China DNA is a public Facebook group that assists with DNA analysis to help adoptees connect to their Chinese ancestry, genealogy, and heritage.
Journey Across Forever is a private Facebook group for adoptive parents with children from China who are searching for birth parents, foster parents, finders, etc. They share networking resources, steps to take when searching, and other resources that provide information about the process.
In an Instagram page in blog-like format, this resource offers a personal look at an adoptee’s thoughts and experiences about her identity and reunion experience. Hoogland is the CEO and founder of Adoptiepedia and plays a big role in the Asian adoptee community.
This group shares adoptees’ stories in order to help empower other adoptees, empower their self-growth, and change the narrative of adoption. It has resources for all adoptees, including Chinese adoptees.
This is a Facebook group for Asian adoptees to connect with each other. It posts daily and is a space mainly for the discourse of adoptee and Asian identities. There is a diverse base of users and content is moderated.
This is a private Facebook group created by CCI (China’s Children International) for LGBTQ+ Chinese adoptees. It’s a network to discuss issues and topics relating to Chinese adoptees and the LGBTQ+ community.
This is a online Facebook group is a safe space for LGBTQ+ Asians. Group members are encouraged to share their experiences and media which discuss the issues that LGBTQ+ Asians face. It’s a private group with 84 members and is moderated for friendly, appropriate posts.
This is a Facebook group for Asians who want to be a part of an online community which focuses on mental health. It’s a private group with 61.6k users and is a safe space. Members are encouraged to share their feelings, thoughts, cultural issues, intergenerational trauma, and other related topics. Comments are heavily moderated with the intention that everyone is treated with respect. Additional resources are provided within the group’s page.
An adoptee-led, social justice group that advocates for the adoptee community through political engagement and legislation.
A website featuring books, blogs, podcasts, mental health services, and more for adoptees. Their goal is to help amplify adoptees’ perspectives and cultivate a sense of belonging and community for those who struggle with identity formation.
