Resource Age: 16+
GLADNEY Center for Adoption: “What Do Adoptees Wish People Knew about Them?”
This is a brief article that explains some things that adoptees would like others to know about them. It describes how adoptees are similar to…
Psychology Today: “Adult Adoptees in Relationships: Eleven Red Flags to Avoid Future Abandonment”
This article is about the red flags that adoptees should avoid when searching for a partner. Every adoptee and partnership is different, so this article…
Considering Adoption: “Adopted Adults and Relationships – How Are They Affected?”
This article explains how people’s relationships are affected if they’re adopted. It explains how adoptees often fear rejection, abandonment, and change or have low self-esteem.…
Adopt a Love Story: “10 Needs Adoptees Want You to Know About”
This article explains some of the overlooked parts of being adopted that adoptees want others to know about. It explains how adoption is a lifelong…
Adoption.com: “Confessions of an Adoptee’s Dating Life”
This blog article gives an adoptee’s perspective on how adoptees handle dating, attachment styles, and feelings. This resource might help adoptees explain how their identity…
American Adoptions: “Your Adoption Relationships”
This is a beginner-friendly resource for adoptees who want to understand how adoption affects their relationships. The webpage features guides about friends, birth family searches,…
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Boston
This organization explains the steps and information necessary for a birth family search. Adoption information disclosures, genetic test consent forms, and more are available to…
23andMe
23&Me is a popular genetic testing service and using this service is a good start for adoptees on their birth family search journey. Their website…
Ancestry DNA
Ancestry DNA is a popular genealogy company. They offer clear-cut historical insights, rich geographic details, connect you to the places in the world where your…
FamilyTreeDNA
This is a well-known genetic testing company and is a division of Gene by Gene. It was founded in 2000 and pioneered the field of…
MyHeritage
MyHeritage is another popular genealogy platform. They search for people whose DNA matches users. Their technology reveals the percentage of DNA you share with your…
WeGene
WeGene is a Chinese DNA company. Their Personal Genome Service test generates genetic health risk reports using qualitative genotyping to detect select clinically relevant variants…
GEDmatch
GEDmatch is a free DNA site built for genetic genealogy research. They offer users opportunities to engage in forums, compare DNA files with all testing…
China DNA
China DNA is a public Facebook group that assists with DNA analysis to help adoptees connect to their Chinese ancestry, genealogy, and heritage.
Bao Bei Hui Jia
Bao Bei Hui Jia is a Chinese birth family searching site where users can post searching posters for free. Users are encouraged to provide information…
CACH-ALL
This is a support group for families and adoptees in the UK who have completed international adoption. They have in-person meetups, social media connection, as…
A Family in China
An archive of a podcast that discusses the (birth family) searching journey in multiple perspectives (adoptees, birth parents, & searchers). This is a great resource…
HRC: “How HIV Impacts LGBTQ People”
This article explains how HIV affects the LGBTQ+ community. It provides an overview of what HIV is, how LGBTQ+ discrimination relates to HIV, campaign funding,…
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
These services are available to everybody in the queer community. This coalition is improves the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals through federal and local…
QMUNITY
This organization offers ten counseling sessions at a reduced cost and free sessions are available to people who cannot afford the fee. Services are available…
Satrang
This non-profit organization serves the South Asian LGBTQ+ community by promoting awareness, acceptance and empowerment through social, educational and advocacy-related events. They encourage volunteering for,…
Outfest
Outfest is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ film and media organization. They hold several programs, projects, and events for LGBTQ+ artists. While they offer various programs,…
Transgender Training Institute (TTI)
The TTI serves people who want to better understand and be more affirming of transgender and non-binary people. This organization is made up of transgender…
A Forest of Doors: An Orphan’s Quest
This novel is about a young orphan who dreams of reuniting her family after decades of separation. She begins a quest and gains more than…
Before We Were Yours
Based on true events, this book is about The Foss children’s journey with loss and being placed into an orphanage. This book focuses on the…
Adoption Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Sociology)
This is an annotated bibliography that covers adoption literature published from 1990 to 1991 suitable for children and young adults. There are 503 titles in…
The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past
This book presents a cultural history of the events that led to the controversial One Child Policy in China and the generation-long abandonment of Chinese…
In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories
This is a collection of interviews of Black and biracial young adults adopted by white parents. It features personal stories of two dozen individuals “who…
Lucky Girl: A Memoir
This is the true story of Mei-Ling Hopgood, one of the first wave of Asian adoptees to arrive in America. She never identified with her…
A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee’s Search for Her Roots
This book is about a Korean-American adoptee who returned to Korea at 20 to search for her birth mother. The author cites feeling conflicted, shattered,…
Jane Eyre
This is a book about an orphan (Jane) who has felt outcast her entire life. Jane moves for work and falls in love with the…
Great Value Colleges: “40 Great Scholarships for First-Generation College Students”
This is a list of 40 scholarships meant for first-generation college students. Featured programs and awards feature eligibility requirements, scholarship descriptions, and scholarship websites.
U.S. News & World Report: “Scholarships for Students With a Deceased Parent”
This resource is for students who have lost a parent and are seeking financial support for higher education. The article highlights the award amounts, eligibility,…
Academic Related: “20 Scholarships for People Who Have Lost a Parent 2023”
This is another resource for students who have lost a parent and are seeking financial support through scholarships. The article has information about each 20…
Scholarshipinstitute.org: “20 Scholarships for First-Generation Students”
This website has a list of 20 scholarships for first-generation college students. There’s information about the award amount, application deadline, area of study, and more…
CollegeScholarships.org: “Haitian Scholarship Funding”
This source lists 3 scholarships that are relevant to students who are of Haitian descent. More information about their requirements (GPA, credit hours, age, etc.)…
All You Can Ever Know
This is a memoir by Korean-American adoptee Nicole Cheung. She tells the story the search for the people who gave her up, which coincided with…
Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption
This is an illustrated memoir by a Swedish-Korean adoptee about her life as an adoptee. The author (Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom) explores her feelings related to…
Family Resource Center on Disabilities: “Scholarships”
This center features a list of scholarships that are available for people with disabilities and come from foundations, organizations, or a broad range of other…
College Consensus: “35 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities”
This is a list of 35 scholarships for students with disabilities. Applicants need proof of a disability before they can find scholarships, financial aid, or…
Scholarships360: “Top 75 Scholarships for Disabled Students in September 2023”
This is a list of 79 scholarships for disabled students that are available in 2023. The majority are college related. The descriptions include the title,…
Scholarships.com: Disability Scholarships
This article gives a brief history of the Americans with Disabilities and details about scholarships. The site includes the scholarships’ name, deadline, amount, and description.
American Adoptions: “College Scholarships for Adoptees”
This lists different scholarships available to adopted and fostered youth. The list is composed of various scholarships for higher education. There’s a brief description about…
SmartScholar: Scholarships for Chinese Students
A scholarship directory that offers scholarships for Chinese students. There are descriptions, requirements and qualifications, award amount, deadlines, and application links for each scholarship.
goingmerry: “30 Valuable Scholarships for Asian American Students in 2023”
This is a list of 30 scholarships for Asian-American and minority students. The amount, provider, eligibility requirements, and application requirements are listed for each award.
Haiti Scholarships
This organization is geared toward Haitian students in Hawaii. There are five scholarships listed, each with details about the requirements, award amounts, providers, and more.
Bankrate: “The 9 best scholarship search engines”
This article ranks and discusses some of the best scholarship search engines. These engines can be useful in finding scholarships that are adoption specific.
Scholarships.com: Scholarships by Ethnicity
This directory is for students who are looking for scholarship opportunities that are based on race and ethnicity. You can filter by region and country…
Considering Adoption: “Scholarships for Adoptees”
This article answers a few questions about college scholarships for adopted youth. It also provides links to different college scholarships for international adoptees and youth…
Adoption STAR: “Scholarship Opportunities”
Adoption STAR offers four unique scholarship opportunities for the adoption community. Scholarships are for academics, LGBTQ+ prospective parents, and special needs children. All of the…
Holt International: “Holt Adoptee Scholarship Contest”
This scholarship is open to all adoptees (domestic or international) who plan to or are currently in higher education. Applicants could be awarded up to…
UMPS CARE Charities: All-Star College Scholarship
This scholarship is for children adopted later in life (at or after 13). It aims to provide opportunities for advanced education (must be incoming freshman).…
Also-Known-As: Adoptee Excellence Scholarship
This scholarship is open to undergraduate international adoptees who demonstrate leadership, drive, integrity, and civic engagement. They seek candidates who have used their adoption story…
Asian Pacific Fund: Apply for Scholarships
This fund offers a wide range of scholarships with varying recipient amounts and qualifications. There are scholarships available for undergraduate and graduate students alike and…
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption: “FRUA’s Annual Scholarship Program for HS Seniors, College & Vocational Students”
FRUA offers four scholarships for Russian and Ukrainian students who have experienced hardship and demonstrated resiliency. In order to access required qualifications and submit your…
AAC: “State by State Support Groups”
A list of support groups in North America, including name, state, meeting times, and contact information. Group members can include both adopted adults and birth…
Heart of Adoptions, Incorporated: Support Groups
Heart of Adoptions is a private adoption agency. They offer a list of various support groups, and descriptions and contact information for each group. There…
Adoption Support Alliance: Connection Groups
This alliance brings adoptive families together in North Carolina. They offer three types of groups: therapist-led, community-led, and a mix of support and education (“support-ucation”).…
ICAV: Adoptee Led Groups
ICAV’s mission is to educate, support, connect, collaborate, galvanize, and give voice to intercountry adoptees. On this webpage, they provide a list of adoptee groups…
Meetup: Adoptees
This is a location-based search directory for adoptee support groups. Profiles include location, contact information, events, and photos. It features a list of the largest…
Considering Adoption: “Adoptee Support Groups”
A list of adoptee support groups, including groups for general adoptee support, international adoptee support, foster care adoptee support, and person of color (POC) adoptee…
