[Jellemuis]

Hi All,
My husband and I just recieved a call....yeah!!! FINALLLLLY.
Well, this will be the third chance we have working with our facilitator. Circumstances caused us not to go ahead with the first two opportunities: No.1 baby was about to be born and our paperwork (homestudy) was not even begon because we got a call after 7 weeks while our facilitator projected an average wait of 6 to 9 months for first contact. Baby No.2 had already been born, preemie , and Birth mom was "testdriving" 5 different couples at same time and decided to go with a couple who already had adopted...experience...only thing we did not have..ironic!!!
So, now we have a new chance! We are open to all kinds of ethnicities "mixes" and cultures that are not ours, while we ourselves are Caucasian. My question is : Are there any caucasian couples on this site who have adopted a Korean/AA child?
The situation sounds really good. Both parents are healthy (Birth mom 21-BF20)- only three months pregnant- Birth mom was adopted herself from Korea-Birth mom's adoptive Mom is Dutch like me!(is why Birth mom picked us)- Birth mom already put her last child up- BF is "on-board" but seperated from Birth mom- She is in maternity home and seems to have a plan.
Any one ?

Very excited......

[Linny]

I've not adopted a CC/Korean baby ....but our first was a Korean baby(came home at 7.5 months and grown into adulthood now). Please feel free to pm me if I can be of any help to you.

Sincerely,

Linny

[Lexie]

Congrats--
I have 2- AA/Korean cousins ( internatonal adoptees that now have children of their own) and me and my brothers and several other cousins are AA/Chinese. If I do say so myself, AA/Asian combination is just great!!!!

All of us identify ourselves as "Black" , although we are proud of our Asian heritage as well. I have met quite a few AA/Asians, most seem to have a military connection ( we do not however).

Good luck and let me know if I can help in any way--
Lexie

[Jellemuis]

Thanks for your supportive message!

We are still in the very early stages , but I'm sure I'll have questions as things progress.
Ciao for now!!!!

[kysila]

We just adopted our son who is AA/Korean 2 years ago. He is beautiful! My husband is CA and I am Asian (Chinese) - that is part of why our son's bmother picked us. It's great though! His bmother was also a part of a maternity home and that really was great for her because it provided the support she needed! Good luck!

[sallyshore]

I think it is important to note that the Asian/AA adoptee who posted said they identify themselves as black, as the rest of the world will, too (although some AA's may not, causing a different sort of problem). Read everything you can on transracial adoption, especially AA-Cauc. adoption. I think NACAC has good info, and there are many books on the subject (try Tapestry Books -- on-line). Know what you are taking on, and be sure you are prepared and able to offer the child what he/she needs (integrated neighborhoods/schools/churches, etc.).

Good luck!
sally

[Sleeplvr]

Originally Posted by sallyshore

I think it is important to note that the Asian/AA adoptee who posted said they identify themselves as black, as the rest of the world will, too (although some AA's may not, causing a different sort of problem).

I agree with this completely. I have a co-worker that is Chinese/AA and he identifies as black but does observe Chinese customs. His only regret is that he didn't learn the language. He was child number 10 and it was no longer spoken in the house when his grandparents passed. The older children did learn it. He made a point of putting his children in an international school so they are fluent in several languages.

I have dated men that were Korean/AA and Japanese/AA and both identified as black. And they too recognized their heritage and observed Asian customs.

My DD is AA/Japanese and we are AA so she will identify as black but will observe Japanese customs. We plan on putting her in language school when she is old enough.