Recent Adoption Blog | Racial Issues PostsBook Review: Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Cultureby Pam Connell29 Oct 2009 11:21 PMMy last blog wondered about the impact of anti-immigrant feelings, worsened by economic conditions, on international adoptees and their families. In that blog, I quoted from the book Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture. Adoptive Parents' Stages of Thinking about Adoption and Raceby Pam Connell30 Dec 2007 07:28 AMMy last blog talked about the stages of thinking adopted children sometimes go through as conceptualized by Beth Hall and Gail Steinberg in their book Inside Transracial Adoption. In this blog I'll summarize a few of their thoughts about the stages adoptive parents go through in their thinking. Things I Never Thought I'd Think Aboutby Pam Connell29 Dec 2007 08:09 PMI just wrote a blog about my disbelief at the atrocities experienced by African-American students at Little Rock Central High School. This is so far out of my own experience that I tend to forget it can happen today. Peace on Earth?by Pam Connell29 Dec 2007 03:24 PMI'm an idealist. I go to church and sing of peace and tolerance; I come home and get teary-eyed every Memorial Day and Fourth of July reading about American ideals. Resources for Talking About Skin Colorby Pam Connell12 Aug 2007 05:15 PMIn recent blogs I have talked about my reaction when my four-year-old daughter said she didn't like her skin; she wanted my skin. (She is Korean and has light tan/beige skin, I am Euro-American and very pale with pink undertones. I Don't Like My Skin, Part Twoby Pam Connell10 Aug 2007 02:53 PMHow do you respond when your four-year-old tells you that she doesn't like her skin, she wants your skin? Here's what I did-and what I wish I'd done. I'm not sure there's a right answer to that question. Group Apologies and Ethnic Shame Part Two: Can We Understand Each Other?by Pam Connell25 Apr 2007 07:49 AMPart One of this blog told of the apologies being offered by some Koreans, Korean-Americans, and adoption agency officials in Korea expressing shame that a Korean-American student could massacre students at Virginia Tech. Talking About Diversity in School and at Homeby Pam Connell19 Feb 2007 10:12 AMI've always loved to learn about other cultures. My fondest memory of elementary school is a Mexican posada procession and fiesta. My favorite thing about my children's preschool was that they celebrated Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Eid al-Fitr, Purim and more. Examining My Own Attitudes Toward Raceby Pam Connell18 Feb 2007 03:14 AMOn Saturday, I wrote about my parents' attitude toward skin color (loving, but in an "it-doesn't-matter-so-don't-talk-about-it" sort of way). Now I have to ask myself, how much of their discomfort talking about race rubbed off on me? I am white, with a white son and two Korean daughters. Other Kids' Reactions to My Adopted Kids' Skin Colorby Pam Connell17 Feb 2007 12:53 AMMy son Patrick, who is European-American, was nearly three when his sister Meg arrived. Six months later, the two of them sat near me while I read a picture book about a Latino boy. "Hey mom," Patrick said pointing to the picture, "that kid's skin is different from mine." "Yes," I replied. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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