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…
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…
This book emphasizes that adoptees have varying backgrounds. It argues that adoptees have the right to ask questions about their background (adoption documents, agency, etc.).…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A scholarship directory that offers scholarships for Chinese students. There are descriptions, requirements and qualifications, award amount, deadlines, and application links for each scholarship.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.…
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…
A documentary about a South Korean pastor made famous for his “drop box.” The film underscores his religion, work with adoption, and the function of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This is resource promotes mental health as a critical part of overall wellness — including prevention services. The site includes statistics about what Black and…
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 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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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 is a multimedia phenomenon leading discussions about race, class, and identity. She was adopted from foster care to a white family, and grew…
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…
A movie about an African-American adoptee with white, Jewish lesbians parents and two other adopted siblings beginning to become more curious about their roots. Her…
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…
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…
Mental health educational products and therapy services for Africans on the continent, as well as the African diaspora.
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…
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.
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,…
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,…
An adoptee-led, social justice group that advocates for the adoptee community through political engagement and legislation.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
A brief article about the history and prevalence of a racist slur used against Asian people.
A short, comedic YouTube video highlighting the microaggressions that people of color deal with everyday.
An explanation of the racism that underpins the mockery of Asian accents. The article also examines why Asian accents are still laughed at today.
An NPR article from the perspective of a biracial person. It explains how to have more complex, considerate discussions about racism with your parents.
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…
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…
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.…
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…
An article by Deb Reisner, mother to a family with African-American, Native-American, Latino, and European-American children. She details the importance of listening to her children…
An article by American Adoptions that examines some of the challenges that many transracial adoptees face.
This is a resource page which features articles that discuss the racism and microaggressions that accompany transracial adoption.
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…
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…
A resource page from the Child Welfare Information Gateway with links to information about racially and culturally diverse adoptions.
A resource page with links to transracial adoption blogs, websites, books, Facebook groups, and more.
An article about a Black father and his family’s experience with raising a white child and transracial adoption.
An article with parenting techniques designed to support and uplift transracially adopted children. It also has a bibliography which features additional useful resources.
An article about the different ways adoptive parents can and need to support their children. This specifically discusses the issues, privileges, and challenges of adopting…
An article on how to actively challenge racism and discuss privilege, especially in the context of a multiracial family.
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…
A Black woman shares the story of her multiracial family. One of her four children is a white, adopted son.
An interview about a white mother’s reflection on her life raising two adopted Black children and two biological white children, and how she became aware…
An essay from the perspective of a Black, transracial adoptee. The author discusses the racial dynamics in a family with transracial adoption.
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…
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…
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…
An article about a Korean-American adoptee’s thoughts on the title of “adoptee” and the racial dynamics in transracial adoptions.
An article about the complex ways Asian adoptees experience culture, anti-Asian hate, and racism as a result of being adopted.
Adoptees explain their feelings regarding the surge in anti-Asian violence and the ways in which they are affected by racism.
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…
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…
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