Intercountry Adoptees Tell Their Stories

by Ahn-Redding, Heather; Simon, Rita J.

• ISBN13: 9780739118566
• ISBN10: 0739118560
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-05
• Publisher: LEXINGTON BOOKS

Summary

Intercountry Adoptees Tell Their Stories reflects the thoughts and experiences of adult transracial adoptees. The authors conducted in-depth interviews in order to understand and examine the adoptees. The men and women interviewed in this study offer the readers a detailed and personal glimpse into their worlds. They represent a range of positive and negative adoption stories and describe the complexities of ethnic identity formation.

Author Biography

Heather Ahn-Redding is assistant professor of criminal justice at High Point University, North Carolina Rita J. Simon is professor of justice, law, and society at American University

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Intercountry Adoption
Introduction to Interviews
Interviews
Korean
Jodi	p. 31
Terry Boesch	p. 41
Carrie	p. 61
Christine Simpson	p. 74
Casey Stell	p. 85
Kate	p. 99
Lisa Lim	p. 110
Tony	p. 130
Chris Dum	p. 144
Vietnamese
Benjamin Nguyen Wexler	p. 153
Ryan Killacky	p. 164
Justine Case	p. 178
Jennifer	p. 189
Hispanic-Latino
Maria	p. 206
Polly Bettencourt	p. 227
Michele Matthis	p. 238
Judith Craig	p. 250
Tim	p. 261
United States: African American
Teresa Doniger	p. 277
United States: Caucasian
Adam Sackett	p. 293
Flutie	p. 317
Summary and Concluding Remarks
Bibliography	p. 327
Index	p. 329
About the Authors	p. 339
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