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Author Archives: Ji In
Beyond cuisine and traditional dress: creating true cultural connections for transracial adoptees
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Ji In, originally published at Twice the Rice Some months ago, I was quoted in a newsletter article about an adult adoptee panel I participated in last summer, regarding the importance of adoptive parents helping transracially … Continue reading
Tagged Uncategorized, race
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Finding our own names
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Ji In, originally published at Twice the Rice
In The New York Times, adoptive mom Suzanne Paola reflects on the ways her son Jin, adopted from Korea, has constructed his own unique identity.
My son, at age 8½, changed his name to Penguin S’ Ice, and he has kept that name for almost a year now, un-bratty in his corrections, but adamant.
Paola’s essay serves as a reminder that no matter what parents expect, children can remake their identities in the most unpredictable ways — as Jin Penguin S’ Ice demonstrates.
Careful the things we say – and don’t say
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Ji In How do you say to a child in the night, ‘Nothing’s all black, but then nothing’s all white’? How do you say it will all be all right, When you know that it mightn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, asian american, education, international adoption, parenting, race, racial-slurs, racism, school, teachers, teasing, transracial adoption
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Columnist intro: Ji In
by ARP Columnist, Ji In Greetings, anti-racist readers! My name is Ji In, and I’m delighted to join Anti-Racist Parent as a contributing blogger. As a woman of color and transracial adoptee, I am deeply invested in the discussion surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, AsianAmerican, columnist intro, international adoption, racism, transracial adoption
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