Joy Alessi, 52, is a Korean adoptee who never received her U.S. citizenship via the adoption process. A resident of Houston, Texas, Alessi is now working with the Adoptee Rights Campaign to advocate for citizenship for intercountry adoptees amidst a tough political climate. She also details her adoption story, which exposes an old loophole in U.S. immigration law, and the resiliency she’s developed to keep moving forward.

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