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We have been thinking about this a lot (obviously, see below post). We're sure we are going to learn a lot about the social construct of race through this process. We're a little nervous because it's obviously a big responsibility to make sure that Micah grows up with healthy identity. To that end here are some resources we came across that we thought were worth sharing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/us/17adopt.html

http://www.nabsw.org/mserver/PreservingFamilies.aspx

http://rinsema-sybenga.com/pdfs/culturalcompetencetransracialadoption.pdf

http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/TRBillofRights.htm

http://www.nysccc.org/T-Rarts/Articles/whiteswhoadopt.htm

http://adoption.about.com/od/africanamericanhaircare/ss/blackhaircare.htm

http://racerelations.about.com/od/parentingrace/i/transracialadop.htm

http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/cultural/adoption/trans_related.cfm

http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/transracial.html

http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/Pre-adopt%20TRadoption.pdf

http://www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/savior.html