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)
פורמט: אלקטרוני ספר אלקטרוני
שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]
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גישה מקוונת:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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סיכום: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?
תיאור פיזי:1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations
ביבליוגרפיה:Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-203) and index.
ISBN:9781610447065 (e-book)