In Their Voices by Rhonda Roorda
Forthright accounts of the diverse experiences of black men and women who have been involved in transracial adoption professionally or personally.
In Their Voices is a historical lesson in transracial adoption that adoptive parents shouldn't missIt also provides a deep look at the policy and practices currently in place in the child welfare and domestic adoption system - these issues should also be deeply considered by the social workers, agencies, and others working in the adoption community. -- Kim Phagan-Hansel Adoption Today A deft interviewer. Adoptive Families Roorda's newest text on transracial adoption comes at a timely and proitious moment... Highly recommended. Choice A fascinating read... definitely on the recommended reading list. Fostering Families This book should be required reading for all White Americans with plans to adopt Black children. It is an indispensable resource for navigating the often challenging and unpredictable terrain of childrearing across the color line. PsycCritiques
Rhonda M. Roorda, M.A., was adopted into a white family and raised with two nonadopted siblings. She is a national speaker on transracial adoption and a recipient of the Judge John P. Steketee Adoption Hero Award from the Adoptive Family Support Network (MI). With Rita J. Simon, she coauthored a landmark trilogy of books on transracial adoption (In Their Own Voices, In Their Parents' Voices, and In Their Siblings' Voices). She works as a fund administrator at an educational advocacy organization in Lansing, Michigan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231172219 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231172214 |
| Title | In Their Voices |
| Author | Rhonda Roorda |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2015-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2016 |
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