Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys Toward Identity

Ellen Lee; Marilyn Lammert; Mary Anne Hess

ISBN 10: 0979375606 / ISBN 13: 9780979375606

Verlag: Tamarisk Books, 2008

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0979375606I4N00

Inhaltsangabe:

In their own words, nine Korean adoptees talk about how they became the adults they are today: Americans with new ties to a homeland they never knew while growing up in middle-class American homes. They speak candidly about acceptance and rejection, about life struggles and successes, about experiences unique to each yet connected by common threads. These stories chronicle adoptees' ongoing, and often difficult, quests to discover who they are. Growing up, they initially viewed themselves as typical American kids at home with baseball, pizza, playing with dolls and all other facets of American culture. But often their peers - and sometimes members of their own families - saw them as strangers, good targets for ugly stereotypes. Many of the nine adoptees chronicle their trips as adults back to Korea to find their roots and, in some cases, their birth families. Hearing and learning from these voices may smooth the path for the growing number of families being formed today through international and trans-racial adoption.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Ellen Lee is a licensed clinical social worker. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Marilyn Lammert is a psychotherapist. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Mary Anne Hess is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in education and family issues. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Ellen Lee is a licensed clinical social worker. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Marilyn Lammert is a psychotherapist. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Mary Anne Hess is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in education and family issues. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and ...
Verlag: Tamarisk Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket