interracial adoption

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interracial adoption

An American face

2000
Adopted from Korea by American parents, Jessie excitedly waits for the day he will get his American citizenship and, he thinks, an American face.

Escape from Saigon

how a Vietnam War orphan became an American boy
2008
Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio.

Carolyn's story

a book about an adopted girl
1996
A nine-year-old girl describes her life and her feelings about being adopted as a baby in Honduras. Includes information and resources about adoption.

"Are those kids yours?"

American families with children adopted from other countries
1991
Discusses ethical questions raised by international adoption.

Transracial adoption

children and parents speak
1992
Explores the issues related to interracial and international adoptions, using interviews with black, biracial, Asian, and Hispanic young people who were adopted into white or biracial families.

International adoptions

2011
A collection of essays examining the controversies surrounding international adoption, with views from both sides to help readers develop their own opinions on the issue.

Extra innings

2001
After a tragic airplane crash that claims the lives of most of his family, sixteen-year-old Tate goes to live with his wealthy great-grandfather and his adopted black great-aunt Vidalia and he finds unexpected solace in the stories of her childhood spent traveling with a Depression-era Negro baseball team.

We adopted you, Benjamin Koo

1989
Nine-year-old Benjamin Koo Andrews, adopted from Korea as an infant, describes what it's like to grow up adopted from another country.

Red thread sisters

2012
After an American family adopts eleven-year-old Wen from a Chinese orphanage, she vows to find a family for her best friend, too.

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