I’m Lisa Lillien one of my favorite shows for Explorer was called China’s
shows for Explorer was called China’s
shows for Explorer was called China’s Lost Girls my mom said that I was born
Lost Girls my mom said that I was born
Lost Girls my mom said that I was born in someone else’s stomach and that my
in someone else’s stomach and that my
in someone else’s stomach and that my biological mom couldn’t take care of me
biological mom couldn’t take care of me
biological mom couldn’t take care of me so she put me in orphanage so I could
so she put me in orphanage so I could
so she put me in orphanage so I could have a better life I was born China and
have a better life I was born China and
have a better life I was born China and I was brought here if it wasn’t for my
I was brought here if it wasn’t for my
I was brought here if it wasn’t for my mom and dad I bet out filming the orphan
mom and dad I bet out filming the orphan
mom and dad I bet out filming the orphan orphanage over one-quarter of all the
orphanage over one-quarter of all the
orphanage over one-quarter of all the babies adopted from abroad into this
babies adopted from abroad into this
babies adopted from abroad into this country come from China and most are
country come from China and most are
country come from China and most are girls it’s a consequence of one of the
girls it’s a consequence of one of the
girls it’s a consequence of one of the biggest efforts to control population
biggest efforts to control population
biggest efforts to control population growth in history China’s so-called
growth in history China’s so-called
growth in history China’s so-called one-child policy it limits millions of
one-child policy it limits millions of
one-child policy it limits millions of families there to having only one child
families there to having only one child
families there to having only one child traditionally baby boys are preferred
traditionally baby boys are preferred
traditionally baby boys are preferred and as a result girls are often
and as a result girls are often
and as a result girls are often abandoned aborted or hidden our cameras
abandoned aborted or hidden our cameras
abandoned aborted or hidden our cameras were the first television cameras ever
were the first television cameras ever
were the first television cameras ever allowed into China to shoot at an
allowed into China to shoot at an
allowed into China to shoot at an orphanage we followed American couples
orphanage we followed American couples
orphanage we followed American couples over to China to adopt their Chinese
over to China to adopt their Chinese
over to China to adopt their Chinese baby girls the anxiousness was so
baby girls the anxiousness was so
baby girls the anxiousness was so palpable the day that these couples were
palpable the day that these couples were
palpable the day that these couples were going to adopt the their little girls
they were so nervous they’d been waiting
they were so nervous they’d been waiting for more than a year to finally meet the
for more than a year to finally meet the
for more than a year to finally meet the new addition to their family and we were
new addition to their family and we were
new addition to their family and we were all waiting in this really cold room and
all waiting in this really cold room and
all waiting in this really cold room and all of a sudden the people who work at
all of a sudden the people who work at
all of a sudden the people who work at the orphanage started to bring the baby
the orphanage started to bring the baby
the orphanage started to bring the baby girls into the room it was the most
girls into the room it was the most
girls into the room it was the most incredible scene these little girls had
incredible scene these little girls had
incredible scene these little girls had looks of terror they were so scared
looks of terror they were so scared
looks of terror they were so scared about what was happening they were
about what was happening they were
about what was happening they were they were crying and it was chaotic and
they were crying and it was chaotic and
they were crying and it was chaotic and all the parents started crying and when
all the parents started crying and when
all the parents started crying and when the parents took these little babies
the parents took these little babies
the parents took these little babies into their arms it was so moving because
into their arms it was so moving because
into their arms it was so moving because these little girls had been abandoned by
these little girls had been abandoned by
these little girls had been abandoned by their parents and on that day they were
their parents and on that day they were
their parents and on that day they were enveloped into the arms of these parents
enveloped into the arms of these parents
enveloped into the arms of these parents that just had been waiting for so long
that just had been waiting for so long
that just had been waiting for so long to just love them
as I stood in that room it was like
as I stood in that room it was like everyone was going through labor at the
everyone was going through labor at the
everyone was going through labor at the same time you know with tears in their
same time you know with tears in their
same time you know with tears in their eyes you just see this inexplicable joy
eyes you just see this inexplicable joy
eyes you just see this inexplicable joy on everyone’s face
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