In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories and
In Their Parents’ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees, these siblings offer their perspectives on the multiracial adoption experience, which, for them, played out against the backdrop of two tumultuous, politically charged decades. Simon and Roorda question whether professionals and adoption agencies adequately trained these children in the challenges presented by blended families, and they ask if, after more than thirty years, race still matters. Few books cover both the academic and the human dimensions of this issue.
In Their Siblings’ Voices helps readers fully grasp the dynamic of living in a multiracial household and its effect on friends, school, and community.
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Preface, by Rhonda M. Roorda
Acknowledgments
Part I. Argument, Rhetoric, and Data for and Against Transracial Adoption
Legal Status, History, and Review of Empirical Work
Part II. Siblings Tell Their Stories
Introduction
Shecara’s Siblings: Dan Baker and Tom Baker
Laurie’s Sibling: Adam Goff
Chantel’s and Nicolle’s Siblings: Scott Tremitiere and Michelle Zech
Rachel’s Siblings: Kathy Mulder, Mary Ann Pals, and Lynn Miller
Rhonda’s Siblings: Christopher ‘Duffy’ Roorda and Jean Roorda
Keith’s Sibling: Hilary Tomasson
Daniel’s Siblings: Yvonne Thornton, Annette Van Voorst, and Michelle Mennega
Tage’s Sibling: Anika Larsen
David’s Siblings: Chuck Adams and Mike Adams
Pete’s Sibling: Catherine Tyler
Britton’s Siblings: Amanda Perry and Seth Perry
Part III. Implications of Siblings’ Voices on Transracial Adoption
Closing Comments
Afterword, by Rhonda M. Roorda