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Multiracial & Transracial Adoptions Books |
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Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits : A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families
by Myra Alperson "Insight into combining cultures, confronting prejudice, developing role models, and locating multi-cultural resources." (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book from Amazon |
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Inside Transracial Adoption (Hardcover) by Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall Advice for the multi-cultural family, good for those just starting out. (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book from Amazon |
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Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Multiracial
Children (Paperback) by Donna Jackson Nakazawa From the publisher: A psychologically wise guide to helping multiracial children of all ages develop confidence and a healthy understanding of their uniqueness. "Am I black or white or am I American?" "Why don't my eyes look like yours?" "Why do people always call attention to my 'different' hair?" Order Book from Amazon |
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The Black Parenting Book: Caring for Our Children in the First Five
Years by Allison Abner, Linda Villarosa, Anne C. Beal "The Black Parenting Book is a thoughtful, comprehensive resource for parents of young African, African-American or biracial children from three African American mothers with impressive writing credentials and experience. Intermingled with solid advice on child care, the authors offer thoughtful and positive advice on parenting black children, addressing key topics such as how to care for hair of black children, and instill a sense of pride in the process. With insights on parenting from babyhood to preschool this well informed book would be a great resource for new adoptive parents or parents to be." Order Book from Amazon | Read My Review |
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What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People by Pearl Fuyo Gaskins (Editor) In this book young people of racially mixed backgrounds discuss their feelings about family relationships, prejudice, personal identity, and other issues. Although not about adoptees, this book addresses similar topics such as dating, families, and the double prejudice and double insight that come from being "mixed, but not mixed-up." Order Book from Amazon |
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Tripping on the Color Line: Blackwhite Multiracial Families in a Racially
Divided World by Heather M. Dalmage With interviews with black-white multi-racial families Dalmage examines how they construct their family reality, sense of commuity, politics and more, in a racially divided landscape. She examines the influence of the census, transracial adoption, and intermarriage, and society. The author is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the School of Policy Studies, Roosevelt University in Chicago. Order Book from Amazon |
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Are Those Kids Yours? : American Families With Children Adopted From
Other Countries by Cheri Register " "A good guide to becoming a visibly international family and answering the usually well-intentioned questions of others. (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book from Amazon |
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I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children
in a Race-Conscious World: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Marguerite A. Wright "Refreshing, research-based look at how children conceptualize race and skin color at different developmental levels with related advice for parents and caregivers to promote healthy attitudes." (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book via Amazon (Out of Print) |
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In Their Own Voices by Rita J. Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda A collection of about 20 interviews with adult transracial adoptees about their experiences growing up and their perspectives on being transracially adopted. (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book from Amazon |
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Love in the Driest Season : A Family Memoir by Neely Tucker "Moving account of this journalist's and his wife's struggle to save and then adopt an abandoned baby girl in Zimbabwe." (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book from Amazon |
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Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice |
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Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib by Jaiya John "A black man's memoir of being raised by white parents." (Adoption Advocates International) Order Book from Amazon |
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