This book presents a cultural history of the events that led to the controversial One Child Policy in China and the generation-long abandonment of Chinese daughters.
This is an annotated bibliography that covers adoption literature published from 1990 to 1991 suitable for children and young adults. There are 503 titles in this volume and are divided into fiction and nonfiction by reading level. The bibliography. It encompasses topics including sibling adoption, single-parent adoption, foster parent adoption, transracial and intercountry adoption, racial identity, and much more.
This is an illustrated memoir by a Swedish-Korean adoptee about her life as an adoptee. The author (Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom) explores her feelings related to identity, abandonment, truth, and family. This memoir also details Sjöblom’s journey back to her orphanage in Korea. There, she finds out more about the circumstances surrounding her adoption and realizes that the truth is far more complicated than what she grew up being told.
This is a memoir by Korean-American adoptee Nicole Cheung. She tells the story the search for the people who gave her up, which coincided with the birth of her own child. This book is a profound chronicle about family, identity, truth, and belonging.
This is a list of 30 scholarships for Asian-American and minority students. The amount, provider, eligibility requirements, and application requirements are listed for each award.
A scholarship directory that offers scholarships for Chinese students. There are descriptions, requirements and qualifications, award amount, deadlines, and application links for each scholarship.
This lists different scholarships available to adopted and fostered youth. The list is composed of various scholarships for higher education. There’s a brief description about each one (eligibility, requirements, etc.), as well as a link to their applications.
Adoption STAR offers four unique scholarship opportunities for the adoption community. Scholarships are for academics, LGBTQ+ prospective parents, and special needs children. All of the criteria and application requirements for the scholarships are included.
This article ranks and discusses some of the best scholarship search engines. These engines can be useful in finding scholarships that are adoption specific.
This organization provides individualized support and services to children, youth and, adults who have special needs or have been in foster care. They strive to empower individuals, support families, and strengthen the foster and adoption community.
