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You Don’t Look Adopted

Can writing your story save your life? I should have come with a manual. My parents thought they were getting one thing when they adopted me—a baby of their own—when what they got was a human being with a story of her own. As a child, I traded safety for silence. As an adult, I … more »

Searching for Mom

Gold Medal, Illumination Book Awards | National Indie Excellence Awards Winner | Readers’ Favorite Silver Medalist | Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, Honorable Mention Searching for Mom is a “disarmingly honest” mother-daughter story.Sara Easterly spent a lifetime looking for the perfect mother. As an adoptee she had difficulties attaching to her mother, struggled with her faith, lived the … more »

A Living Remedy

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Named a Best Book of the Year by: Time * Harper’s Bazaar * Esquire * Booklist * USA Today * Elle * Good Housekeeping * New York Times * Electric Literature * Today From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of family, class and grief—a daughter’s search to understand the lives her adoptive parents … more »

All You Can Ever Know

This beloved memoir “is an extraordinary, honest, nuanced and compassionate look at adoption, race in America and families in general” (Jasmine Guillory, Code Switch, NPR) What does it means to lose your roots—within your culture, within your family—and what happens when you find them? Nicole Chung was born severely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean … more »

Standing in the Gap:Meeting the Needs of Your Transracial Adoptee

When I was creating my vision for this workbook, I thought about what I hear from transracial adoptees as an advocate, coach, and mentor. When reviewing the discussions I’ve had, the stories I’ve heard, and the notes I’ve taken, I discovered a theme. The theme revealed to me was transracial adoptees feel ill-equipped and … more »

A Practical Guide: Transracial Adoption

Transracial adoption is a complex & difficult journey for parents, adopted children, and their siblings. Parents are confused about the specific steps they need to take to help their child grow up in their identity. They’re not sure what conversations to have with their children about race, culture, and adoption. In A Practical Guide to Transracial … more »

Be The Bridge – Transracial Adoption Guide

Although no one can fully prepare for parenthood—biological or adoptive—cross-race parenting comes with unique challenges. Unfortunately, many white parents enter transracial adoption ill-equipped to deal with the racial realities their children will face. As a white adoptive parent, the best way to support your child is by educating yourself first. And we’re here to help build … more »

In their voices, Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories

Nearly forty years after researchers first sought to determine the effects, if any, on children adopted by families whose racial or ethnic background differed from their own, the debate over transracial adoption continues. In this collection of interviews conducted with black and biracial young adults who were adopted by white parents, the authors present the … more »

What White Parents Should Know about Transracial Adoption

The White Fragility for transracial adoption–practical tools for nurturing identity, unlearning white saviorism, and fixing the mistakes you don’t even know you’re making. If you’re the white parent of a transracially or internationally adopted child, you may have been told that if you try your best and work your hardest, good intentions and a whole lot of … more »