White Parents: Black Children, A “must read” by Miriam Vieni (reprinted with permission by the New York State Citizen’s Coalition for Children), “One of the issues which seems to cause tremendous difficulty for white adoptive parents is the definition of their children as black...” http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/Articles/WhPars.html

Racial Identity Issues in Transracial Adoptees, www.dpo.uab.edu/~pedersen/a10.htm by Henry L. Harris, presented at the First Annual Conference on Culture-Centered human Services.

Korean Transracial Adoptee Jae Ran Kim talks about what it was like growing up in a White family in an article entitled Reflection, http://www.antiracistparent.com/2006/12/27/reflection/

This excerpt from a New York Times article, Breaking Through Adoption’s Racial Barriers, by Lynette Clemetson and Ron Nixon, provides a fresh, insightful look at the effects on the children when people are insensitive, and how sometimes those people are well-meaning families and friends. Judy Stigger, a counselor at the Cradle and herself a white adoptive mother of two black children, now adults ... tells about the time when her son, then a teenager, reached into her purse at a McDonald’s and a clerk called security; and the time when her daughter began crying while looking through congratulatory cards sent by family and friends when they took her home. “Was I supposed to have been white?” her daughter, then in the third grade, asked. Ms. Stigger had never noticed that the children on all of the cards were white.

What are the Strengths of Adoptive Famlies http://www.diversitydtg.com/articles/interracial_families.htm
This bold, insightful article by Kelly Burello, Senior Associate at the Diversity Training Group outlines several strengths positive aspects and strengths of interracial families. #1: Many interracial families live in diverse neighborhoods. There are also great statistics on interracial families, marriages and biracial children.

Considering Interracial Adoption
This is an excerpt from a Carrie Craft article in About.com http://adoption.about.com/od/interracialfamilies/a/interracialadop.htm Adopting outside your own race is a big decision. It's also a big controversy as many people are against it. Questions remain as to whether a white family, for example, can properly prepare a black child for dealing with racism. Thanks to the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1994 and the revisions made in 1996, it is against the law to prohibit an adoption or delay an adoption based solely on the race of the adoptive parents or child. Now the decision rests mainly with the families, social workers, and agencies involved. What issues should you consider before making the final decision to adopt interracially? More...

"Adoption Issues" by Adomavicius http://www.rainbowkids.com/issue0597.html
This personal essay may be an inspiring source for those who consider transracial adoption or foster care arrangements. The author, an adoptive parent, describes the interconnectedness of adoptive multicultural families and their collaborative efforts of celebrating cultural diversity. This would also be a great source for teachers seeking factual information on adoptive multicultural families and practical ideas on how to integrate adopted children's heritages.

Adopting Racism: The Most Pernicious Racial Set-Aside http://reason.com/9511/ADOPTcol.shtml
This essay, published in the website Reasononline, would be helpful for those who want to advocate racial justice regarding adoption. The author tells of a family's struggle in adopting two Black boys who were brothers. The assertion that "Black children belong to Black parents" supports the assumption that White parents are unable to teach them the skills necessary to survive in a predominantly White society. In an attempt to keep such discriminatory policies from prevailing, the Multiethnic Placement Act was passed to require child welfare agencies to work towards eliminating various kinds of racial discrimination.

Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America http://www.asian-nation.org/issues.html
From this homepage choose the option "Multiracial and Adopted Asians" from the menu. This will lead you to an excellent introductory essay on multiracial and adopted Asian issues, which includes two sets of statistics, one on multiracial Asians on the basis of the 2000 Census and the other on adoptees from Asian countries since 1989. The essay (revised and published in this EMME issue) is complemente d with a list of books and related websites as well as a review of a video entitled Precious Cargo.

Ask the Experts: New York State Citizen’s Coalition for Children Free Online Advice Center http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/askme.html
Send your question about transracial or transcultural adoption or foster care, and one of their experts on transracial adoption will give you an answer. All questions and answers are posted on their Web site (without using your name). The two experts on transracial adoption also happen to be transracial adoptees: John Raible, Ph.D. and Michelle Johnson, MA.

Black Social Workers Oppose Transracial Adoption http://racerelations.about.com/library/weekly/aa121700a .htm
This descriptive Web site is full of resources for educators. It also offers links to debates on adoption among races, digital divide, hate crimes, racism, and White privilege. With regard to transracial and transcultural adoption, Black social workers voice their opposition. They argue that White parents lack the firsthand experience of being Black and thus should be exempted from playing any role in parenting Black children. Teachers may find links related to African-American issues such as African-American history, civil liberties, immigration and much more.

Interracial Families http://www.adopting.org./inter.html
In this essay published as part of Adopting Resources, the author, who adopted children transracially, shares racial prejudice she has encountered in relation to her children and discusses some of the struggles that transracial adoptees may face. However, she argues that these children tend to resolve their identity issues better because they are forced to deal with them from early on. This interesting essay provides some clever ideas as to how both parents and adopted children may handle criticism, odd remarks, and prejudice from people of all sorts. This site also discusses specific support groups for interracial families and psychological studies that stand in favor of transracial adoptions and its impact on adopted children.

J Raible Online http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/%7Ejraible/WhereTo.html
Great news, views and information from a transracial adoptee who went on to become a transracial adoption expert. Excellent resource for parents seeking answers. John is also the male half of the New York State Citizen’s Coalition for Children Web site on transracial adoption “Ask the Experts” http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/askme.html - where parents can receive free expert advice on any issue related to raising children outside of your race.

Multiracial Families http://www.counseling.org/conference/advocacy6.htm
Presenting a literature review on multiracialism, this website gives a distinct account of the increasing number of multiracial families due to interracial marriages and transracial adoptive families and provides statistics on these groups. To produce advocacy and social change on this particular topic, professionals in counseling, human services, and educational fields are called upon to raise the level of awareness. Teachers may also find multicultural web links helpful.

The Significance of Racial Identity in Transracially Adopted Young Adults, (NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children) http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/raible.html
A transracial adoptee talks about the experience of growing up in an interracial family and feeling misunderstood. A teacher with a degree in multicultural education, the writer firmly believes in the need for all people of color to develop a clear, affirming cultural identity in order to minimize the psychological effects of racism.