Buying Ideas for Multicultural & Multiracial Families

Adoptive and foster families are often wonderfully diverse mixtures of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Products listed make wonderful gifts for families that have adopted or are adopting internationally, or adoptive and foster families that are growing across cultural and ethnic lines.

Black Baby White Hands : A View from the Crib
Author Jaiya John was adopted by a white family, and this is his extraodinary story. Dr. John is a former professor of social psychology at Howard University in Washington, DC, and a former associate director of the National Center on Permanency for African American Children. He is the founder of Soul Water Nation.
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Note Cards: "The Color of Love..."
"...is always the same in the eyes of child." These note cards from iMeltingpot.com show multiracial/cultural children of diverse abilities and are perfect for adoption and foster announcements, and family notes. Boxed with envelopes.
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Bilingual Supplies for Children
Bilingual vocabulary builders, games, and books in many language combinations, and English-only flash cards and other products for bilingual families are available from this UK online shopping resource.
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Inside Transracial Adoption
By Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall (2000). Transracial adoption isn't just about the children's race and culture, but about the parents' as well, and all must be respected and honored - not an easy task. This book provides families with tools and suggestions, ideas and guidance.
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Raising the Rainbow Generation
By Darlene Powell Hopson, Derek S. Hopson, Thomas Clavin. Subtitled "Teaching Your Children to Be Successful in a Multicultural Society", this is not an adoption-specific book but addresses an issue faced by many of our families: prejudice. The books suggests words and concepts children can understand at various ages.
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Ethnic/Cultural Barbie Dolls
Today's Barbie is available in a wide variety of choices including African American, Native American, Chinese, Indian, Hispanic, and more. The Princess of India doll comes dressed in a beautiful sari; the Native American version comes in full ceremonial dress, and the Princess of China doll wears a traditional gown and headdress. Others are just as lovely.

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