HER Story

Angela was born in Tennessee and raised in Washington State. She was adopted from foster care with a diagnosis of spastic quadriplegia and was labeled a "failure to thrive." Drawn to providing for her medical needs, her adoptive parents welcomed her into a large family with seven other children who were also adopted specifically to support their unique disabilities. Despite challenges, Angela defied doctors’ predictions and ended up learning to walk at a later age and then going on to play collegiete basketball and track. Her profound hearing loss was mitigated with hearing aids when she was just five years old, which she has come to embrace and proudly wear as a fashion accessory.

While studying Psychology at Seattle Pacific University, Angela began blogging to explore her experiences growing up in a closed adoption. In 2013, she located her biological parents and captured the reunion on film, which was initially intended as personal footage. Her husband, Bryan Tucker, recognized its impact and created CLOSURE, a documentary that premiered on Netflix.

career overview

After touring with the documentary in 2013, Angela launched The Adopted Life Episodes, a pioneering video series that elevates the experiences of teenage transracial adoptees, discussing issues of racial identity, biological family relationships, and the complexities of unknown heritage.

Her 2020 podcast, The Adoptee Next Door, breaks adoption stereotypes and provided adoptees a platform to reshape public understanding. In 2022, she founded the Adoptee Mentoring Society, a non-profit providing virtual mentorship for adoptees, by adoptees. Her book, "You Should Be Grateful:" Stories of Race, Identity and Transracial Adoption was published by Beacon Press in 2023.

I’ve made the decision to publicly share my complex story, with all of its vulnerabilities in the hopes that it will encourage other adoptees to find their own voices.

I’ve made the decision to publicly share my complex story, with all of its vulnerabilities in the hopes that it will encourage other adoptees to find their own voices.

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For media and event organizers, access Angela’s media kit below.

For media and event organizers, access Angela’s media kit below.

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