Jimmy & Josué

We are Jimmy and Josué. We started dating while in grad school in 2016 and have been married since 2019. In 2021, we added an adorable Yorkie named Diego to our family. We started discussing having kids before we married, and are excited to grow our family through adoption now that we are in a stable stage of our lives.

We are of different races and ethnicities, speak different languages, and have different educations (Jimmy studied mathematics and neuroscience; Josué studied social work and higher education). Informed by our different backgrounds, we inspire each other to understand the world in new ways. At our core, we are both loving, thoughtful, and empathetic people. We believe this will help us provide an open-minded and welcoming home for our child.

About Jimmy:

Job Description: Vice President at a Multinational Investment Management Firm

Hobbies:

• Outdoor Activities (e.g., running, swimming, and hiking)
• Watching Anime & Reading Manga
• Visiting Art and Science Museums
• Learning about Different Cultures (e.g., through traveling and learning languages)
• Playing Musical Instruments (e.g., the erhu/Chinese violin)

Fun Fact: Jimmy’s native language is Mandarin Chinese, and he’s fluent in English, has conversational skills in Japanese, and is currently learning Spanish! He also plans to learn American Sign Language.

About Josué:

Job Description: President/CEO of a Real Estate Development Company

Hobbies:

• Theater (i.e., plays and musicals)
• Hiking and Camping
• Exploring Zoos and Aquariums (esp. animal encounters and behind-the-scenes tours)
• Singing Karaoke
• Traveling (esp. internationally)

Fun Fact: Josué enjoys cooking and makes an awesome frittata, fall-off-the-bone ribs, and delicious chocolate cinnamon cookies! He also loves trying out different restaurants, both at home and while traveling.

Our Lives:

Jimmy works full-time but is in the office only three days a week, while Josué is self-employed with a flexible schedule. This means we can spend a lot of quality time together at home, within the communities we are a part of, and while traveling internationally. We love attending Broadway shows, visiting museums, and exploring zoos, particularly enjoying behind-the-scenes tours and animal encounters. We also lead active lives, going to the gym, taking our dog, Diego, for walks, and playing table tennis several times a week. Diego loves table tennis—he’s adorably obsessed with chasing after the ping pong balls!

Our passion for travel and cultural exploration is a big part of our lives. We love learning about food, art, language, history, and more. Alongside English, we plan to teach our child Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, our native languages, using books, TV shows, and daily interactions. We also want to nurture their sense of individuality by encouraging them to explore their heritage and discover their passions—whether in sports, arts, or any other areas. We’re eager to share our own passions with our future child and are excited to learn what they enjoy so we can incorporate that into our lives as well.

Our Family:

Jimmy is a single child who grew up in China (his first international travel was to the US for college when he was 17). His parents still live in China and he makes regular trips back to visit his parents and grandparents. He also has weekly video calls with his family. Jimmy’s mother also visits the US sometimes and cooks delicious Chinese food.

Josué is the second youngest of five, born in Michigan and raised in both Michigan and Puerto Rico. His parents, along with his siblings, nephews, and nieces still live in Michigan and he visits a few times a year. He also has phone calls with his family members on a weekly basis. Our family interactions often happen around making and eating delicious foods, from barbequed meats to Puerto Rican rice to fresh-baked desserts.

Final Thoughts:

We hope our profile shows how excited we are about building our family through adoption. We can’t know what it’s like to make this decision as the birth mother, but please know that we will be eternally grateful to you for trusting us in this way. We will honor your decision to help us build our family by working hard to provide our future child with all the unconditional love and support we can.

– Jimmy & Josué