It Matters To Me
From AAC - a video on why adopted adults need to know the truth about their origins
CNN discusses how transracial adoptees navigate identity
Thirty-nine percent of adopted children in America have parents of a different race or ethnic group.
One adoptee says about his mom and is quoted, "Mom always turned everything that was an obstacle into confidence."
Adoption Speed Dating
Activity days - sometimes dubbed Adoption parties - have attracted controversy, being described by some as cattle markets, or adoption speed-dating.
Adoption fairs, where foster children and prospective parents mingle, are like 'speed dating.' They're ineffective and damaging. Listen to someone who was adopted by parents after meeting at one of these fairs.
TLC Birth Moms
TLC aired a reality show BirthMoms on May 17th. The shows premise was to follow the lives of 3 pregnant women struggling with the decision of adoption.
Opening International Adoptions That Originally Were Closed
Most international adoptions are closed but a growing number of parents are searching and “opening” these adoptions . Here's a NY Times article describing such a situation.