A factsheet from the Children’s Bureau that explains how to support a child’s racial and cultural identity, embrace life as a racially and culturally diverse family, and prepare a child to handle racism.
A 2-hour virtual workshop led by a transracial adoptee (Angela Tucker). Families leave understanding how transracial adoptees progress from racial awareness to racial identity, as well as practical skills for how to handle insensitive and racist remarks.
This is a resource page which features articles that discuss the racism and microaggressions that accompany transracial adoption.
This article examines the problems of color-blind parenting and how parents need to acknowledge and celebrate racial diversity. There’s also a 40-minute long audio version of the article.
An essay from the perspective of a Black, transracial adoptee. The author discusses the racial dynamics in a family with transracial adoption.
An article and podcast on NPR about a Black, transracial adoptee. Chad Goller-Sojourner reflects on his identity and experiences growing up with white parents and white privilege.
Rhonda is a transracial adoptee from New York. She is an author and public speaker and her work focuses on her identity as a Black adoptee.
The blog of Christina Romo — a Korean adoptee, mom, wife, and advocate. She details her life, thoughts on adoption, and provides the perspective of a person learning how to parent biracial children.
