Where Do I Belong? Young Transracial Adoptee Adults Talk About Race, Identity, & Belonging

Podcast: Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care · Creating a Family

Opublikowano: 2026-09-16

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks! How can parents support transracial adoption identity and belonging as children grow and begin defining who they are for themselves? In this panel conversation, three young adults with lived experience in adoption and foster care share how family, race, culture, community, trauma, and relationships shaped their developing identities and sense of belonging. They discuss the difference between having a placement and truly feeling wanted, what it means to be fully known by the people who love you, how parents can respond to bias and difficult conversations, and why families adopting across...