Taking Flight – From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a “devil child†for a skin condition that […]
No Biking in the House Without a Helmet
When the two-time National Book Award finalist Melissa Fay Greene confided to friends that she and her husband planned to adopt a four-year-old boy from Bulgaria to add to their […]
China’s Hidden Children – Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One-Child Policy
In the thirty-five years since China instituted its One-Child Policy, 120,000 children, mostly girls, have left China through international adoption, including 85,000 to the United States. [...]
Invisible Asians – Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences, and Racial Exceptionalism
The first Korean adoptees were powerful symbols of American superiority in the Cold War; as Korean adoption continued, adoptees’ visibility as Asians faded as they became a geopolitical [...]
Come Rain or Come Shine
Are you prepared to adopt and parent transracially? Transracial adoption can be a daunting and exhilarating journey. At times you feel incredibly isolated and lost. However, with this [...]
Broken Links, Enduring Ties – American Adoption Across Race, Class, and Nation
Through interviews and observations of adoptive and non-adoptive family members and community leaders, this book explores the family dynamic, identity formation, cultural perceptions, and [...]
Interracial Adoption Option, The
We both finally took a deep breath and walked to the front door . . . The story of our family began many years before this moment . . . […]
Beyond Good Intentions
Description “Beyond Good Intentions is a book of essays about the joys and risks of raising children adopted internationally. Cheri Register examines ten pitfalls that well-meaning parents [...]
Lost Daughters of China, The
Over 18,000 Chinese children, most of them girls, have been adopted by Americans. THE LOST DAUGHTERS OF CHINA explores the emotional and political complexities that create families across the [...]
In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories
How did being adopted transracially affect their lives through childhood and into adulthood? How did their family experiences influence their racial and social identities, their choice of friends [...]
