“It’s harmful to me to hear my adoptive parents generalize people of color so harshly knowing good and well I am one.”
to share their experiences and advice about being adopted into families of another race or ethnicity. Here are their most insightful submissions:"Adoptive parents need to be open and honest with their child about their culture and race. My adoptive parents are very white and I am not. I am Mexican am I am NOT white-passing. They told me my whole life I was white just like them. That created bigger identity issues for me as I had never seen a person that looked like me where I grew up.
"I wish I could have grown up with them in my life. It would have helped me immensely. I don't think I'd feel like such an outsider. I think it's important for people to know that just because an adoptee wants to learn more about their heritage or be connected with their biological family does not mean they are ungrateful for their adopted family. To me, that is my real family, my core.
"Even as young as 5 years old, I didn’t want my mom walking with me all the way to school. She waited at the bottom of the hill to make sure I got to the door but she did not walk with me because random kids would ask really insensitive questions. I found it really hard to tell people I was adopted until late high school because I didn’t want to try and explain what it all meant since they just were rude.
"Growing up, I had practically no racial mirroring anywhere: not my family, friends, community, adults in my life, movies, books, music, toys, and more. I don’t know either of my biological parents or family. I am now working hard on figuring out my identity as a Korean by learning my language, reading and writing Hangul, cooking and eating Korean food, watching and listening to Korean shows and music, and celebrating traditions and holidays.
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