Ethnic Identity Development for Korean Transracial Adoptees: Changing the Way We Understand Asian I
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Ethnic Identity Development for Korean Transracial Adoptees: Changing the Way We Understand Asian Identity
Monday, March 12, 2012
1:00-2:00pm
Dr. Joy L. S. Hoffman
Shane Carlin
Danielle
Howard
Sarah
Wilcox-Elliott
Slide2Problem2 million Korean adoptees in the U.S.
(Korean American, Adoptee, Adoptive Family Network; www.kaanet.com)
Current theory models ineffective
Unique developmental challenges
(
Brodzinsky
, Schechter, &
Henig
, 1992; Friedlander, 1999;
Tizard
& Phoenix, 1994
)
Minimal research on adult adoptees who have attended college
Slide3LiteratureRacial and ethnic identity developmentMonoracial
(Cross, 1971,1978;
Ferdman
& Gallegos, 2001; Helms, 1993,1995; Jackson, 2001; Kim, 2001)
Multiracial
(Renn, 2000, 2003; Wijeyesinghe, 2001)
Slide4LiteratureEthnic identity development for transracial adoptees (Andujo
, 1988; Friedlander, 1999; Bush, 1995;
McRoy
,
Zurcher
, Lauderdale, & Anderson, 1982; Tizard & Phoenix, 1994)Loss, grief, and healing for adoptees (Brodzinsky, Schechter, &
Henig
, 1992;
Grotevant, Dunbar, Kohler, & Esau, 2000; Lifton, 1994; Stein & Hoopes, 1985)
Slide5Research QuestionsHow do lived experiences affect ethnic identity development for transracial Korean adoptees?
What are the various life experiences that contribute to or limit positive ethnic identity development of transracial Korean American adoptees?
What are the common and shared experiences related to loss, grief, and healing for transracial Korean American adoptees?
Slide6Research DesignGrounded theory
Individual face-to-face interviews with 12 transracial Korean adoptees
Follow-up phone interviews, member checks, and journals
Research journal
Open, axial, and selective coding to generate a theoretical model
Slide7Central Phenomenon:Exploring Identity
Slide8Environmental Context
Slide9Systems of Support
Slide10Missing Pieces
Slide11Healing
Slide12Slide13ImplicationsTheory
Practice
Mattering
(Schlossberg, 1989)
Future Research
Adoptive parent perceptions
Other transracial adoptee populations
Influence of course curriculum
How support systems influence healing
Slide14Panel DiscussionShane Carlin
Danielle
Howard
Sarah
Wilcox-Elliott
Slide15Brainstorm SessionWhat is already being done?
Idea sharing
Things to consider
Slide16Thank you!
Joy Hoffman: jhoffman@whittier.edu
Danielle Howard: dhoward@miami.edu
Sarah Wilcox-Elliott: swe@virginia.edu
Shane Carlin: scarlin@illinois.edu
Slide17References
Andujo, E. (1988). Ethnic identity of transethnically adopted Hispanic adolescents.
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(6),
531-535
.
Brodzinsky, D. M., Schechter, M. D., & Henig, R. M. (1992). Being adopted: The lifelong search for self. New York, NY: Anchor Books.
Bush, M. (1995).
Transracial adoption: Factors promoting racial identity and self esteem.
(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED385801)
Cross, W. E., Jr. (1971). Toward a psychology of Black liberation: The Negro-to-Black conversion
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Cross, W. E., Jr. (1978). The Thomas and Cross models of psychological
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Grotevant
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.Helms, J. E. (1993a). An overview of Black racial identity theory. In J. E. Helms (Ed.), Black and White racial identity: Theory, research and practice
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Slide19ReferencesKorean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN). (n.d.). Our community
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http
://www.kaanet.com
Jackson, B. W., III. (2001). Black identity development: Further analysis and elaboration. In C. L.
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, B. J. (1994).
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, K. A. (2000). Patterns of situational identity among biracial and multiracial college students.
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Tizard
, B., & Phoenix, A. (1994). Black identity and transracial adoption. In I.
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Wijeyesinghe
, C. (2001). Racial identity development in multiracial people: An
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