APA: “Recommendations for the Treatment of Asian-American/Pacific Islander Populations”
This resource is for mental health professionals who want to understand how to provide mental health support to the AAPI community. Sections in this guide…
Resource Tag: Culture
APA: “Resources from the Ethnicity and Health in America Series”
This article explains how national heritage months impact the health of ethnic populations. Through the Ethnicity and Health in America Series, there are resources given…
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): “Asian American and Pacific Islander”
This article centers around AAPI mental health. It’s full of information with about barriers to mental health care, how to seek culturally-competent care, and also…
God Painted Me
This is a children’s picture book that discusses transracial adoption. It uses religion to portray adoption and human creation.
Free to Be… A Family: A Book About All Kinds of Belonging
This is a collection of stories, poems, and songs about different types of families and family relationships. The central concept of this anthology is that…
Delly Duck: Why A Little Chick Couldn’t Stay With His Birth Mother
This is a children’s picture book that centers around a foster care adoption story. It’s meant to help explain adoption support, kinship care, and special…
American Psychological Association (APA) Psychologist Locator
This APA service can benefit everyone. Users can search for a therapist by zip code, state, city, provider name, or practice area. In therapist’s profiles,…
American Board of Professional Psychology
This directory lists all current ABPP board certified psychologists. Users conducting basic searches can filter by name, specialty, or zip code. In advanced searches, users…
MyWellBeing
MyWellbeing offers therapist matching, educational contact, professional development, virtual group support, workplace mental health, and social impact & access services. Users can match with 3…
BetterHelp
BetterHelp offers accessible, convenient, and affordable professional therapy. By filling out a detailed questionnaire, users are assessed and matched with up to 25,000 licensed therapists.…
Unmute
This organization emphasizes serving traditionally muted or marginalized communities and destigmatizing mental health. In its search directory, users can search by state and insurance provider.…
Headway
Headway’s goal is to build the first asset-free national network of therapists who accept insurance. Users can search by location, concerns, and insurance. In a…
GoodTherapy
GoodTherapy’s purpose is to disseminate mental health news and information, challenge mental health stigmas, and promote ethical therapy. In the directory, users can search by…
Asian American Psychological Association: AAPA Fellows
The AAPA advocates on behalf of Asian Americans to advance Asian American psychology. The AAPA has 8 divisions, including one for multiracial and adopted Asian…
Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC)
The AMHC’s mission is to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community. They offer a US and Canadian therapist directory. Users can filter…
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA)
The NAAPIMHA’s mission is to promote the mental health and well-being of the AAPI community. They provide training, resources, advocacy opportunities, and have been involved…
South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network (SAMHIN)
SAMHIN’s services support the South Asian community in the United States. Users can search their therapist directory by location, name, and category. On professional’s profiles,…
Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA): “Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders”
The ADAA’s purpose is to prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression. It also has a webpage dedicated to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.…
Asians for Mental Health
This organization was created to help Asians feel seen, heard, and empowered in their journeys towards better mental health. Their directory lets users filter through…
A Mother for Choco
This is a children’s book about a young bird (Choco) who journeys to find a mother who looks just like himself. Eventually, he is taken…
Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War
This is a true story about life in a Saigon orphanage, a rescue flight from Vietnam to Canada, and international adoption. It tells the story…
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
This is a children’s book that tells the story of a woman who travels to China to adopt a baby girl. It’s based on the…
The Family Book
In this children’s picture book, the author celebrates many different types of families. He assures readers that no matter what kind of family you have,…
The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
This is a children’s picture book that talks about the process of adoption from China. It shows the steps from the adoption agency paperwork, to…
The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale
This story originates from the ancient Chinese belief that an invisible, unbreakable red thread connects everybody destined to be together. In this children’s book, a…
What Is a Family?
In this Waldorf-style illustrated book, with depictions of families of all shapes, sizes and colors, kids discuss their families. It conveys that even though families…
The Red Blanket
This is the story of the author’s journey to China to adopt a baby girl. It’s a heartwarming adoption story that reveals the challenges, as…
Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
This book follows a little girl as she and her family prepare for a new child. It shows the girl’s mother flying off to Korea,…
A Family Is a Family Is a Family
This is children’s storybook that talks about the vast and varied types of families. The book features families of every shape, size and relation. The…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 Network: “How to Find Support Groups for Adoptive Parents”
This article explains the benefits of parent support groups for parents of adoptees. It discusses single parents’ and couples’ challenges and provides some resources for…
America World Adoption: “Adoption Training”
This Christian adoption agency offers curriculum designed to help families prepare for the placement and care of a child. They also offer courses for post-adoption…
Adoption Training Online
This resource is from the Children’s Aid Society of Alabama and offers several adoption trainings. Trainings cover domestic adoption, international adoption, medical courses, and more.
Gladney Center for Adoption: “Why Are Foster Care and Adoption Training Required?”
This article explains why foster care and adoption training are required. It discusses pre-service training, foster parent in-service training, post-adoption training, kinship-specific training, and more.…
Adopted (2008)
This tells the story of two adoptees and their families. One family is a couple excitedly preparing for the adoption of a baby girl. The…
Adoption Support Alliance
The ASA offers a beginner’s adoption course designed for prospective adoptive families. The class discusses various aspects of adoption, including logistical challenges, managing grief and…
Child Welfare Information Gateway: “Preadoption Training”
A brief article regarding different types of adoption training for prospective and adoptive parents. There’s also a list of trainings that are required or useful…
Holt International: “Parenting Adoptees”
This is a Christian organization that offers programs including Post-Adoption Coaching & Education (PACE) and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI). Both programs help parents better understand…
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…
No Hands But Ours: “Preparing for Adoption: A Family Therapist’s Perspective”
An article on preparing for adoption by Ashley Yeager — a family therapist and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner. She offers five pieces of advice…
The Dark Matter of Love (2012)
A documentary on the psychological aspects of growing up with and without parental love. The story follows the Diaz family, who chooses to adopt three…
Found (2021)
The story of three adopted Chinese-American girls who discover they’re cousins on 23andMe. Their online meeting inspires the young women to confront the burning questions…
Stuck (2013)
A documentary about children on their journeys from orphanages to homes in the United States. This explores the corruption and greed behind the adoption process.…
Approved for Adoption (2012)
An animated film about a Korean adoptee joining a Belgium family and his return to his birth country. The story follows him over the course…
Unlocking the Heart of Adoption (2002)
This is an hour-long documentary revealing the filmmaker’s journey as a birthmother. It also features the stories of adoptees, birthparents, and adoptive parents. A wide…
Somewhere Between (2011)
A documentary following the lives of four teenage girls adopted from China. The film explores their struggles with racism, identity formation, belonging, race, gender, and…
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…
Lion (2016)
A movie about a birth family search based on a true story. A child from India gets lost, taken thousands of miles away from home,…
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…
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…
One Child Nation (2019)
A documentary about the various perspectives on China’s One Child Policy. It interviews people who carried out the policy to the people who fell victim…
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…
Safe Space Africa
Mental health educational products and therapy services for Africans on the continent, as well as the African diaspora.
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…
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,…
White Sugar Brown Sugar
A blog by a mom about her adopted children. She doesn’t disclose their names or faces out of respect and describes her adoptions as domestic,…
Adoptee Voices Rising
An adoptee-led, social justice group that advocates for the adoptee community through political engagement and legislation.
The Seattle Times: “Adoption across races: ‘I know my parents love me, but they don’t love my people’”
An article where adoptee Angela Tucker discusses feeling like a racial impostor growing up. She explains that while she looked Black, she didn’t feel that…
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.
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…
NCFA Intercountry Adoption Journey
Held through the National Council for Adoption, this 10-hour course fulfills the training requirements of countries that are party to the Hague Adoption Convention. It…
NCFA: “Positive Practices in Transracial Adoption Parenting”
In the article, an adoptee asserts that parents must bring up the topic of adoption first and work with their children to understand their feelings.…
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…
American Adoptions: “4 Unique Challenges Faced By Transracial Adoptees”
An article by American Adoptions that examines some of the challenges that many transracial adoptees face.
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.
