by Martin Gibson | May 2, 2023
Placing a Child for Adoption Are you pregnant?Trying to figure out what’s best for you and your child? “We have called more than 20 agencies, who all tell us there are no Black/Latino families for our baby. We have decided we can only work with an agency that...
by pact | May 1, 2023 | yes we adopt
Pact’s Adoptive Parents of Color Collaborative raises up the voices and visibility of adoptive parents of color. This month: Meet Ashwin Dharmadhikari and Jhumka Gupta. How do you describe yourselves? Ashwin: I identify as a South Asian American. My parents are both...
by pact | Mar 11, 2023 | Adoptee Voices/Adoptee Identity, Adoptive Parenting, Race and Adoption, Transracial Adoption
by Amanda Baden 2018 Ten things I need from those who love me to feel supported as an adoptee of color: Empathy and humility. As an adoptee of color, a psychologist, an educator, and a parent, I have learned that the most valuable gift you can...
by pact | Jan 22, 2023 | Adoptee Voices/Adoptee Identity, Race and Adoption, Siblings, Transracial Adoption
by Dr. Kripa Cooper-Lewter 2016 Transracial and transnational adoption not only connects children with adoptive parents, but in many instances also forms new sibling relationships across more than one race. Parents who have adopted children of different races face the...
by pact | Dec 5, 2022 | Adoptee Voices/Adoptee Identity, Talking About Adoption
by Susan Ito 2018 Realize that my inner identity might not always match my outer identity. Identity is complicated for adoptees of color, and how we identify inside might be different than how we present externally. Please ask me how I identify. The answer, especially...
