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Digging deep: how one man fought Illinois adoption laws and his own misgivings to find his biological roots

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A Chicago native who was given up for adoption at birth undergoes a 15-year ordeal to find his biological family. He eventually finds his biological mother and a second biological sister, but only after battling for access to adoption records sealed by the state of Illinois.

Author: Blum, Andrew
Publisher: Tribune Company
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1996
Personal narratives, Laws, regulations and rules, Social policy, Illinois, Adoption, Children, Adopted, Adopted children

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Skin deep

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A black man presents his experiences of visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was stared at a great deal, as black people are seen very rarely in Argentina. However, he gradually came to like the city.

Author: Hester, Elliott Neal
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication Name: National Geographic Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0747-0932
Year: 2001
Race relations, Buenos Aires, Argentina (City)

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Into the deep

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Being accidently left in the sea by Ivana Trump's Mediterranean yacht was an unnerving experience for someone used to the high life.

Publisher: Tribune Company
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 2000
Accidents, Portrayals, Yachts and yachting, Yachting, Yachts, Trump, Ivana

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