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Thats a good question
hmm this question is of importance to me as i was adopted in 1988 from hongkong and bought to New Zealand. As i was the only slanted eye growing up it proved difficult and etc
my adoptive parents were of no help as they were european and did not understand the asian culture. all through my early childhood and onto my college years i was often mocked and felt so out of place. to this day i am still struggling with my existence. my adoptive parents were mentally and physically abusive. i ran away from home many times and ended up in prison at the age of 18. joining with the triads at the age of 20. now i am trying to turn my life around which is difficult. i have issues that holds me back from doing anything and with my past criminal records its hard to acheive anything satisfactory. there is one thing that will always stick on my mind. a few days before i got adopted my birthmother came to visit me as she hadnt filled out all the proper forms she could only see me for a minute. at that time all i saw was her as any other person who often visited the orphanage. there are so many what ifs. if i had recognise her would she of taken me away and not let me up for adoption. it still haunts me to this day and will so for the rest of my life. so in saying all this when u adopt a child from overseas think of the consequences it will have on the child
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