http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/04/01/who-are-we-new-dialogue-on-mixed-race/ Domestic and International Adoption Homestudies. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:52:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/04/01/who-are-we-new-dialogue-on-mixed-race/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Miriam Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:39:00 +0000 http://www.nyhomestudy.net/2008/04/01/who-are-we-new-dialogue-on-mixed-race/#comment-1444 This article seems to me, to be very relevant to many of our adopted children. When I adopted my Black-Vietnamese daughter back in 1974, there was much less acceptance among most Americans that individuals could define themselves as bi-racial or multi-racial. If one had some African heritage, then one was expected to define himself or herself as "Black". Now, there is much more social flexibility about racial identity as described in the New York Times article below. This article seems to me, to be very relevant to many of our adopted children. When I adopted my Black-Vietnamese daughter back in 1974, there was much less acceptance among most Americans that individuals could define themselves as bi-racial or multi-racial. If one had some African heritage, then one was expected to define himself or herself as “Black”. Now, there is much more social flexibility about racial identity as described in the New York Times article below.

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