁省找一份工作。让我感到高兴的是，我的同事们很友好，勤于工作，而且对教学都很热情。他们成就了一个让我感到骄傲的工作环境。

我感到来到中国，帮助了我与自己的文化遗传相联，并且开始理解这其中的意义。我正在学习普通话，与学校里面的同事们互动。并且也在尝试和当地人交流。寻找亲生父母是解开我人生之谜的最后一项工作。如果真的能成功的见到他们，对于我来讲那意味着拥有整个世界啊！我想知道我来自哪里，我非常好奇我的父母们长什么样子，他们的性格是怎样的，是否我还有其他的家庭成员等等。

我试着想象当时我被遗弃的一个特定的环境，这次寻找你们的过程中对于任何情况的发生，我作好了心理准备。我一直希望我当时被遗弃，是因为父母爱我并且祝福我有一个更好的未来。我想告诉我的中国父母，我感觉到自己被爱，生活很好目前也很安全。我将感到非常荣幸，如果能见到你们，我希望你们也很想见到我。

此致

芭芭拉格雷斯皮尔森

To Someone I Hope to Know,

   My name is Barbara Grace Pierson. I was adopted from Jiangxi Province in 1997. I grew up in a loving home with the Pierson family. My parents provided me with a happy childhood. I had a great education, lots of friends, and an awesome community.

   My adoptive mother told me that when she first met me, developmentally, I looked like I was 6 to 9 months old. This was in March 1997. So, this means I was probably born June-September 1996. If this is correct, then I am currently 24 years old. Unfortunately, there was not a note left with me, so I do not know my exact date of birth.

   Growing up, I was not interested in my Chinese heritage. I wanted to “fit in” with the other American children. Now, I am in my 20s and I feel there is a missing part of my identity. I do not relate to my Chinese heritage at all. So, because of my passion for teaching and mydesire to know my Chinese heritage, I have decided to teach in China. I found a wonderful teaching job in Liaoning Province. I could not be happier. My colleagues are kind, handworkers, and all passionate about teaching. It makes for a positive environment that I am proud to be a part of.

   I feel that being in China has helped me connect and understand my Chinese heritage. I am learning mandarin, interacting with the Chinese staff at my school, attempting to speak to locals, etc. Finding my birth parents is the final piece to my life puzzle. It would mean the world to me to find my birth parents. I want to know where I come from. I am curious what they look like, what their personalities are like, if I have other family members, etc.

   I can try to understand the circumstances of why I was abandoned. I am prepared for any outcome. I am hoping that I was abandoned because of love and a hope for a better future for me. I want my birth parents to know I am loved, and I am safe. It would be my honor to meet them and I hope they want to meet me too

Sincerely,

Barbara Grace Pierson