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"Seeing Myself in Unexpected Places" by Jaime O. Mayer As a transracially and transnationally adopted woman of color, I generally don’t enjoy “adoption” stories—with adoption as a defining character trait or plot point—by non-adoptee authors. But books have a wonderful ability to pleasantly surprise me when I’m least expecting it. Copyright khōréō mag 2021. Read by Sophia Uy, Produced by Katalina Watt, Edited by Lian Xia Rose. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Jasy never feared photographs... until she was torn from home and adopted by a 'perfect' family. "Golden Girl” by A.M Guay interrogates transracial adoption by way of Get Out & The Stepford Wives. Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by A.M Guay, edited by Aleksandra Hill. Audio edition read by Melissa Medina and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Isabelle Lin Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley

In "Grandma Stories and the Gaps They Bridge," C.H. Hung explores the importance of accepting that stories from one's heritage can evolve—and that it’s OK to tell them in your own voice, to create something new while paying homage to your origins. Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Essay by C.H. Hung, edited by Aleksandra Hill. Audio edition read by Eric Yang and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Lucia Li Music: This

The trees always spoke to Muta—until she lost herself in grief. Now, Karura Forest is silent; now, Nairobi beckons with noise and life. Can she find a way back to the whispering leaves? Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by Shingai Njeri Kagunda, edited by Aleksandra Hill. Audio edition read by Amina Koroma and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Lucia Li Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley

Eli is—one hundred percent, without a doubt—vampiro, but he’s missing all the stereotypical traits. Is there room for him to exist in a world where everyone has already decided who and what he is? Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by K. Victoria Hernandez, edited by Rowan Morrison. Audio edition read by Héctor González and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Lucia Li Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley

Priya’s grandfather found Amarnath Noy, but the family's ties to it weaken with each generation. Can Priya still find comfort there as she prepares for her father’s funeral and her upcoming wedding? Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by Iona Datt Sharma, edited by Lian Xia Rose. Audio edition read by Ishani Kanetkar and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Lucia Li Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley

Skelly’s grandmother is teaching her to bake challah, an old recipe from Earth. But is preserving tradition enough when a portal to her grandmother’s world beckons? Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by Jennifer Hudak, edited by Lian Xia Rose. Audio edition read by CJ Applebaum, and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Lucia Li Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Creative

For Grant Rutherford, work is both life and legacy — but when he dies a mere week after his wife, what he leaves behind will have metaphysical reverberations he could never have foreseen. Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by Maria Dong, edited by Rowan Morrison. Audio edition read by June Yoon and produced by Katalina Watt. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @KhoreoMag. Artwork: Lucia Li Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley