Hakkımda: Visit the film Web site at www.AdoptedTheMovie.com
"Adopted: The New American Family" follows Jen, an adult Korean adoptee, as she confronts issues of race and identity. In the video clip above, Jen has frank discussions with her parents about being teased as a child because of her race. Watch the video and visit our blog to tell us about your own experiences.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
Angelina Jolie, Madonna and other celebrities have made transracial adoption one of the top pop culture stories of the year. People magazine featured adoption stories on five covers during the past year; the Web and blogosphere are filled with photos of celebrities’ adopted babies; and news programs and talk shows do regular reports on international adoption.
But while celebrities have driven recent media coverage of adoption, the issue has actually affected millions of Americans for decades.
Sixty percent of Americans have a personal connection to adoption.
Twenty thousand American families are currently waiting to adopt from China.
Adopted: The New American Family goes beyond the hype to examine transracial adoption through two real stories. The first follows John and Jacqui as they begin the adoption process and then fly to China to meet their daughter Min Xin Pei. The second story shifts perspective to follow Jen, an adult Korean adoptee raised by white parents who struggles to find her identity while coping with her adoptive mother’s terminal illness.
By telling these stories, and by interviewing adoption counselors, social workers and activists, this film will inform, provoke discussion, and give voice to the various people and perspectives touched by the phenomenon of transracial adoption in the United States.
On our Web site www.AdoptedTheMovie.com, you can learn more about the film, view trailers and video footage, and find out when and where to see it. You’ll also find the most up-to-date resources available on adoption.
