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…
Resource Category: Racial Identity
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.
Angela Tucker: The Adopted Life
A 2-hour virtual workshop led by a transracial adoptee (Angela Tucker). Families leave understanding how transracial adoptees progress from racial awareness to racial identity, as…
Children’s Bureau: “Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Adoptive Families”
A factsheet from the Children’s Bureau that explains how to support a child’s racial and cultural identity, embrace life as a racially and culturally diverse…
Child Welfare Information Gateway: “Adoption by Family Type: Racially and Culturally Diverse Families”
A resource page from the Child Welfare Information Gateway with links to information about racially and culturally diverse adoptions.
NBC News: “All-American, with one foot in China”
A brief article about the need for adoptive parents to educate their children adopted from China about racism, identity, and the reality of life in…
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…
