As interested and involved parents, we are always curious about research on the transracial adoption experience.  A recent study by the Evan B. Donaldson Institute examines transracial adoptee identity.  The study is quite long, but the "principal recommendations" and the "summary" are quite easy to read.
Click here for the study. Or to read the press release, click here.

This study on the adoptee experience provides us with opportunities to be proactive parents, doing our part to make the transracial family experience better for our children today and tomorrow.

At its 18th Annual Image Awards on October 2, OCA-Greater Los Angeles bestowed its Community Service Award to out-going FCC president Jeri Okamoto Floyd.  The award honors Jeri’s leadership in guiding FCC–Los Angeles from a fledgling chapter to a thriving nonprofit charitable organization. Jeri helped integrate the FCC adoption community with the broader Asian Pacific American community by establishing cultural interactive programs such as the award-winning FCC-SoCal/China Care Bruins Buddy Program, which pairs FCC kids (6 to teens) with UCLA student mentors for monthly activities.

Researchers in the UCLA Psychology Department are investigating the emotional development of children who have been adopted from institutional care and are currently conducting a study examining social and emotional behaviors including attachment security. Click through to read details about the studies an how to participate.

On November 12, 2008, the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and the University of Maryland Asian American Studies Program, "through a unique national nonprofit-academic partnership," released its study, "A Portrait of Chinese Americans."

"This exhibit explores the lives of Chinese American women during their first one hundred years in the United States.

FCC-SoCal's Jeri Okamoto Floyd and Susan Robinson attended the Organization of Chinese Americans National Convention in Washington, D.C., held July 31 through August 3, and facilitated the 2nd Annual FCC/OCA Roundtable which brought together leaders from around the country to discuss "Raising Children in a Multicultural Family."

On August 20, 2008, "Families with Children from China" flashed across the giant scoreboard screen at Dodger Stadium. On its annual Chinese American Community Night, the Dodgers recognized representatives from the Chinese American community including FCC-SoCal, the Organization of Chinese Americans, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other community leaders.