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Tag: raised amongst a white majority

Connecting with People of Colour is Not Automatic for Transracial Adoptees

On September 12, 2021September 3, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Mark Hagland writes about raising transracial adoptees so they are surrounded by people who mirror them and know intuitively how to interact with people of color.

Atlanta Consequences

On April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Kayla shares the powerful dichotomies of being an Asian adoptee in a family who refuse to see race but love her as their own.

Racism as an Asian Adoptee

On March 23, 2021March 21, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

by Josh Woerthwein adopted from Vietnam to the USA. I've decided to share my own experiences with racism, because current events have got me reminiscing about the past. Let's not get it twisted: much worse has happened to much better people than me. But I do think it's important that people know that racism has …

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Can we ignore or deny that racism exists for adoptees of colour?

On April 2, 2020November 17, 2020 By lynellelongIn Uncategorized3 Comments

Lynelle & Mark discuss racism and the impact on intercountry adoptees.

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