The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan for allowing state-funded adoption agencies to turn away qualified LGBT prospective parents.
Book Review: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
A seven-year-old adoptee from China shares her thoughts on an illustrated children’s book about adoption.
Letters to the Editor, RE: August 2017
Readers share feedback about articles published in the August 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
Letters to the Editor, RE: July 2017
Readers share feedback about articles published in the July 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
[Book Review] A Ghost at Heart’s Edge: Stories and Poems of Adoption
While adoption as a plot device pervades popular culture from Shirley Temple to Star Wars, it’s rarely the stuff of serious contemporary fiction or poetry. Or so I thought until I read A Ghost at Heart’s Edge, the dazzling literary anthology edited by Susan Ito and Tina Cervin.
[Book Review] My Alternate Life
Trinity B. Jones is a foster kid who’s “been to enough adoption picnics to know that adoptive parents want a cute little baby to hold, not a 15-year-old with brown skin, a 34-C, and a nose ring.”
News Brief: China Announces Changes to Its International Adoption Requirements
In July 2017, China announced updated requirements regarding the composition of the prospective adoptive family and the timing of applications.
Russian Adoption: A Brief History & What’s Behind the Current Media Attention
What ended Russia’s intercountry adoption program with the U.S. in 2013 and why is it generating political heat again?
Letters to the Editor, RE: June 2017
Readers share feedback about articles published in the June 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
[Book Excerpt]: Lucky Girl
In this excerpt from her memoir, Lucky Girl, Meiling Hopgood describes her initial rejection of “looking Asian” growing up in mostly-White rural Michigan, and how she learned to embrace her Chinese heritage.
Letters to the Editor, RE: May 2017
Readers share feedback about articles published in the May 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
Dolls and Toys for Our Families
We asked readers, “Have you found any dolls or other toys that reflect your child’s race and/or birth culture that you would specifically recommend?” Here are the top picks.
News Brief: Ethiopia Adoption Suspension Still in Effect
Learn the latest on the Ethiopia suspension of intercountry adoptions.
News Brief: Texas Likely to Pass “Religious Refusal” Bill
Texas’s Senate passed a bill that would allow publicly funded foster and adoption agencies to refuse to place children in homes that don’t align with an agency’s religious beliefs.
Letters to the Editor, RE: March 2017
Readers share feedback about articles published in the March 2017 issue of Adoptive Families magazine.
News Brief: Alabama Is the Latest State to Pass Discriminatory Adoption Law
Several states have passed or are considering laws that would allow adoption agencies to deny services to LGBT individuals and couples.
News Brief: Further Decline in International Adoption Numbers, and Ongoing Challenges
In its 2016 annual report, the U.S. Department of State released the latest international adoption statistics, which have declined for the twelfth straight year, and outlined other countries’ most widely held concerns.
News Brief: Ethiopia Suspends Adoptions
In late April 2017, Ethiopia announced an immediate suspension of international adoptions.
News Brief: Call to Submit All Outstanding Post-Adoption Reports
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has designated May 15, 2017 “Post-Adoption Report Day” and issued a call for families that adopted internationally to submit any missing reports to their children’s countries of origin.
News Brief: Documenting Citizenship for Adopted Children
In response to an increase in inquiries about the citizenship status for international adoptees, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released an adoption notice about obtaining or documenting citizenship.