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Contours of �Identity and�Family

Case Study One

Human Migration

Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978���“Prioritize placement of Indigenous children into Indigenous homes”

About 2 million children in the U.S. are adopted���Approximately one quarter are transracial adoptions�

National Council for Adoption & U.S. Census

Have you ever asked your parents why they adopted you?

How has that answer affected your relationship with them?

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Do you have siblings related to you or your parents biologically?

@Sam B from Live Stream asked,

A4J – Adoptees for Justice���“Support the well-being of transnational and transracial adoptees”�

US Department of State - 2016

US Department of State - 2016

Case Study Two

Same Sex Households in the U.S.��1.2 million��710,000 – married�500,000 – unmarried

American Community Survey & U.S. Census

Percent Interracial��31.6 percent (same-sex)��18.4 percent (opposite-sex)

U.S. Census

14.7 percent have children��292,000 children��66 percent are children of both spouses or partners

U.S. Census