Airlifted, Uplifted: Operation Babylift, Transracial Adoptees, and the Classroom
May 3, 2025
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Episode 7 · May 3, 2025
Airlifted, Uplifted: Operation Babylift, Transracial Adoptees, and the Classroom
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Airlifted, Uplifted: Operation Babylift, Transracial Adoptees, and the Classroom
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Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal and powerful episode of Teaching History Her Way, I sit down with my friend and colleague, Amy Mai Tierney, to discuss her experience as one of the many children brought to the United States through Operation Babylift at the end of the Vietnam War. Amy Mai shares her story of growing up as a transracial adoptee, how she uses history to understand her identity, and the questions that still remain. We explore why it’s essential for history teachers—and a...
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