No Biking in the House Without a Helmet
When the two-time National Book Award finalist Melissa Fay Greene confided to friends that she and her husband planned to adopt a four-year-old boy from Bulgaria to add to their […]
China’s Hidden Children – Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One-Child Policy
In the thirty-five years since China instituted its One-Child Policy, 120,000 children, mostly girls, have left China through international adoption, including 85,000 to the United States. [...]
Invisible Asians – Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences, and Racial Exceptionalism
The first Korean adoptees were powerful symbols of American superiority in the Cold War; as Korean adoption continued, adoptees’ visibility as Asians faded as they became a geopolitical [...]
Come Rain or Come Shine
Are you prepared to adopt and parent transracially? Transracial adoption can be a daunting and exhilarating journey. At times you feel incredibly isolated and lost. However, with this [...]
Broken Links, Enduring Ties – American Adoption Across Race, Class, and Nation
Through interviews and observations of adoptive and non-adoptive family members and community leaders, this book explores the family dynamic, identity formation, cultural perceptions, and [...]
Interracial Adoption Option, The
We both finally took a deep breath and walked to the front door . . . The story of our family began many years before this moment . . . […]
Growing Up Asian American
Stories of childhood, adolescence and coming of age in America, from the 1800’s to the 1900’s — by 32 Asian-American writers. Author: Maria HongISBN: 0-380-72418-9Count: 2
Culture Shock! A Guide to Customs and Etiquette
Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular “Culture Shock!” series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts [...]
Beyond Good Intentions
Description “Beyond Good Intentions is a book of essays about the joys and risks of raising children adopted internationally. Cheri Register examines ten pitfalls that well-meaning parents [...]
I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla
A child’s concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical–even changeable–and unlike adults, are incapable of [...]
