A list of adoptee support groups, including groups for general adoptee support, international adoptee support, foster care adoptee support, and person of color (POC) adoptee support. The article also includes various other resources for adoptees (organizations, hotlines, therapists).
This is a location-based search directory for adoptee support groups. Profiles include location, contact information, events, and photos. It features a list of the largest adoptee groups and many subgroups for adoptee communities (domestic adoptees, transracial adoptees, adoption reunion, etc.).
ICAV’s mission is to educate, support, connect, collaborate, galvanize, and give voice to intercountry adoptees. On this webpage, they provide a list of adoptee groups that can be filtered by country of origin.
A documentary following the lives of four teenage girls adopted from China. The film explores their struggles with racism, identity formation, belonging, race, gender, and searching for birth family.
An animated film about a Korean adoptee joining a Belgium family and his return to his birth country. The story follows him over the course of his life and explores concepts like identity and acceptance.
The story of three adopted Chinese-American girls who discover they’re cousins on 23andMe. Their online meeting inspires the young women to confront the burning questions they have about their lost history and travel back to China.
An international, all-volunteer group of adoptees and adoptive parents offering sources of information to help Chinese adoptees search for their birth families. There are guides about DNA testing, using WeChat, province searches, visiting the CCCWA, and more.
A documentary about the various perspectives on China’s One Child Policy. It interviews people who carried out the policy to the people who fell victim to the policy. This is for anyone interested in learning about one of China’s biggest and most impactful family planning initiatives. It offers new perspectives about and explores the causes and effects of the policy.
A movie about an African-American adoptee with white, Jewish lesbians parents and two other adopted siblings beginning to become more curious about their roots. Her curiosity about her African-American heritage grows and she decides to contact her birth mother. It explores topics like “true” identity, isolation from Black culture, and the circumstances of adoption.
A movie about a Korean adoptee raised in Louisiana. He struggles to make a better life for his family. However, he must confront his past when he discovers he could be deported back to South Korea.
