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Old 06-02-2008, 10:08 PM
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I read the synopsis of the actual study. As usual, the press got it all wrong, and/or used sensational quotes to take the study out of context.
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute

We talked about this on the Yahoo! group African American Domestic Adoption.
First, the study was only done on families who adopted via foster care. On our group, we found that some families who had done foster-adopt had received training, as part of the normal training, on parenting children of other races. However, many said that they had not.
Most of the people who responded that they used private agencies said that their agencies recommended or required training, reading, and/or seminars.
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-Robyn
mom to Jackson, b. 17 January 2006
private, domestic, open adoption
Antioch, CA
Child #1: Is that your mother?
Child #2: Yes.
Child #1: Why is she white and you are black?
Child #2: Because I am adopted, and black people have more melanin than white people do.
Child #1: Oh, let's go on the high bars.
-Unknown
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