<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Julia Grace Garfield ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Grace Garfield, an international adoptee, and a dedicated advocate and Community Development Coordinator in Portland, Oregon, USA.]]></description><link>https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/independent-investigative-journalism</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:11:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Who am I? What's going on? What's the problem? How can we fix it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, my name is Julia Grace Garfield. I am 28 and was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. I am an US citizen. I was born from a human...]]></description><link>https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/post/who-am-i-what-s-going-on-what-s-the-problem-how-can-we-fix-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c835ad5892bef5c4dd6daa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:08:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74a87b_0b9ddd485ca242918c9134d6299e2e2d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Grace Garfield</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging the Past: How My Adoption Led Me to Guatemala's Child Trafficking Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many years, my adoption story remained consistent. There was no specific moment of revelation; I simply seemed to have always known....]]></description><link>https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/post/bridging-the-past-how-my-adoption-led-me-to-guatemala-s-child-trafficking-network</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652616f879a632b229d3c9ca</guid><category><![CDATA[Human Rights Violations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Child Trafficking Network]]></category><category><![CDATA[International Adoption]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:21:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74a87b_56beb2a723644bb589f39c98987c6356~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Grace Garfield</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An International Child Trafficking Network; Guatemala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guatemala's heart conceals a chilling child trafficking network, exploiting legal gaps and selling children for up to $20,000.]]></description><link>https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/post/international-child-trafficking-network-guatemala</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6514ceac06d54cead83d6a8b</guid><category><![CDATA[Human Rights Violations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Child Trafficking Network]]></category><category><![CDATA[International Adoption]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 02:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74a87b_066d4afa436f4b20b7f656e4fa2f6682~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Grace Garfield</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are Wrong.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My little sister Gloria is getting married July 12th in Georgia. I will not be there. I don’t feel safe traveling in this country...]]></description><link>https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/post/you-are-wrong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686adabb313711f211f84435</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74a87b_f73ae52e68794b5b8c48632de11d07c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_957,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Grace Garfield</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Baldwin]]></title><description><![CDATA["Being white means never having to think about it.” — commonly attributed to James Baldwin who reflects on these ideas from his essay On...]]></description><link>https://juliagracegarfield.wixsite.com/juliagracegarfield/post/james-baldwin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6804260749a53343c02d1eb8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:42:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Julia Grace Garfield</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money &#38; Values]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to handle money differently this time. 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