Choosing Ethnicity, Negotiating Race : Korean Adoptees in America /

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Transnational adoption was once a rarity in the United States, but Americans have been choosing to adopt children from abroad with increasing frequency since the mid-twentieth century. Korean adoptees make up the largest share of international adoptions- 25 percent of all children adopted from outsi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tuan, Mia, 1968-
Other Authors: Shiao, Jiannbin Lee, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Korean Americans.
Adoptees > Korea (South)
Adoptees > United States.
Intercountry adoption > Korea (South)
Intercountry adoption > United States.
Interracial adoption > Korea (South)
Interracial adoption > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Korean adoptees in America
  • Historicizing Korean adoption
  • Family life and childhood experiences
  • Ethnic explorations in early adulthood
  • Ethnic explorations in later adulthood
  • The ethnic identities of adult adoptees
  • Choosing ethnicity, negotiating race.

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