In 1999, U.S. parents adopted 4,100 Chinese children, topped only by 4,300 children adopted from Russia, said Brenda Barker, director of the Southeastern Regional Office for an adoption agency called Children s Hope International. Barker has seven adopted children of her own and was part of the group that started Families with Children from China. The Middle Tennessee group started out with seven families and has swelled to 91 families in the past six years. It continues to support parents considering the prospect of adopting children from China, she said. The Nashville Chinese School offers New Year s festivities Saturday to celebrate the Year of the Snake.
Admission is free.
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