My non-profit recently published a new book on Chinese adoptive parenting. We touch on racial identity in several places.

“The Dragon Sisterhood: A Guide to Chinese Adoptive Parenting” .

It can be found on our blog:http://www.dragonsisterhood.blogspot.com

I’m wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing that with your readers.

Thanks!Beckett Gray

“If race is the taboo subject then how can social workers work with families to address racial tensions, identify personal prejudice or even help families to keep communication alive with their adopted children if they are not allowed to talk about it as an issue?”

I’ll be very interested to hear the NPR story with her interview tomorrow. . . .

It seems to me that if the issue is one of preparing couples to handle their newly adopted minority child, the agencies could offer post-placement services without any possible fear of litigation. After all, no one can sue if they were allowed to adopt a non-white baby and then were encouraged to learn about how to help their baby become a part of the family.

I am a little suspicious that social workers and agencies are just being lazy. I’ve never met a social worker afraid to discuss race; in fact, race is a major part of the NASW code of ethics:

“Social workers should obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression with respect to race….”

“Social workers should act to prevent and eliminate domination of, exploitation of, and discrimination against any person, group, or class on the basis of race….”