http://vietnam.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/the-importance-of-living-in-a-diverse-ar Current information about adopting from Vietnam, international adoption agencies and adoptive parenting. Vietnamese culture and news is also discussed. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:16:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://vietnam.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/the-importance-of-living-in-a-diverse-ar/comment-page-1#comment-2 lapata Sat, 09 May 2009 09:19:56 +0000 http://viet-nam-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/12/the-importance-of-living-in-a-diverse-ar#comment-2 Tanks for writing about this issue. I live in Sweden and I never came across this issue in Swedish adoption circles. I'm a single mom with a 14 months boy waiting in Vietnam (delays due to paperwork in the province where he lives, in Nghe An). I live in the capital, Stockolm and the population is more and more ethnically mixed, but there are areas which are completetly 'white' as well. I will move from my white suburb to another more diverse nearby. <br /> You mentioned that your social worker referred to experience from adult adoptees and it would be interesting to know more. Do you have more info about the experience from adult adoptees, some study or article? Tanks for writing about this issue. I live in Sweden and I never came across this issue in Swedish adoption circles. I’m a single mom with a 14 months boy waiting in Vietnam (delays due to paperwork in the province where he lives, in Nghe An). I live in the capital, Stockolm and the population is more and more ethnically mixed, but there are areas which are completetly ‘white’ as well. I will move from my white suburb to another more diverse nearby.
You mentioned that your social worker referred to experience from adult adoptees and it would be interesting to know more. Do you have more info about the experience from adult adoptees, some study or article?

]]> http://vietnam.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/the-importance-of-living-in-a-diverse-ar/comment-page-1#comment-1 jpdakota Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:20:06 +0000 http://viet-nam-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/12/the-importance-of-living-in-a-diverse-ar#comment-1 I don't pretend to know all the answers, but I'll tell you that we relocated to a more diverse area. DH is Okinawan and DD is AA. I'm CC. We were blissfully living in the country near a CC small town. It was all great until one day it hit me like a brick. DD would never have anyone in her class who looked like her...no one in the whole school really. So, we relocated. I don’t pretend to know all the answers, but I’ll tell you that we relocated to a more diverse area. DH is Okinawan and DD is AA. I’m CC. We were blissfully living in the country near a CC small town. It was all great until one day it hit me like a brick. DD would never have anyone in her class who looked like her…no one in the whole school really. So, we relocated.

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