This book is an ethnographic study of China/U.S. adoption, the largest contemporary intercountry adoption program.
Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the social, legal, economic, psychological, and political aspects of adoption.
This book aims to share information about the experiences of birth parents and those currently working therapeutically with them, with the hope of promoting greater understanding and improved service development.With contributions from birth parents and professionals in the fiel…
The dramatic climax of "The Sea of Fertility" tetraology takes place in the late 1960s. Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru, as his heir, identifying him with the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom …
A young man from St. John's attends Princeton University where his life becomes intertwined with the son of the richest man in America.
"A World Elsewhere has all the hallmarks of Wayne Johnston's most beloved and acclaimed novels: outsiders yearning for acceptance, dreams that threaten to overpower their makers, and unlikely romance. It is an astounding work of literature that questions the loyalties of friends…
Explains what adoption is, why a parent might put a child up for adoption, and what is special about being adopted.
This book explains what adoption is, why a parent might put a child up for adoption, and what is special about being adopted.