With essays by well-known adoption practitioners and researchers who source empirical research and practical knowledge, this volume addresses key developmental,

For over thirty years, Rita J. Simon and Howard Altstein have been studying transracial and intercountry adoptions. The families they have studied include white

Is transracial adoption a positive choice for kids? How can children gain their new families without losing their birth heritage? How can parents best support t

When parents form families by reaching across social barriers to adopt children, where and how does race enter the adoption process? How do agencies, parents, a

Confronting trauma behind the transnational adoption system—now back in print Many adoptees are required to become people that they were never meant to be. Wh