In her voice : Michelle -- I never thought about race growing up -- Dealing with race in the extended family and community -- Hair as a metaphor : entering into the culture of your child -- In his voice : Kevin -- Parenting between cultures : important considerations for parents -- Parenting a transracially adopted child with a history of trauma -- Adoption communication within the transracial adoptive family -- Ini her voice : Angela -- Conversations with practitioners : what adoption professionals want parents to consider.

Anchored in a qualitative study of parents who have adopted children identified as being of a different race, this book draws from the real-life experiences of those parents to raise and respond to questions that arise before, during, and after transracial adoption. Its goal: to help adoptive parents (and child welfare professionals) understand the underlying racial challenges in a transracial adoption so they can help their children cope.--Jacket flap.