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1. At what age were your child(ren) when adopted?
0-2
2. What race are you and your significant other? (If other please explain.)
Asian
3. What race is the child(ren) you have adopted? (If other please explain.)
African American
4. How often did you or your child(ren) experience racism personally?
Rarely--Never
5. How difficult is it for your child(ren) to face these prejudice experiences?
Easy
6. Do you teach you child(ren) the history of their culture and stress the importance of maintaining their culture?
Weekly
7. My Interracially adopted child(ren) have struggled with their cultural identity.
N/A He is only 8months old
8. Overall how do you feel your family has been effected by interracial adoption?
Positive
9. If there are any other comments you would like to voice to help me in my research please do so here.
DH and I are both Asian American, but different ethnicities and DS is AA. I really would like to learn more about or hear about others' experience in transracial adoption that is not AA/CC. Please let me know if you come across of any resources regarding such.
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04/07 - Completed PRIDE training and foster/adopt home study
06/07 - Switched to domestic adoption
09/07 - Home study converted to domestic adoption
10/22/07 - Matched!!!
11/16/07 - Baby J born
11/17/07 - BF decided to parent
02/09/08 - Matched!!!
02/14/08 - Backed out of match...too many possible medical concerns.
03/18/08 - Matched to baby boy born 03/15/08
03/19/08 - Devin placed in our arms
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