by pact | Apr 24, 2023 | Adoptive Parenting, Race and Adoption, Transracial Adoption
by Liza Steinberg 1998 Adapted from “A Bill of Rights for Mixed Folks,” by Marilyn Dramé. Every child is entitled to love and full membership in his or her family. Every child is entitled to have his or her heritage and culture embraced and valued. Every child is...
by pact | Mar 11, 2023 | Adoptee Voices/Adoptee Identity, Adoptive Parenting, Race and Adoption, Transracial Adoption
by April Dinwoodie 2018 Growing up as a transracially adopted person in the seventies and eighties, I never imagined it would be harder today than it was then to move through the world as a person of color. While there was a stark lack of diversity in rural Rhode...
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 | Feb 11, 2023 | Families ready to adopt
Quick Facts Aimee-Josiane (they/she), Denechia (they/she) Location: Atlanta, GA – Metro Area Race/Ethnicity: Aimee-Josiane – Black/Rwandan. Denechia: Black/American Age: Aimee-Josiane born in 1988. Denechia born in 1987 Children: None Religion: Spiritual...
by pact | Feb 10, 2023 | Families ready to adopt
Quick Facts Janah (she/her), Valerie (she/her) Location: Greensboro, NC Race/Ethnicity: Janah – African American. Valerie – White Age: Janah born in 1982. Valerie born in 1980 Children: None Religion: Both raised Christian Languages: English Full...
