Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers,Practitioners, and Families

Making a Family: Language Ideologies and Practices in a Multilingual LGBTQ+ Family with Adopted Children

“…Apart from studies considering psychological, legal, or cultural identity issues, especially in the United States (Javier et al 2007), research on adoptive family linguistic practices has only recently received increased attention (e.g., Fogle 2013 ;Shin 2013 ;Nofal and Seals, this volume). Most projects consider transnational adoptive families in Western contexts, which emerged largely due to international conflicts and economic global inequalities in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries ( Smith Rotabi 2013 ).…”

The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees

“…Adoption in the United States of America has a long history. Starting in colonial times (1750-1800), adopted children were seen as a source of free labor and service for adoptive families (Javier 2007). The domestic adoption practices transitioned to international adoption after World War II.…”

“…This practice became normalized even more with the Indian adoption project in the 1960s, where Native American children were placed with White families due to the painful colonization history (Adoption Network 2022). International and transracial adoption in the United States of America had an evident pattern; minoritized races were being adopted by mainly White American families with minimal to no cross-country regulations (Flores-Koulish and Branco Alvarado 2015; Branco-Alvarado et al 2014;Javier 2007;Kim et al 2010;Samuels 2009;Cloonan et al 2023). Marketing and social media often portray domestic and international adoption from the savior and happy-ending approach.…”