This document is a guide on DNA testing. It explains how DNA testing applies to Asian communities, including Asian international adoptees and adoptees of mixed Asian heritage (domestic or internationally adopted). It also discusses the dominant DNA testing services, testing strategies, and additional resources.
This organization was founded in 2018 by an all-volunteer international group of adoptees and adoptive parents. They offer reliable information and promote awareness in China of adoptees’ desire to know their birth families. They help families hire searchers and provide information about DNA testing, translation services, and other search projects.
This organization explains the steps and information necessary for a birth family search. Adoption information disclosures, genetic test consent forms, and more are available to download. They published a flow chart about the birth family search process and additional help and information is available upon request.
KAS allows birth families to search for the biological children and adoptees to search for their biological family. They offer post-adoption services, including birth country visits, language training, and more. They post stories translated in Korean and to a Family Search board, offer DNA testing, and help adoptees obtain their adoption information.
This is a Chinese adoptee family reunion project with multiple professional searchers working in China. They offer free DNA testing for potential birth relatives and share birth relative contact information. Chinese birth families are also able to search for their birth children through this website.
This website details the sociopolitical circumstances of China. It examines the causes of the One Child Policy, as well as recent causes and events regarding adoption. This is a great resource for people interested in the politics and history of adoption.
This is a resource page for Chinese adoptees interested in searching for birth family. It offers information and resources for both the adoptive parent and adoptees. This is a beginner-friendly resource for Chinese adoptees interested in searching. They share questions to ask yourself before searching, cultural caveats, technical tools, and stories from adoptees.
The Nanchang Project is a program for creating community and sharing resources for Chinese adoptees searching for birth family. Their goal is to provide adoptees with a greater sense of identity by helping them access their histories and birth culture. They provide a space to connect, educate, and support the adoptee community.
This resource guide is a compilation of birth family searching resources for thee Chinese adoption community. It offers various tips, precautions, strategies, platforms, etc. for successful searches. This is a fairly comprehensive guide on how to conduct a safe, effective birth family search.
Bao Bei Hui Jia is a Chinese birth family searching site where users can post searching posters for free. Users are encouraged to provide information like birthday, missing time, family seeker characterization, possible memories, etc. This is a great resource for Chinese adoptees or adoptive parents searching on behalf of their child.
