Gabriela Purtschert grew up in Ecuador, with Swiss values, Swiss cheese and a longing to study in Switzerland one day. Today, after 16 years in Switzerland, she is to be deported. Because she lacks what many of her relatives have: a red passport.
A daughter reunited with her biological father 50 years after she was adopted has described how they were "just meant to find each other".
From Zurich to Mumbai via Pune, an adopted daughter’s search for her roots. Her adoptive family had provided her a stable home and were supportive, yet Natasha sensed their hesitation when she began searching for her biological roots.
A Taiwan-born woman who was adopted by an Australian couple when she was six weeks old is now searching for her birth parents in Taiwan.
My name is Chu-Fei Tsai. I am eager to reunite with my biological parents. Would you please help me?
I had a happy life in Belgium so there is no hard feeling about my adoption. All I need is to reconnect with my roots: who am I? What was my parents’ real story? Are they still alive and would they want to meet me?