Author

Meet Jade Amez™

Jade Amez (pronounced: jayd aymz) was born in Taiwan, adopted as an infant, and raised in the USA. She is a proud Midwesterner, having lived the majority of her life there. She loves Fall (for the vibrant colors and start of football season), she measures distance in time, and she is a big fan of cheese (but not a Cheese Head).

Jade started her ‘roots’ journey in high school, and connected in-person with her birth mother a few years later. After years of sharing her adoption story, she began writing her debut children’s book.

When she was young, Jade didn’t have many books that talked about international adoption, identity, rejection, racial sensitivity, family dynamics, trauma, or emotions an adoptee may feel growing up. Her book shares some of these difficult topics in a way that may be more accessible and that may be easier for children to understand, and may not have the words to voice their experiences yet.

Jade’s deepest hope is that her book will help other individuals and families impacted by adoption. Everyone has a unique adoption journey, and if her story helps one child or family, or provide a new lens to the question “where are you from?,” Jade will feel all the effort to self-publish her book was worth it.

When Jade is not writing, she can be found traveling the world, playing hockey or soccer with friends, or looking for a new food truck to try. Jade also loves dumplings! Xiao Long Baos from Din Tai Fung are one of her favorites. You may see a few dumplings hidden in her children’s book! If you have a favorite dumpling restaurant, new restaurant suggestions are always welcomed.