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Old 11-25-2008, 07:21 PM
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1. At what age were your child(ren) when adopted?
0-2 _14 months___ 2-5 _______ 5-7 _______ 7+ _______

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:

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

Daily _______ Weekly _______ Monthly _______ Yearly ___rarely but it happens____ Never _______

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

N/A

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.

N/A

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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DS - 3 yrs. adopted from foster care '08
DD - born 3/09, DS's birth sibling, hoping to adopt by Christmas '09!

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