The struggles and conflicts they faced as Asian Americans, and as adoptees of Caucasian parents are described. Topics discussed include the trauma of separation and loss, parental love and support, concerns about birth parents, racial prejudice, friends and dating, ethnic identity, and self-esteem. The charm is really the family myth. Each family's experience is organized by a kind of guiding fiction or myth. When this myth is so constrictive that it suppresses emotion, growth, conflict and discourages change, then symptoms occur.
Charms can reclaim and revive a family.
The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage. This juvenile book examines the legal and emotional aspects of adoption. Included is a bibliography of recommended readings for adolescents and a list of adoption resources. The Adoption Reader. Wadia-Ells, Susan, ed.