[mommamarci]

First off, I don't agree with adoptive couples being open to biracial and not full AA. (Unless the couple is interracial or some other specific reason.) I fear a lot of people choose biracial thinking they will look less black and that is not always the case. (I am not trying to attack or offend, just expressing my views.)

As far as culture, we felt it would be much easier to teach an AA child his / her culture then it would be with a foreign adoption. Cameron has a CC (bio) mom and AA dad. His bio mom is a lot like me (in terms of looks, personality, etc.) Yes, we need to teach him about African American history, culture, etc. but his bio family is not much different than us. (With Spencer, we know nothing about bio family, so not sure.) However, if we had adopted from a foreign country, the child's bio family would have celebrated different holidays, eaten different foods, had a much different culture, etc. I don't think I could ever adequately teach the culture for a foreign adoption.

Bottom line to me is this: both my sons are American, so we share the majority of our culture. They would have eaten the same foods, celebrated the same holidays, lived in the same political system had they stayed with bio family.

Good luck with this decision!