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Transracial Adoption
Parent's Wish List and Child's Bill of Rights
Every child is entitled to parents who know that transracial adoption changes the family forever. Every child is entitled to parents who know that if they are white, they benefit from racism. Every child is entitled to parents who know that they can't transmit the child's birth culture if it is not their own. Every child is entitled to have items in his own that are made for and by people of his culture. Every child is entitled to make friends with people of her race or ethnicity. Every child is entitled to daily opportunities to have positive experiences with his birth culture. Every child is entitled to build racial pride within her own home, family, school and neighborhood. Every child is entitled to have constant opportunities to connect with adults of the child's race. Every child is entitled to learn survival, problem solving, and coping skills in a context of racial pride. Every child is entitled to parents who accept, understand and empathize with her race and culture. Every child is entitled to take pride in the development of a dual identity and a multcultural/multiracial perspective on life. Every child is entitled to find his multiculturalism to be an asset and to conclude, "I've got the best of both worlds."
