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icunurse,
Contrary to belief, ALL children of color need to know about their heritage. Asian children. Hispanic children and so on. Many white families adopt children from overseas and raise them as white children. I have heard from several Hisapanic and Asian adoptees on this site who are upset because they were never introduced to their culture. I believe people use the whole "culture" thing as an excuse when it comes to not wanting to raise an AA child. -Not saying that you do. I understood where your point was coming from. There are many culture camps and even Asian adoptive communities in the US that help the Asian American adoptee to learn about themselves as it pertains to their heritage.
And don't get me wrong. If someone is uncomfortable with adopting an AA child. I would not want them to. But I still have to question their reasoning and the underlying racial discrimination that I know still exists in our society.
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