Posts Tagged ‘transracial’
Adoption Trauma – Part 1: What is Adoption Trauma?
Few of us stop to consider the earliest experiences that predate the adoption process and how the body and mind might record them as trauma. This is the first of a series of BPAR blogs incorporating adoptee voices and research that will address these issues and the challenges they may cause.
Read MoreConnecting the Dots: Even Young Adoptees Sense the Loss of Relinquishment
Adoptee Isaac Etter was one of the few people of color in his small town. His family didn’t understand how to broach topics around race or adoption. Most of what he learned about race and racism came from the internet as a teen. But by age five or six he already felt the rejection and abandonment of relinquishment.
Read MoreMake a Wish
Maya’s ice cream cake recipe isn’t just an ordinary recipe. See how she crafts the layers to reflect the complexities of her experience as a transracial adoptee and the idea of family.
Read MoreAdoption In the Media: The Unseen, Unrecognized Struggle of JuJu in “The Chair” TV Series
As an adult adoptee, Marta watched the Netflix series “The Chair” through the eyes of JuJu, the lead’s daughter. “My heart felt rage, grief and deep isolation. I see a child so completely alone in her trauma and loss that she has had to abandon her own narrative.
Read MoreUnderstanding White Privilege
To better support transracial adoptees, white family members and friends can take one of the first steps toward combating racism by self-reflecting on their own white identity. This blog explores white privilege and white racial identity development.
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