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Cultural Awareness/Homeland Tours/Birth Culture

Where to Start

Information and Resources

Where to Start for Information on Cultural Identity:

Check out the following Creating a Family radio shows:
- December 8, 2010: Instilling Cultural Awareness and Pride in Internationally Adopted Children
- October 13, 2010: Homeland Tours: Taking Internationally Adopted Children Back to Their Country of Birth
- August 5, 2009: Beyond Culture Camps
- June 3, 2009: Becoming a Multicultural/Transracial Family Through Adoption

Other Creating a Family Resources:
- Creating a Family blog on Homeland Tours, and Raising Adopted Kids - New Research
- Creating a Family Video on Cultural Identity and The Internationally Adopted Child
- Creating a Family blog on A Homeland Visit- A Different Perspective

Information and Resources on Instilling Cultural Identity:

From Home to Homeland: What Adoptive Families Need to Know before Making a Return Trip to China is a comprehensive guide to homeland tours in China written from the perspective of adoptive parents, professionals, researchers and, most importantly, the adoptees themselves. The sections range from the strictly practical (Choosing Group or Independent Travel) to advice focused (Getting Ready: Preparing Children and Families for the Trip, Traveling with Children Who Face Emotional Challenges) to emotional (Primary Sources: Adoptees' Own Experience of Returning to China, Home Again: Lasting Impact of the Trip). A valuable resource for anyone planning on homeland tour, to China or any country.
Another country, not my own: One overseas adoptee explains: Parents’ embrace of the "home" culture can have its costs: An incredibly interesting and thoughtful article that will make you think about cultural identity in adopted kids.

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