American Torry-Ann Hansen SENDS BACK Adopted Russian Son Artem

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^^ Whomever will give them loving homes regardless of race is fine with me personally. Race can become a big issue for the children as they grow, but not enough of a problem that I would be opposed to black-interracial adoptions. I just think that the parents should be understanding and willing to do what is necessary to help the child remain aware of issues it will face as a minority in the U.S. because unfortunately to be black is to be "other" at least some of the time. Also, if you adopt a black daughter, you simply must get schooled on the hair situation, it can get really sensitive. There is a wonderful article/video about a white man who learned to comb his daughter's hair (she is from Africa), he's better at it than my MOM! He can do zig zag corn rows, everything! And her hair is done regularly!

I often wonder about all of the children adopted from Asia and how this may be an issue for them. I only see articles regarding black children so I don't know anything other than the glimpses I may get from Carnation on here from time to time. From what I can guess it doesn't appear to be as much of an issue, but that's just a hunch since I don't experience anything addressing it. I also get a glimpse of interracial adoption from a friend who was adopted into a white family from Latin America, but she deals with it very well in my opinion, although she deals with it rather frequently.

ETA: Thank you for sharing Carnation. I believe what you have experienced to be true for most. Most children in interractial adoptions for lack of a better word "assimilate" very well into their families and communities.