In Their Parents' Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees

by Rita James Simon, Rhonda M. Roorda, Rita J. Simon

Book Overview

Rita J. Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda's In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories shared the experiences of twenty-four black and biracial children who had been adopted into white families in the late 1960s and 70s. The book has since become a standard resource for families and practitioners, and now, in this sequel, we hear from the parents of these remarkable families and learn what it was like for them to raise children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231141378
• ISBN13: 9780231141376
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

If you're interested in transracial adoption, don't miss this book!

These interviews with transracially adoptive parents are powerful and insightful. If you're an adoptive parent, if you're considering adoption, or if you work with adoptive families, you'll be touched and challenged by these true, honest stories.