Information about adoption from Viet Nam

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Viet Nam's Children

If you only order one item about international adoption, this should be it!

Report on Intercountry Adoption, 1998

International Concerns for Children

911 Cypress Dr.,

Boulder, CO 80303-2821

$20.00 annual donation

This report has excellent articles, agency lists for various countries, and medical information.  It is the most comprehensive source for international adoption information that I  found!

Other Resources

Bookstores/Catalogs

Books about Adoption (General)

Books for Children About Adoption

HORACE, by Holly Keller

HORACE is unhappy because his family is striped, but he is spotted. (They are animals, not unusual looking people.) So off he goes to find a family that looks more like he does. Though he enjoys playing with them, he soon realizes that being a family has nothing to do with the color (or thepattern) of your skin. At day's end, he is ready to be back with his own family. This charming, fullcolor picture book will enchant your entire family.

ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES, by Norma Simon

Children define family on the basis of their own personal experiences. ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES describes many different types of families: two parent, adoptive, single parent, sibling groups, divorced, grandparents, childless, and many others. It shows that families may be different sizes or different ages. As is stated in this book, "A family is always part of you...A family is a special part of your life."

WE'RE DIFFERENT' WE'RE THE SAME, by Bobbi Jane Kates

Using the familiar Sesame Street Muppets and people, this book illustrates how different we are as individuals, yet how alike we are as people (or Muppets, as the case may be). For example, there is a page showing many pictures of eyes and how they seem to be very different. The next page shows how these eyes are the same because they can all see, blink, weep and wink. The same is done for mouths, skin, hair, noses, bodies and feelings. WE'RE DIFFERENT, WE'RE THE SAME is a perfect, low-key way to make children feel at ease with diversity.

IS THAT YOUR SISTER? A True Story of Adoption, by Catherine and Sherry Bunin

Six year old Catherine tells, in her own words, what it is like to be adopted. She talks about the questions that her friends have asked and how she has answered them. Since she is a member of a multiracial family, many of the questions center on her physical appearance. With its matter-of-fact tone, IS THAT YOUR SISTER? is a perfect book for the child who is beginning to ask, and be asked, questions about adoption.

A MOTHER FOR CHOCO, by Keiko Kasza

Choco is looking for his mother. He's sure that she must look just like him—---yellow feathers, big round cheeks, wings and striped feet. But all the animals he meets look different than he does. Mrs. Bear doesn't look like Choco, but she does hug, kiss, sing and dance with him. Most importantly, though, she loves him dearly. Together they realize that she is the perfect MOTHER FOR CHOCO.

WHY AM I DIFFERENT?, by Norma Simon

This book was added to the catalog by popular request. In it, children show the many ways and many things that make each of them unique. They explain that everyone is different and that these differences are part of what makes people interesting. One of the stories includes a child who is adopted. WHY AM I DIFFERENT? is a great book for all children, not just ones who have a special interest in adoption.

Books about Asian Adoption

Books about Vietnam (Culture, Politics, Landscape)

Magazines