Bicultural Adoption
by Jeanne Faulkner, Contributing Writer
Only 50 years ago, families who adopted from overseas or other cultures were strongly encouraged to ignore their child’s birth culture and raise them “American.” Even as recently as the 1970s these children were raised with almost no cultural connection to their birth countries and few opportunities to learn about their history, traditions and heritage.
When Chris Beard, a certified nurse midwife in Portland, OR, turned 40, she decided her best option for motherhood as a single woman, was through international adoption. After a year of extensive research, soul searching, paperwork and planning, she adopted Ruby from China. A few years later,
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