Title:
What white parents should know about transracial adoption : an adoptee's perspective on its history, nuances, and practices
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Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
Berkeley, CA : North Atlantic Books, [2021]
Physical Description:
xxiv, 230 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781623175825
Abstract:
"Written by Melissa Guida-Richards--a transracial, transnational, and late-discovery adoptee--this book unpacks the mistakes you don't even know you're making and gives you the real-life tools to be the best parent you can be, to the child you love more than anything."--Amazon.com.
Contents:
The Challenges of Talking to White Adoptive Parents about Race -- Toxic Positivity, Microaggressions, and Growing Up as a Transracial Adoptee -- A History of Transracial Adoption and the Adoption Industry -- Influencers, Social Media Etiquette, The Church, and The Fallacy of Giving Adopted Children a Better Life -- Parenting Your Adopted Child -- Search and Reunion -- Interviews with Adult Transracial Adoptees -- Interviews with Adoptive Parents -- Activities, Resources, and More.
Language:
English
