The [Inclusion] Conversation with Kira Omans

<p>Welcome to The [Inclusion] Conversation Podcast!</p><p>Our guest this episode is <strong>Kira Omans, Actor, Advocate, and Adoptee</strong>, in conversation with our host, Grace Yung Foster. </p><p>This podcast dives into the world of work, careers, and life for Adoptees, Fosters, our allies, parents, child welfare professionals, policy experts, and all within the Adoptee and Foster&#39;s orbit.</p><p><strong>Kira Omans </strong>(she/her) is an award-winning actor and adoptee advocate. She appears in CSI: Vegas, Him, What Happened to Suzy, and Power Rangers: Rise of the Ninja. She has narrated 250+ audiobooks, including work by USA Today Best-Selling authors. Kira is a 3rd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and she has performed traditional Chinese folk dance for over twenty years.</p><p>Adopted at 10 months old, Kira advocates for adoptee rights and to increase adoption education. She has spoken in collaborations with Hate is a Virus, Adoptees for Justice, and BIPOC Adoptees, and she is on Chinese Adoptee Alliance’s Communications Committee. She was also the recipient of the 2024 Adoptee Film Fest’s Community Impact Award.</p><p>We end the show with “Rapid Fire” questions which brings levity and also some fun facts about our guest. This is an incredible episode and we hope you enjoy learning about our guest. </p><p><strong>The Inclusion Initiative is also thrilled to share that Kira is one of our esteemed panelists for our Leadership Summit. We are offering BOGO 50% off tickets to our 2026 Leadership Summit in Washington DC</strong>. We hope to see you there on November 13, 2026. </p><p><strong>Tickets (and scholarship tickets are available - free to anyone who needs them!) </strong>Tickets include:</p><ul><li><p>Admission into the event</p></li><li><p>Networking hour with our leaders (includes light apps and a drink ticket - must be 21 to drink alcohol)</p></li><li><p>Admission into the Narrative Change workshop</p></li><li><p>Summit swag item</p></li><li><p>Access to our Career Sponsor who will be job/career resources onsite</p></li><li><p>Admission into the film screening (film details TBA)</p></li><li><p>You can add on to receive a copy of Grace Yung Foster&#39;s leadership book - to be published in March of 2027 and it will be mailed to the address you provide upon check-out</p></li></ul><p><strong>Event Details 2026 Leadership Summit</strong></p><p>Adoptees, Fosters, &amp; Allies: </p><p>The Media &amp; Entertainment Industry &amp; Narrative Change