Transracial Adoption: A Mom & Son Talk About What They've Learned

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We talk with Isaac and Julie Etter, a mom and son, about what they have learned about transracial adoption and what they wish they had known at the beginning. Isaac is the founder of Identity, a startup focused on using technology to help adoptive and foster families thrive. Julie Etter is a mom of five and a humanities teacher.

In this episode, we cover:

• Isaac, tell us your adoption story from your perspective. Why were you placed for adoption? What were the first two years of your life like? Where you were raised?
• Julie, what was your motivation for adopting? Were there other children in the family?
• What was the racial demographics of your community?
• Julie, what were you taught about transracial adoption before you adopted?
• Isaac, how did you identify racially as a young child? When did you start identifying as black?
• Did you experience racism growing up?
• Julie, did you see racism directed towards Isaac as a child?
• Did you tell your parents?
• Julie, what do you wish you had known before you adopted a Black child? Would you have done anything differently?
• Isaac, what do you want transracial adopted parents to know?
• Julie, what advice would you give other parents who have or are considering adopting tranracially?

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Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.

Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:

• Weekly podcasts
• Weekly articles/blog posts
• Resource pages on all aspects of family building