Transracial adoptee, international adoptee and more
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Slide one: Key words in the adoption community.
Transracial adoptee, international adoptee and more
Slide two: Adoptee
The person who was adopted. Some people use "adoptee" as a way of identifying.
Slide three: Adopted
This can be used to describe the person who was adopted. It emphasizes the action of adoption. Some people also use it as an identifier.
Slide four: Transracial adoptee
A person who was adopted into a family that identifies as a different race than themselves.
Slide five: International adoptee
A person who was adopted into another country than the one where they were born. Someone can be both a transracial adoptee, international adoptee, both or neither.
Slide six: Transcontinental adoptee
A person who was adopted into another continent than the one where they were born.
Slide seven: Person first vs. Identity first
Person first: Téa, who is a transracial adoptee, was born in China.
Identity first: Transracial adoptee, Téa, was born in China.