The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees
This research aimed to understand the process adult Colombian adoptees raised in the United States of America go through to define themselves in the context of race and ethnicity. The research followed a qualitative narrative methodology, in which six participants were interviewed twice regarding th...
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| author | Veronica Cloonan Tammy Hatfield Susan Branco LaShauna Dean |
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| description | This research aimed to understand the process adult Colombian adoptees raised in the United States of America go through to define themselves in the context of race and ethnicity. The research followed a qualitative narrative methodology, in which six participants were interviewed twice regarding their experiences with transracial and transnational adoption and their ethnic and racial identity process. The results suggest that identity is a dynamic process. Our research also confirms Colombian’s history of unethical adoptions and its influence on the complexity of identity and loss of adult Colombian adoptees. Throughout the article, the researchers use the term biological family referring to Colombian birth families. However, we acknowledge that other terms (i.e., first, natural, original, etc.) are also used in the adoptee community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-607fa4c71e8740efb04a433af40e3fbc2023-11-18T10:33:03ZengMDPI AGGenealogy2313-57782023-05-01723510.3390/genealogy7020035The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian AdopteesVeronica Cloonan0Tammy Hatfield1Susan Branco2LaShauna Dean3Independent Researcher, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USACounselor Education, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY 40769, USACounselor Education, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778, USACounselor Education, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY 40769, USAThis research aimed to understand the process adult Colombian adoptees raised in the United States of America go through to define themselves in the context of race and ethnicity. The research followed a qualitative narrative methodology, in which six participants were interviewed twice regarding their experiences with transracial and transnational adoption and their ethnic and racial identity process. The results suggest that identity is a dynamic process. Our research also confirms Colombian’s history of unethical adoptions and its influence on the complexity of identity and loss of adult Colombian adoptees. Throughout the article, the researchers use the term biological family referring to Colombian birth families. However, we acknowledge that other terms (i.e., first, natural, original, etc.) are also used in the adoptee community.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/7/2/35Colombian adopteestransracial adoptionracial identityethnic identitynarrative methodology |
| spellingShingle | Veronica Cloonan Tammy Hatfield Susan Branco LaShauna Dean The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees Genealogy Colombian adoptees transracial adoption racial identity ethnic identity narrative methodology |
| title | The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees |
| title_full | The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees |
| title_fullStr | The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees |
| title_short | The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees |
| title_sort | racial and ethnic identity development process for adult colombian adoptees |
| topic | Colombian adoptees transracial adoption racial identity ethnic identity narrative methodology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/7/2/35 |
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