Suggested reading for emotional issues around inter-country adoption?

[Anaxagora]

This is a request from a friend, who is looking into her own background rather than planning to adopt now, iyswim. Going back I suppose to a time when any emotional effects on a toddler of swapping country and language would have been totally swept under the carpet. Her (adoptive) parents are both dead, so she has no other way of exploring how things might have been for her at the time.

Can anyone point me towards any likely reading material covering the main issues?

[hester]

Bumping for you, Anaxagora. I don't have any suggestions myself, but you could also try the website www.adoptionuk.org
or one of the international adoption sites - I don't know any myself, but I'm sure kewcumber or someone will be along soon.

[beemail]

I suggest the Intercountry ADoption Centre website www.icacentre.org.uk which has a resources page - websites ,books which may be of interest.
They will also know of the organisation based in London which has a group for people who are now adults and were adopted intercountry. Members now in 20s,30s. Anyone else help with my memory lapse??!!
Not sure where your friend was adopted from there may be country groups who could also supply information.
Hope this helps and good luck.

[ElenStone]

Do a Google search on cross-cultural adoption, there are a number of articles/resources that should give you a good starting point.

[Kewcumber]

there is a transracial and transnational adoption group which has adult members - I would suggest she contacts them www.ttag.org.uk/index.html

[beemail]

Thanks Kew - yes TTAG. Quite a lively group I think

[HairyWoman]

This book In search of belonging is very moving, a collection of personal memoirs (from childhood and later) and poetry all written by transracial adoptees.