Adopt A New Beginning: “Support Groups for Adoptive Families”
The Support for Adoptive Families, Birth Families, and Adoptees is part of the New Beginning community. This community provides many kinds of support groups, including…
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NACAC: “The Value of Adoption Groups: Supporting Parents, Supporting Kids, Supporting Families”
An article explaining the role a support group can play in the lives of adopted children and their families. The article also explains how support…
Wayfinder Family Services
This organization provides individualized support and services to children, youth and, adults who have special needs or have been in foster care. They strive to…
Gladney Center for Adoption: Adoption Forums
This is an online forum containing numerous threads about adoption. Categories include adoptive parents, foster care, special needs, adult adoptees, and more. Each category contains…
Adoption Family Support Network (AFSN): Post Adoption Support
This network gives adoptive parents a community of people to share experiences and answers about adoption. They have a list of support groups for parents…
ICAV Post Adoption Services
A list of intercountry and transracial, adoptee-led, post-adoption services located in the US. It includes search reunion services, counseling and therapy services, mentorship programs, and…
Child Welfare Information Gateway: “Adoption”
This webpage offers resources on for all aspects of domestic and intercountry adoption, however it focuses on adoption from the US foster care system. It…
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
BEAM is a national training, movement building, and grant making institution. They’re dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities.
Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
This foundation offers Black communities resources, connections, and support needed to help break the silence and stigma around mental health. It offers a directory of…
InnoPsych
An organization dedicated to “healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy.” Their goal is to make therapists of color…
Therapy for Black Girls
This is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. The site has a search directory where users are…
Mental Health America: “Black and African American Communities and Mental Health”
This is resource promotes mental health as a critical part of overall wellness — including prevention services. The site includes statistics about what Black and…
Psychology Today: Find a Family Therapy
This is a search engine that allows the user to search by city, zip code, or name. Profiles display credentials, qualifications, client focus, therapy type,…
Counseling Directory: “Family therapy”
An article and a search engine combined, this resource addresses what systemic family therapy is, its purposes, how it works, and what it is. Users…
Chris Massman (LMFT): “What to Look for in a Family Therapist”
This article provides an introduction to family therapy. It offers advice about what qualities to look for in a therapist, therapy sessions, and how to…
aka DAN: Korean Adoption Documentary
A documentary about a Korean adoptee who journeys back to Korea to reunite with his biological family — including a twin brother he never knew…
Twinsters (2015)
A documentary about identical twin sisters who were separated at birth and find one another online. They meet, confirm their relationship with a DNA test,…
International Child Search Alliance (ICSA)
An international, all-volunteer group of adoptees and adoptive parents offering sources of information to help Chinese adoptees search for their birth families. There are guides…
Find Black Therapist
This is a search engine for searching for Black therapists in the US. Users can filter by state, city, issue (including adoption), and type of…
African Diaspora Mental Health Association (ADMH)
This association is an outpatient mental health clinic in Massachusetts. They offer many different mental health services, including individual therapy, family therapy, bilingual services, couples…
Black Mental Wellness
An organization that provides access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective. It highlights and increases…
The Guardian: “Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race”
A first-person piece about how structural racism exists today. The author explains why she will no longer discusses race with people who won’t consider or…
The Guardian: “Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people”
A brief article about how the discussion of racism must emphasize marginalized voices. The author explains that discussing racism is never about comforting white people.
Time: “The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race”
An article written by an adoptive mother about what every parent should know about transracial adoptions. This article is applicable to adoptees, but focuses on…
Adoptees for Justice
An intercountry, adoptee-led organization whose mission is to educate, empower, and organize transracial and international adoptee communities to achieve just and humane adoption, immigration, and…
Closure (2013)
A transracial adoptee finds her birth mother and meets the rest of her family who did not know she existed, including her birth father. This…
Angela Tucker
Angela Tucker is a multimedia phenomenon leading discussions about race, class, and identity. She was adopted from foster care to a white family, and grew…
Twin Sisters (2013)
This heartwarming documentary is about twin sisters who are adopted by different families. They find their way back to each other via social media. This…
First Person Plural (2000)
A documentary about an 8-year old girl who was adopted by an American family. She later discovers that she has a birth family in Korea.…
Searching for Go-Hyang (1998)
A film about twin sisters who are adopted into the US, but return back to Korea 14 years later. They hope to explore and reconnect…
MTV Impact: “If Microaggressions Happened to White People”
A short, comedic YouTube video highlighting the microaggressions that people of color deal with everyday.
Vice: “Why People Still Laugh at Asian Accents: An Investigation”
An explanation of the racism that underpins the mockery of Asian accents. The article also examines why Asian accents are still laughed at today.
BBC: “The pervasive problem of ‘linguistic racism'”
An examination of the privileges that native English speakers (and English speakers with a native accent) have. The author considers how non-native speakers are discriminated…
NPR: “Want to have better conversations about racism with your parents? Here’s how”
An NPR article from the perspective of a biracial person. It explains how to have more complex, considerate discussions about racism with your parents.
NMAAHC: “Being Antiracist”
This article explains the levels at which racism exists (individual, interpersonal, institutional, etc.). It also provides simple exercises for people to engage with and examine…
Dear Asian Youth: “Mocking an Asian Accent is Never Funny”
A first-person piece on why mocking an Asian accent should never be considered funny. The author talks about how mocking accents contributes to racism.
Vox: “What exactly is a microaggression?”
This article describes what microaggressions are and how they’re more than everyday slights or remarks. It also explains the negative impacts they have on individuals,…
NCFA: “Post-Adoption Services Acknowledging and Dealing with Loss”
An article on the way loss, rejection, guilt, grief, identity, intimacy, and control, affect adoptees’ experiences and lives.
NCFA: “How Adoption Will Be Impacted If Congress Passes These Four Bills in 2022”
An article on the four proposed bills (from 2022) that Congress was set to vote on regarding different adoption issues. Bills concern the simplification of…
Child Welfare Information Gateway: “Adoption and School”
A webpage with resources for dealing with awkward questions and challenging assignments that adoptees have to handle at school.
Adoptee Voices Rising
An adoptee-led, social justice group that advocates for the adoptee community through political engagement and legislation.
The Conversation: “Explainer: what is casual racism?”
An explanation of the everyday and more subtle forms of racism that racial minorities face. The article explains how casual racism is upheld through jokes,…
NPR: “Microaggressions are a big deal: How to talk them out and when to walk away”
A podcast and interview with Kevin Nadal on microaggressions and how their effects are not “micro.” Nadal also has his own website with literature and…
NPR: “Microaggressions: Be Careful What You Say”
An 8-minute podcast that explains microaggressions and how people often don’t understand why they’re problematic. The interviewee clarifies that the goal of recognizing and criticizing…
NPR: “How ‘Ching Chong’ Became The Go-To Slur For Mocking East Asians”
A brief article about the history and prevalence of a racist slur used against Asian people.
NCFA: “Resources for Being an LGBTQ-Friendly Agency”
Same-sex headed families play a large and important role in the adoption community. This is a list of resources for being an inclusive and LGBTQ-friendly…
Adoption Mosaic
This organization’s vision is to connect with adoption communities for progressive dialogue about adoption-related topics. They also offer support and education to people new to…
The New York Times: “Deportation a ‘Death Sentence’ to Adoptees After a Lifetime in the U.S.”
An article about adult Korean adoptees who have been deported back to Korea. It discusses a problem with U.S. adoption: some international adoptees unknowingly never…
Vox: “Why adoption isn’t a replacement for abortion rights”
When the Roe v. Wade draft leaked, many people argued that adoption could replace abortion. This article discusses the shortcomings of this argument and rhetoric.…
American Adoptions: “The Truth About Adopted Adults and Relationship Issues”
An article explaining that many adoptees feel they have relationship issues originating from their adoption. It cites that adoptees may have difficulties in both platonic…
NCFA: “Using Accurate Adoption Language”
A short, introductory article about vocabulary suggestions for terms relating to adoption. This article offers alternative words and phrases to ones that are considered inaccurate,…
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
A book written by an adoptee which lists 20 things that adopted children may fear and want to discuss with their parents.
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition New York: “Racism and Microaggressions in Transracial Adoption”
This is a resource page which features articles that discuss the racism and microaggressions that accompany transracial adoption.
HuffPost: “10 Things Adoptees Want You to Know”
An article written by an adoptee about what the world should know about the adoption experience. While this is only an introductory adoption article, the…
Adoptees On
A Spotify podcast where adoptees discuss the adoption experience. Hosts emphasize open and vulnerable discussions. Episodes range from 40 minutes to an hour and a…
Who Am I Really?
A podcast where adoptees of all different backgrounds discuss their adoptions and attempts at reunion with their biological families. Episodes range from 30 minutes to…
The Honestly Adoption Company
This company helps parents understand their children, change their parenting approach, and transform their family. Their podcast helps adoptive parents better understand their adopted children.
Vox: “Genes aren’t destiny, and other things I’ve learned from being adopted”
An adoptee speaks candidly about their adoption experience — dealing with other people’s expectations and the ways in which birth family connection can be powerful.
NPR: “Growing Up ‘White,’ Transracial Adoptee Learned To Be Black”
An article and podcast on NPR about a Black, transracial adoptee. Chad Goller-Sojourner reflects on his identity and experiences growing up with white parents and…
BuzzFeed News: “What A Black Woman Wishes Her Adoptive White Parents Knew”
An essay from the perspective of a Black, transracial adoptee. The author discusses the racial dynamics in a family with transracial adoption.
Considering Adoption: “5 Things the Spouse of an Adoptee Should Know”
A brief article about five ways in which you can uniquely support and love an adopted spouse.
Psychology Today: “Adult Adoptee Voices Are Changing Adoption Narrative”
An article written by a Korean-American adoptee about the Side by Side project, where adoptees discuss their lives, relationships, and origins. Side by Side also…
NCFA: Stories
A list from The National Council for Adoption (NCFA) of articles for and fromadoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and expecting parents.
The Adoption and Fostering Podcast
A podcast series that interviews birth parents, adoptees, and family members of adoptees. It features conversations about contemporary adoption and fostering. Episodes are 40-50 minutes…
Two Adoptees Uncensored: “Listening to Adoptees”
A podcast episode featuring a queer, transracial adoptee from Vietnam. Christopher reflects on his identity and growing up in a white family and predominantly white…
Time: “My White Adoptive Parents Struggled to See Me as Korean. Would They Have Understood My Anger at the Rise in Anti-Asian Violence?”
An article about a Korean-American adoptee’s thoughts on the title of “adoptee” and the racial dynamics in transracial adoptions.
Adoptees On: “33 [S2 E10] Marni – A Model Reunion”
Although this podcast episode is full of hard and honest conversations, it’s ultimately about the joyful reunion between birth mother and adoptee. The episode walks…
Los Angeles Times: “‘I’m not allowed to feel those things’: How adoptees experience anti-Asian hate”
An article about the complex ways Asian adoptees experience culture, anti-Asian hate, and racism as a result of being adopted.
Adoptees On: “24 [Healing Series] How Do I Tell My Adoptive Parents I’m Searching?”
This podcast episode is about how to talk with your parents about searching for your birth family. The episode discusses how it’s normal for adoptees…
NPR: “‘Am I Asian Enough?’ Adoptees Struggle To Make Sense Of Spike In Anti-Asian Violence”
Adoptees explain their feelings regarding the surge in anti-Asian violence and the ways in which they are affected by racism.
Adoptee Mentoring Society
An online mentorship community that values adoptee power, intersectionality, and a healing community. They offer online group meetings between adoptees, and 1:1 mentorship with affordable…
The New York Times Magazine: “Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea”
An article by a Korean adoptee which explores the reasons and ways for South Korean adoptees to return to their birthplace. There are also many…
NPR: “The Parenting Dilemmas Of Transracial Adoption”
This article examines the problems of color-blind parenting and how parents need to acknowledge and celebrate racial diversity. There’s also a 40-minute long audio version…
Rhonda M. Roorda, MA
Rhonda is a transracial adoptee from New York. She is an author and public speaker and her work focuses on her identity as a Black…
I’m Adopted
A global online organization which provides resources, discussion topics, and meet-ups for adoptees. They operate through Facebook and work to foster community and connections for…
Openly Adopted: “Adoptee Resources”
A website featuring books, blogs, podcasts, mental health services, and more for adoptees. Their goal is to help amplify adoptees’ perspectives and cultivate a sense…
American Adoptions: “How to Find Adoptee Support Groups”
An article about where and how to find adoption support groups. There’s information about groups for international adoptees, adoptees of color, and foster care adoptees,…
Adoption Surrogacy Choices of Colorado: “Understanding an Adult Adoptee’s Emotions”
An brief article which discusses the complex emotions some adoptees may face.
The Guardian: “Stories of transracial adoptees must be heard – even uncomfortable ones”
An article by transracial adoptee Nicole Chung about how adoptees are expected to fit into racist frameworks. She also explains which emotions are considered “acceptable”…
NPR: “Adoptees express their fear, anger and insight on race during social unrest”
An article that spotlights diverse adoptees and their families. Adoptees explain how their identity has been shaped by social unrest and the ways it has…
Healthline: “The Best Adoptee Blogs of the Year”
A list of different adoptee authors, their blogs, and information about what each one focuses on.
Diary of a Not-So-Angry Asian Adoptee
The blog of Christina Romo — a Korean adoptee, mom, wife, and advocate. She details her life, thoughts on adoption, and provides the perspective of…
Confessions of an Adoptee
A Tumblr blog for adoptees of all ages and situations to share their feelings, experiences, worries, fears, and ambitions. This is a safe space for…
A Chinese Adoptee’s Journey
The blog of an adult Chinese-American adoptee which explores her feelings and experiences regarding adoption.
The New York Times: “IDENTITY: When Parents Adopt a Child and a Whole Other Culture”
An article about the complexities of the adoptee identity. It discusses how parents are not only adopting a child, but also their child’s culture in…
Sisters of China
A community organization dedicated to uniting female-identifying Chinese adoptees of all ages across the world by providing them a safe space to share their stories,…
Adoptés du Vietnam – La Voix Des Adoptés
A Facebook group for French-speaking Vietnamese adoptees to discuss their adoption journey and Vietnamese heritage.
Taiwanese Adoptees International
A Facebook group for Taiwanese adoptees to connect, share stories, and provide support for one another. It’s based in California, but serves Taiwanese adoptees across…
Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI)
A community that promotes resources and opportunities for Vietnamese adoptees to explore their heritage and identity. AVI encourages members to share their insights about adoption…
Navigating Adoption
An organization founded to provide people with a safe space to discuss adoption-related topics and issues. They want to serve the adoption community by educating…
China’s Children International (CCI)
An international support group created by and for Chinese adoptees. CCI is dedicated to empowering and connecting adult Chinese adoptees globally through Facebook, Zoom, and…
Filipino Adoptees Network (FAN)
A global organization of Filipino adoptees for supporting, educating, and promoting awareness of adoption issues and celebrating Filipino heritage.
Sejong Cultural Education
A nonprofit organization for Korean adoptees dedicated to fostering their cultural identities.
Chinese Family Camp
A summer family camp in Chicago dedicated to having fun and celebrating Chinese culture and adoption.
ASIA Families
This organization supports adoptees of all ages from Korea in developing their identities through educational programs in the US and Korea. They also offer cultural…
Holt International Camp
Holt International hosts an adoptee summer camp (among other adoption and post-adoption services) for establishing community and having fun. The camp has activities for and…
Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families
This organization’s Chinese Heritage Camp connects adoptive families with the cultural community, adoption experts, and families with shared experiences. They have camps for many other…
Adoptees Who Cut Ties
An online Facebook group for adoptees who have had to cut ties with family (adoptive parent, sibling, birth parent) in reunion. This is a space…
Dear Adoption
An online forum dedicated to amplifying the voices of adoptees. Users can publish and explore blogs, poems, films, and art about their own and others’…
Adopted from Colombia
A Facebook page for Colombian adoptees to discuss shared experiences and build community. It’s open to both adoptive and birth parents, but emphasizes adoptees’ voices.
