This Facebook post features a flow chart about adoptee DNA, genetic databases, and birth family searches. This is a beginner-friendly resource for Chinese adoptees who feel overwhelmed about the genetic testing and birth family search processes.
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 is a global platform for Chilean Adoptees. It strives to bring awareness about and connect adoptees and birth families in Chile. Birth family searches are a big part of their work and they offer a secure space for adoptees to upload their adoption documents. This is a great resource for Chilean adoptees hoping to find community and begin a birth family search.
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.
The lawyer who heads this organization has undertaken more than 600 birth family searches throughout Russia and former Soviet Republics. This is a great resource for Russian adoptees that discusses all of the necessary procedures and documentation for a successful birth family search.
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.
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.
