An NPR article from the perspective of a biracial person. It explains how to have more complex, considerate discussions about racism with your parents.
An examination of the privileges that native English speakers (and English speakers with a native accent) have. The author considers how non-native speakers are discriminated against because their English is characterized as “challenging and unpleasant.”
An explanation of the racism that underpins the mockery of Asian accents. The article also examines why Asian accents are still laughed at today.
An explanation of the everyday and more subtle forms of racism that racial minorities face. The article explains how casual racism is upheld through jokes, stereotypes, and microaggressions, among other things.
An article where adoptee Angela Tucker discusses feeling like a racial impostor growing up. She explains that while she looked Black, she didn’t feel that way.
A webpage with resources for dealing with awkward questions and challenging assignments that adoptees have to handle at school.
An article on the four proposed bills (from 2022) that Congress was set to vote on regarding different adoption issues. Bills concern the simplification of the adoption process, barriers to intercountry adoption, permanent homes, adoption financing, and more.
An article on the way loss, rejection, guilt, grief, identity, intimacy, and control, affect adoptees’ experiences and lives.
A short, introductory article about vocabulary suggestions for terms relating to adoption. This article offers alternative words and phrases to ones that are considered inaccurate, outdated, or offensive.
