In Their Own Voices : : Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories / / Rita Simon, Rhonda Roorda.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Roorda, Rhonda,; Simon, Rita,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)

Nearly forty years after researchers first sought to determine the effects, if any, on children adopted by families whose racial or ethnic background differed from their own, the debate over transracial adoption continues. In this collection of interviews conducted with black and biracial young adults who were adopted by white parents, the authors present the personal stories of two dozen individuals who hail from a wide range of religious, economic, political, and professional backgrounds. How does the experience affect their racial and social identities, their choice of friends and marital partners, and their lifestyles? In addition to interviews, the book includes overviews of both the history and current legal status of transracial adoption.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Part I. Argument, Rhetoric, and Data for and Against Transracial Adoption -- Legal Status, History, and Review of Empirical Work -- Part II. Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories -- Introduction -- Donna Francis -- Jessica Pelton -- Andrea -- Kimberly Stapert -- Shecara -- Laurie Goff -- Chantel Tremitiere -- Nicolle Tremitiere Yates -- Rachel -- Iris -- Aaliyah -- Rhonda Roorda -- Rev. Keith J. Bigelow -- Daniel Mennega -- Tage Larsen -- David T. Adams -- Dan O'Brien -- Seth D. Himrod -- Lester Smith Sr. -- Ned -- Pete -- Britton Perry -- Taalib -- Chip -- PART III. In Their Own Voices: Summary and Concluding Remarks