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9780963847225

A Passage to the Heart: Writings from Families With Children from China

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    9780963847225

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    0963847228

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-07-01
  • Publisher: Yeong & Yeong
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Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
Amy Klatzkin
The Amity Foundation xix
Aileen Koger
The Foundation for Chinese Orphanages xxiii
Rita Guastella
Ready and Waiting
Surviving Waiting Parenthood
2(3)
Shanti Fry
Choosing an Agency
5(2)
Jane Brown
How to Decipher and Compare Adoption Agency Fees
7(2)
Lori Raff
Adopting on a Budget
9(2)
Kathy Graves
Fund-raising to Adopt Sophie
11(2)
Sylvia Jefford
A Second Time Around
13(4)
Carrie Krueger
The Unbearable Process of Waiting
17(2)
Mary Jo Leugers
The Labor of Waiting
19(2)
Christine Kukka
Rebecca's Letter
21(2)
Rebecca Garland
Open Mind, Open Heart
23(3)
Karen Braucher
The Adoption Journey
Baby Fear
26(3)
Vivia Chen
The Journey
29(4)
Deborah Pope
Feeding Suggestions While in China
33(2)
Deborah Borchers
Packing Differently the Second Time Around
35(3)
Kathy Graves
Emily's Life Did Not Begin When She Joined Our Family
38(4)
Katharine Cobb
A Sister from China
42(5)
Rebecca Garland
Inside Jiande Orphanage
47(3)
Katharine Hayner
If Only We'd Known
50(2)
Cathy
John Smith
Making It Home
52(5)
Eliza Thomas
Shauna's Story
57(5)
Sherry Agard
Kylie's Feet
62(3)
Steve Huettel
Two Babies
65(4)
D. Kenyon
Brand
69(1)
Karen Braucher
In the Baby Hotel
70(6)
Stephen Phillip Policoff
Settling In
Preparing for Your Child
76(5)
Marget Wincent
What to Expect When You Adopt Internationally
81(4)
Patty Cogen
The Joys of Motherhood after Forty
85(2)
Marianne Adams
Coping with the Post-adoption Baby Blues
87(6)
Barb Ohland
Perspectives on the First Year
93(3)
Laura Cowan
Hannah's Story
96(3)
Diane Kramer
Pass It On!
99(3)
Jean MacLeod
A Sign of the Times
102(4)
Valerie A. M. Demetros
Night Terrors and Nightmares
106(2)
Kathe Henke
What About Us?
108(6)
Missy Shen Ming
Health and Development
An Open Letter to Pediatricians on Medical Issues Relating to Adoption from China
114(4)
Deborah Borchers
Medical Items to Take to China for Your Child
118(5)
Deborah Borchers
The U.S. Visa Medical Examination
123(4)
Jerri Ann Jenista
Medical Tests to Be Done Upon Return Home from China
127(6)
Deborah Borchers
Hepatitis B
133(3)
Jerri Ann Jenista
Dana E. Johnson
Laurie C. Miller
Dennis L. Murray
Hepatitis C
136(5)
Bonnie Garmus
The Asian American Donor Program
141(2)
Helen Archer-Duste
Facing Delays Head On
143(4)
Priscilla Scherer
Nurturing Speech Development in Very Young Children
147(7)
Priscilla Scherer
The Special Needs Question
154(4)
Sue Behnke
Would You Do It Again?
158(2)
Dianne Holdaway
The Folly of Pursuing the Perfect Child
160(4)
Christine Kukka
Adoption after Infancy
I Don't Know Her Name, But I'd Like to Enroll Her in Preschool
164(5)
Patty Cogen
Teacher as Parent, Parent as Teacher
169(4)
Susan Matson
How Old is She?
173(2)
Sylvie Doyon
Adopting a Toddler
175(3)
Susanna Porter
Bringing a Toddler Home
178(3)
Sarah Young
She Likes Me!
181(2)
Francine Campagna
What We Learned from Our Older Girls
183(3)
Barbara Knapp
Adopting Older Children
186(3)
Weihang Chen
Attachment Problems
189(9)
Jane Brown
Single Parenting
What a Difference a Child Can Make
198(3)
Rita Guastella
Hua Jun Gets Daddy
201(4)
Doug Hood
Shao Yin
205(3)
Cathy Forrest
And Baby Makes Three
208(3)
Carrie Krueger
Top Ten Survival Tips for Single Moms and Other Busy Parents
211(2)
Carrie Krueger
On Motherhood, or, You Can't Always Get What You Want
213(3)
Eliza Thomas
Perspectives
China's Sunflower Children, He Ping, trans
216(2)
Shixian Sheng
The Revival of Infant Abandonment in China
218(7)
Kay Johnson
Building a Bridge
225(3)
Huang Banghan
Joe Kelly
Chinese Scholars Study FCC Families
228(2)
Steve Huettel
Chinese American Perspectives on U.S. Adoptions from China
230(2)
Tom McGuffey
Nien Cheng Intrigued by Adoptions from China
232(4)
Mike Feazel
Culture, Language, Identity
Chinese School
236(3)
Cheong Chow
The Importance of Cultural Education
239(4)
Jane Brown
Lily Learns Mandarin
243(3)
Julie Michaels
How Much Chinese Is Too Much Chinese?
246(2)
Carrie Krueger
Chinese Language Instruction for Children
248(4)
John Bowen
The Unexpected Benefits of Language Lessons
252(3)
Julia Fleming
Chinese Culture in the Home
255(3)
Rongrong Shen
Seven Ways to Celebrate the Lunar New Year
258(3)
Ruth Laseski
Susan Caughman
First Chinese New Year
261(3)
Karen Braucher
Race Matters
Why Are You Kissing That Child?
264(3)
Martha Groves
Finding the Right Words
267(2)
JoGene Kapell
Valuing Difference in a Multiracial Family
269(2)
Kirstin Nelson
The Korean Adoption Experience
271(4)
Patricia Gorman
The Changing Outlook on Transracial Adoption
275(3)
Susan Tompkins
The Elephant in the Living Room
278(3)
Amy Klatzkin
An American of Asian Ancestry Votes for the Majority Viewpoint
281(2)
Wil Sugai
Chinese or American?
283(3)
David Jue Lam
Going Back
Return to China
286(3)
Betty Brickson
Shining Light into Dark Corners
289(5)
Val Free
Going Back
294(4)
Doug Hood
Ying Ying in China
298(6)
Amy Klatzkin
Adoption, the Lifelong Journey
Dumpling's Questions
304(7)
Jan Keane
The Other Mommy in China
311(2)
John Bowen
The Importance of Loving Your Child's Birth Mother
313(3)
Susan Tompkins
Did Our Children's Birth Parents Love Them?
316(4)
Jane Brown
Messages from Our Children's Birth Parents compiled
320(2)
Susan Caughman
Reflections on Mother's Day
322(2)
Robyn Leo
What Can We Offer?
324(5)
Missy Shen Ming
Coming Full Circle
329(2)
Winston Lee
Connecting the Grounding Wire
331(3)
Caroline F. Daniel
The Candle Thing: A Ritual for Celebrating Adoption
334(3)
Jenny Bailer
Enjoying the Journey
337(1)
Jim Omans
On Tiananmen Square, 1992
338(1)
Karen Braucher
Acknowledgments 339

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