Kelly Stroud was found as a baby outside a school in China. She is adopted and raised in America, but one day, when her father leaves and never comes back, Kelly embarks with her mother on a journey back to China in search of her cultural heritage.
In China, a foundling girl with a deformed hand raised in secret by an American woman must navigate China's strict adoption system when she is torn away from the only family she has ever known.
Offers an overview of the procedures, costs, and legal requirements for international adoptions, explaining how to start the process, avoid heartbreak, speed up the process, and more.
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.
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.