From Home to Homeland : What Adoptive Families Need to Know Before Making a Return Trip to China

by Wang, Leslie Kim

• ISBN13: 9781597430036
• ISBN10: 159743003X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Yeong & Yeong Book Company

Summary

Ponte, Iris Chin Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Getting Ready: Preparing Children and Families for the Trip
Facing Fears and Empowering Children- Before the Trip	p. 9
A Homeland Tour Preparation Primer Practical Preparation Tips, Ideas and Project	p. 15
Preparing Children for a Return Trip	p. 23
Before You Pack Developments Considerations in Placing a Heritage Trip	p. 29
The Art of Chinese Gift Giving	p. 36
Travel Medicine Preparing for Homeland Trips	p. 42
Back to Where It All Began A Consultation and Therapeutic Model for Family and Country Connections Post-Adoption	p. 53
Choosing Group or Independent Travel
The Group Travel Experience	p. 63
On Our Own Adventures in Independent Travel	p. 71
The Independent Travel Option Unexpected Joys and Complexities of a Personalized Adoption Journey	p. 81
Making Connections in China
Roots and Routes A Narrative in Belonging	p. 91
Six Degrees of Separation Nurturing Networks and Creating Connections in China	p. 102
Experiencing Life in Rural China	p. 110
Heritage Trips for Two Generations	p. 121
The Heart of the Matter: Visiting the Orphanage, Finding Site and Foster Family
	p. 133
A Rock and a Hard Place	p. 142
History, Pride, Self-Confidence What My Daughter Learned in China	p. 153
Through the Crucible A Difficult Orphanage Visit Somehow Eases the Pain of Loss	p. 162
Walking Down the Village Path	p. 171
Out and About in China-Or Not Making the Decision About How to Present Our Family at the Orphange	p. 177
There's No Place Like Home Mitchell Klein	p. 186
My Second Trip of a Lifetime	p. 195
Traveling with Children Who Face Emotional Challenges
Good Intentions, Difficult Consequences	p. 209
Traveling with a Traumatized Child	p. 218
Primary Sources: Adoptees' Own Experiences of Returning to China
Three on the Road in South China	p. 231
Returning Home Step by Step	p. 237
Coming Full Circle	p. 244
Good Night Moon, Goodnight Mom	p. 253
Extending the Trip: Living in China Temporarily
Making the Homeland "Home"	p. 267
Six Months in China The Good, The Bad and the Ugly	p. 276
Living Behind the Great Wall	p. 287
Home Again: Lasting Impact of the Trip
What the Children Have Taught Me	p. 303
"Owning" a Little Piece of China	p. 316
Thoughts for Further Inquiry: What the Research Tells Us
Chinese Views on International Adoption	p. 327
Searching for Origins Parent and Child Perspectives on Return Trips to China	p. 338
Acknowledgments	p. 352
Contributors	p. 355
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