Choosing Ethnicity, Negotiating Race : : Korean Adoptees in America / / Mia Tuan and Jiannbin Lee Shiao.

• VerfasserIn: Tuan, Mia, 1968-; Shiao, Jiannbin Lee, 1970-
• TeilnehmendeR: Shiao, Jiannbin Lee, 1970-
• Place / Publishing House: New York : : Russell Sage Foundation,, [2011]; 2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 pages) :; illustrations

Transnational adoption was once a rarity in the United States, but Americans have been choosing to adopt children from abroad with increasing frequency since the mid-twentieth century. Korean adoptees make up the largest share of international adoptions- 25 percent of all children adopted from outside the United States -but they remain understudied among Asian American groups. What kind of identities do adoptees develop as members of American families and in a cultural climate that often views them as foreigners? Inside flap of book jacket.

Table of Contents

Korean adoptees in America -- Historicizing Korean adoption -- Family life and childhood experiences -- Ethnic explorations in early adulthood -- Ethnic explorations in later adulthood -- The ethnic identities of adult adoptees -- Choosing ethnicity, negotiating race.