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Old 11-25-2008, 06:44 PM
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1. At what age were your child(ren) when adopted?
0-2 _______ 2-5 _______ 5-7 _______ 7+ ___X____

2. What race are you and your significant other? (If other please explain.)

White ___X____ African American ______ Indian _______ Asian _______

Hispanic _______ Other ______________________________

3. What race is the child(ren) you have adopted? (If other please explain.)
White _______ African American ____X___ Indian _______ Asian _______

Hispanic ___X_____ Other __Polynesian (Samoan/Tongan)_____________________________

4. How often did you or your child(ren) experience racism personally?

Daily _______ Weekly _______ Monthly _______ Yearly _______ Never ___X____(so far! But we live in Hawai'i and have a very accepting and ethnically mixed community)

5. How difficult is it for your child(ren) to face these prejudice experiences?

Very Difficult _______ Difficult _______ Moderately Difficult _______ Easy ___X____

6. Do you teach you child(ren) the history of their culture and stress the importance of maintaining their culture?

Daily _______ Weekly ____X___ Monthly _______ Yearly _______ Never _______

7. My Interracially adopted child(ren) have struggled with their cultural identity.

Strongly Agree _______ Agree _______ Disagree _______ Strongly Disagree __X_____

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.
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Jennifer
Single Mom to:
Bio son M (8/96)
Adopted son "E" (13 y.o.) & his sister:
Adopted daughter "S" (7 y.o.)
Sibs were placed: 12/05
TPR: 6/07
Finalized: 9/8/08

Foster daughter "O" (2.5 y.o.)
Placed: 3/06/06
R/U: 5/15/08


Starting active pursuit of adding #4 through fost/adopt or private adoption: 4/08
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Current Foster Placements:
Sibs L ( 7) & A ( 5) placed 2/27/09 Goal: R/U


The Samoan Princess (1 y.o.): Placed 5/29/09
R/U 9/11/09


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