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1. At what age were your child(ren) when adopted?
0-2 XXX__ 2-5 _______ 5-7 _______ 7+ _______
2. What race are you and your significant other? (If other please explain.)
White _XXX___ African American ______ Indian _______ Asian _______
Hispanic _______ Other ______________________________
3. What race is the child(ren) you have adopted? (If other please explain.)
White _______ African American __XXX__ Indian _______ Asian _______
Hispanic ________ Other _______________________________
4. How often did you or your child(ren) experience racism personally?
Daily _______ Weekly _______ Monthly _______ Yearly _XXX___ Never _______
5. How difficult is it for your child(ren) to face these prejudice experiences?
Very Difficult _______ Difficult _______ Moderately Difficult _______ Easy __XXX__
6. Do you teach you child(ren) the history of their culture and stress the importance of maintaining their culture?
Daily _XXX___ Weekly _______ Monthly _______ Yearly _______ Never _______
7. My Interracially adopted child(ren) have struggled with their cultural identity.
Strongly Agree _______ Agree _______ Disagree _______ Strongly Disagree __XXX__
8. Overall how do you feel your family has been effected by interracial adoption?
Positive __X_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Negative
9. If there are any other comments you would like to voice to help me in my research please do so here.
My daughter is just turned two, so many of these questions just aren't applicable yet. She hasn't had to deal with the few racial issues we have faced (two expressions of the inappropriateness of white parents adopting a black child) nor does she yet understand that she is different in appearance from us.
However, we have already started talking and read books about these issues -- like the obvious fact she was adopted, we hope that the fact that she is black and unique to be just part of the way things are rather than something that has to be painfully learned. I understand that she will face issues during her life related to her race and the fact that she does not have the same race as her parents, but I am hoping that our support will help get her through them.
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