Pact, An Adoption Alliance
http://www.pactadopt.org/
This site offers post placement services for all adoptive families with children of color.
They give book reviews about transracial adoption. The book featured on this site is Inside
Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall. It has information about birthparents, foster
parents, and adoptees. This site offers a Trainer's Guide for professionals to use when educating
others about transracial adoption for a low price. Here is the link to order the book online:
http://store.yahoo.com/pactpress/trainkitfort.html Update: PACT is currently working on a federally
funded research study examining the experiences and challenges of transracial adoptive families.
These families and African-American and Korean adult adoptees that grew up in Caucasian families
are encouraged to participate in this study.
Transracial/Transcultural Adoption - hosted by About, Inc.
http://www.adoption.about.com/cs/transracial/
This website offers information and resources to people who are considering transracial and
trancultural adoption. This site offers articles and personal accounts from people who have already
adopted outside of their race. It provides information on the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996.
Update: There are several links available for prospective adoptive parents on the benefits and
possible challenges of transracial adoption. Assessments and questionnaires are available for
prospective parents to take to ensure their readiness for adopting out of their race.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/
The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse not only offers great insight to transracial
adoption issues, but they also provide statistics. They offer links to post adoption services and
tell you how to receive adoptive subsidies. Update: This site offers links to training and
education materials, fact sheets and bulletins, legal issues within adoption, and databases for
adoption related issues. There is also a link to the site http://www.adoptuskids.org. This site is
a national photo listing for children in need of being adopted.
TransracialAdoption.com
http://www.transracialadoption.com
This website offers articles on many transracial adoption issues. Such articles include
Building Racial Identity: The Challenge of Religion and Supporting Transracial Families: Start From
Where They Are. This site also offers a question board and statistics for families who want to
adopt transracially. There are links to buy books that deal with transracial adoptions. Update:
This site is part of http://www.adoption.com. This site provides numerous resources and links for
adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents involved with various types of adoption, including
transracial adoption.
New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc.
http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/T-Rarts.html
This site offers links to different resources about transracial adoption. It also provides
links to articles dealing with transracial adoption issues. Update: There are two new links added
to this site. A Q & A link provides advice from two African-American adult transracial
adoptees. They will answer questions relating to raising children of a different raise. The second
new link is a Bill or Rights for transracially adopted children.
North American Council on Adoptable Children
http://www.nacac.org/transracial.html
The North American Council on Adoptable Children offers resources to families who are
thinking of adoption. They have transracial trainings available along with conferences that talk
about the issues of transracial adoption. Update: This site provides information through
publications and articles that help parents understand the role of race in their child's life and
to assist them in creating a strong sense of cultural identity.
Adopting by Color - hosted by About, Inc.
http://racerelations.about.com/library/weekly/aa121700a.htm
Gives opposing views to transracial adoption from the National Association of Black Social
Workers. Update: There are several links available providing research done on transracial adoption
from those who agree and disagree with it. Guides and resources for transracial adoption are also
provided.
Adoptions.com
http://www.abortion-information.com/aectrans.html
This website talks about how to prepare yourself and your family about transracial adoption
and gives resources to contact for further information. Update: This site offers suggestions on how
to give a transracially adopted child a healthy, stable environment while at the same time
providing a strong sense of cultural and racial identity for the child.
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego
http://www.ccdsd.org/pregtrtr.html
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego offers a page on their website that gives people
thinking of transracial adoption questions to consider before adopting. Update: Parents are asked
to put much thought into transracial adoption. Transracial adoptions add extra challenges that
cannot be overlooked.
AdoptiveParents.com
http://adoptive-parents.adoption.com/pages/subsidized_adoption_a_source.php
This site offers links to financial resources to families thinking of adoption. Update: How
families go about applying for assistance and what kind of financial assistance is available
depending on the type of adoption are some topics addressed on this site.
The Multiracial Activist
http://www.multiracial.com/links/links-transracial.html
This site gives various links with resources for intercultural and interracial adoptions.
Research, information, and consultation sources are given. There are multiracial, race, government,
political, and miscellaneous links provided.
Questia
http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=transracial_adoption&OFFID=se1
Questia is an online library that provides books, journals, magazine, and newspaper articles
on transracial adoptions that can be read directly from the site.
The Adoption History Project
http://www.uoregon.edu/~adoption/topics/transracialadoption.htm
This site provides the historical information about transracial adoptions. It provides
several links related to research and resources for transracial adoptions.
Adopting.Org
http://www.adopting.org/inter.html
This site provides a personal story of a family that has transracially adopted. Several links
to adoption sites can also be accessed from this site.
Adoption Training Project
http://www.sonoma.edu/cihs/adoptions/resources/transracial.html
This site provides several links for people that are interested in transracial adoption.
Sources are provided to access information on the Multiethnic Placement Act. A link to an article
on the politics and realities of transracial adoption is provided.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:
What are the benefits of transracial adoption?
A: Transracial adoption provides a home for children in need of placement. Most
families feel that transracial adoption has given them added strength and broader perspective. For
further information go to
http://www.adoption.about.com/cs/transracial/
Q:
What are the challenges of transracial adoption?
A: Being aware that a family choosing to transracially adopt will probably experience
racial prejudice is a major challenge. Families must be prepared to be able to deal with this and
talk openly and honestly with their child. For further information go to
http://www.adoption.about.com/cs/transracial/
Q:
What are the outcomes of transracial adoptions?
A:Many children that have been transracially adopted transition much easier into a new family.
This is partly due to the differences being obvious. This allows the children and families to
discuss differences more openly, and there is a higher level of acceptance. For further information
go to
http://www.adopting.org/inter.html.
Q:
What are the statistics of transracial adoptions?
A: About 15% of 36,000 adoptions were transracial or transcultural adoptions. About
75% of transracially adopted children adjusted well to their adoptive family's environment. For
further information go to
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/
Q:
What is the Multiethnic Placement Act?
A: This act was passed in 1994 to ensure that children up for adoption would be
placed in a permanent, loving, nurturing home that would meet their needs. This act prohibits using
race or ethnicity or race as a criteria for placement if this would delay the process and prevent
what was in the best interest of the child. For further information go to
http://www.sonoma.edu/cihs/adoptions/resources/transracial.html
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