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.
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.
An archive of a podcast that discusses the (birth family) searching journey in multiple perspectives (adoptees, birth parents, & searchers). This is a great resource for adoptees interested in learning about the birth family search process.
This blog shares an adoptee’s experience about reunion with her birth family. It offers insight about how the experience has impacted her identity and how some adoptees integrate their lives with both their adoptive and birth families.
This is a short, narrative story about an adoptee’s experience meeting her birth mother. This story will benefit adoptees who are considering conducting a birth family search. The author cites that her narrative is not meant to be discouraging, but realistic.
This is a support group for families and adoptees in the UK who have completed international adoption. They have in-person meetups, social media connection, as well as other community events.
This book highlights the adoption journey as a child adoptee. It provides insight into the emotions and thoughts an adoptee or foster child, while also equipping parents and caregivers with appropriate responses and resources. The book illustrates settling into an adoptive home, challenges with building trust, feeling a sense of worth, and establishing his identity. The illustrated portion connects to recommendations for parents: things to think about, tips for conversations, family activities, and additional resources.
This is a children’s picture book that centers around a foster care adoption story. It’s meant to help explain adoption support, kinship care, and special guardianship to kids.
This novel is about a young orphan who dreams of reuniting her family after decades of separation. She begins a quest and gains more than she ever dreamed possible. This is a powerful true story of loss, love, spirituality, coping, and redemption.
This story follows a conversation between a child and his mother and their conversation about God and family. This book affirms how love is what truly makes a family.
