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Tag Archives: transracial adoption
Race is not an issue for the young?
written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally posted at Womanist Musings transcript starting at 2:04 And thank goodness these liberal, wealthy progressive people are able to take any child in need and shower them with love. And I think … Continue reading
Open Thread: Deborah Douglas responds to NYT article on Korean adoptee identity
The Asian-adoptee identity crisis reported in Monday’s New York Times might finally lend credence to what black social workers have been saying all along: Ethnic and racial identity matters. In 1972, the National Association of Black Social Workers issued a … Continue reading
Anita Tedaldi, Guilt and White Privilege
written by Racialicious deputy editor Thea Lim; originally published at Racialicious [Editor’s note: Though we briefly discussed Anita Tedaldi in this space last week, I wanted to share Thea’s post about the issue. We discussed the Racialicious post on this … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, anita tedaldi, international adoption, race and parenting, transracial adoption
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Thoughts on EJ Graff…
written by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Julie Corby; crossposted at the Eyes of My Eyes Are Opened I applaud E.J. Graff and The Schuster Institute for opening people’s eyes to the corruption that exists in international adoption. I think that it … Continue reading
Madonna and adoption: what’s race got to do with it?
[Editor's note: According to the New York Times: "A judge has rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi because of a requirement that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months, another … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, international adoption, race, transracial adoption
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ARP Review: Two DVD set–”Adopted” and “Adopted: We Can Do Better”
written by Anti-Racist Parent editor Tami Winfrey Harris Mother: “I personally thought you fit in quite well. You had a lot of friends. They all loved you. You were always busy.” Daughter: “Mom, I didn’t fit in. On the bus, … Continue reading
Windows and mirrors
by Jae Ran Kim, crossposted from Harlow’s Monkey “Other people are the mirror in which we see ourselves.” – Beverly Tatum, PhD., author of “Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?” [citing Charles Cooley] I came … Continue reading
A fellow ARPer needs your help
Reader Graig M. needs your help. He writes: I’m a daily reader of Anti-Racist parent, but I only occasionally post. I work in education, and recently a friend of mine started writing a book for educators on how to teach multi-racial children. … Continue reading
If I Was in Charge of Revising MEPA: Some Books for White People Adopting Black Children
by guest contributor Shannon LC Cate, crossposted from Peter’s Cross Station After the Donaldson Institute’s report on MEPA came out, I was asked (even more than usual) “well, then, what should prospective (or current) transracial adopters do to learn how … Continue reading
Race preference in adoption
by ARP columnist Natasha Sky This American Life aired a piece on NPR–on January 18, 2008–about a Nurse/Actress who worked in toy store FAO Schwartz’s Newborn Nursery (hat tip to Mixed Race America and Land of the Not-So-Calm). Here is … Continue reading
ARP Tuesday Links
TIME magazine wonders “Should Race be a Factor in Adoption?” Should adoption agencies discriminate by race, or even by a person’s racial sensitivity? According to current U.S. law, no. Since 1996, it has been illegal to consider race when determining … Continue reading
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Tagged Hispanic, Indian boarding schools, Latina, Native American, adoption, african american, black, daughters, mothers, transracial adoption
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Half-price adoptions: Should we tell our kids?
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Dawn Friedman When we decided to pursue a domestic adoption nearly five years ago, my husband and I – both of us white – decided that we were open to adopting transracially. We were naïve about … Continue reading
Why Oh Why Are These T-Shirts Still Available?
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Paula, originally published at Heart, Mind and Seoul On numerous occasions in the past, I’ve been fairly unsuccessful in trying to convey how many times I’ve felt that the messages and attitudes perpetuated by our society … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, first-family, international adoption, parenting, transracial adoption
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Ain’t No Shame in Saying That I’m Asian
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Paula Perhaps it’s just me – but as a parent of a biracial daughter and an Asian son – it’s far from my dream as their mother to have either of them enter into their adulthood … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, adoption, asian american, identity, international adoption, parenting, race, racism, transracial adoption, white, white-privilege
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Columnist Intro: Lisa Marie
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Lisa Marie I come to Anti Racist Parent as a black woman, as a transracial adoptee and as a woman who recognizes parts of myself as a mother to my friends, my family, my youth, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, Hispanic, Latino, adoption, african american, asian american, biracial, birth-family, black, caucasian, columnist intro, family, mixed-race, mixed-race-identity, multiracial, parenting, phenotype, race, racism, transracial adoption, white
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The ultimate cultural appropriation
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid, originally published at Third Mom I have a little pendant that I’ve worn for many years. It’s tiny thing, a little gold filigree oval with the word ???, omoni, which is Korean for mother, … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, asian american, cultural-appropriation, culture, family, international adoption, parenting, transracial adoption
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Taking Control
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid, originally published at Third Mom My oldest child went away to college in the fall. It’s a huge milestone, but he’s breezing through it with barely an emotional ripple. Not so his mom. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, asian american, college, culture, education, international adoption, parenting, race, transracial adoption
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Nativity stories without blonde hair and blue eyes
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Cloudscome When I was a child we always put out the Creche a few weeks before Christmas. Part of the anticipation of the coming day was looking forward to nestling the tiny little baby Jesus in … Continue reading
It’s not too late to take action, even after 40 years
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey People all over the world are talking about the return of an adopted Korean child by a Dutch diplomat and his wife. I’ve written about disruptions and dissolutions … Continue reading
Religion and culture in an interfaith, transracial family
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Dawn Friedman We are a transracial family. My husband, my son and myself are white. Our daughter is African-American and joined our family through an open, domestic adoption three years ago. Both my kids are being … Continue reading