Choosing Ethnicity, Negotiating Race: Korean Adoptees in America

Transnational adoption was once a rarity in the United States, but Americans have been choosing to adopt children from abroad with increasing frequency since the mid-twentieth century. Korean adoptees make up the largest share of international adoptions- 25 percent of all children adopted from outsi...

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Main Authors: Tuan, Mia 1968- (Author), Shiao, Jiannbin Lee 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Russell Sage Foundation [2011]
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Summary:Transnational adoption was once a rarity in the United States, but Americans have been choosing to adopt children from abroad with increasing frequency since the mid-twentieth century. Korean adoptees make up the largest share of international adoptions- 25 percent of all children adopted from outside the United States -but they remain understudied among Asian American groups. What kind of identities do adoptees develop as members of American families and in a cultural climate that often views them as foreigners?
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780871548757
0871548755
9781610447065

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