According to one Harvard survey, 15 percent of transracially adoptive parents move to more ethnically diverse neighborhoods after adopting, to enhance their child's exposure to other people of the same ethnicity. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It is a collection of writing by people adopted transracially and to be let into their worlds was eye-opening and moving. ❋ Unknown (2007)
A childless white couple who wishes to adopt and does not want to adopt transracially for whatever reason good or bad is going to have a hard row to hoe unless they have substantial cash assets available to them. ❋ Unknown (2006)
My concern is less with the individuals although I have no objection to multicultural educators teaching whites who transracially adopt, and more with the social structure. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Not all adoptive parents treat their adopted children as second-class and of those who do, not all have adopted transracially. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Of the dozens of transracial families I know, very few, if any, adopted transracially because they were ‘unable to find or afford a white child’. ❋ Unknown (2006)
My point is not to critique transracially adopting parents, but rather to challenge how media outlets tend to cover this issue. ❋ Unknown (2006)
When African Americans express reservations about the idea that love conquers all, they are viewed as indirectly attacking the love and commitment of the individual white families who transracially adopt. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Not all who adopt transracially are wealthy, and not all who adopt foreign children were able to afford to travel to another country. ❋ Unknown (2006)
As a parent of one of those transracially adopting families… this post was quite interesting. ❋ Unknown (2006)
I suppose I could write another post about “how to be a good” transracially adoptive parent, but that is not what I am reallt getting at here. ❋ Unknown (2006)
For white families who transracially adopt, love plus multicultural education is a great start, but this only works on the individual/small group level. ❋ Unknown (2006)
MILLS: Pact, yes, it's an agency that helps people that want to adopt transracially, or you know, either white there's want to adopt blacks, but it helps them know what to do for the children. ❋ Unknown (2000)
Nearly a dozen studies consistently indicate that approximately 75% of transracially adopted preadolescent and younger children adjust well in their adoptive homes. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Our less than adequate data suggests that most of our congregations have at least a few children and youth of color, including transracially adopted children. ❋ Paul Rasor (2010)
Things to think about when parenting a child transracially or transnationally ❋ Grace27spam (2010)
When you adopt transracially, you become a lot more visible in the community, and it is important to deal with the external issues of racism. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Deciding on adopting and then adopting transracially may take some time to get used to. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Deciding to adopt transracially was not a huge decision for Hubby and I. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Remember when I said that it's a good idea to read books written by domestically adopted white adoptees who were raised by white families as well as the books written by adults who were transracially adopted? ❋ Unknown (2009)
