Transnational adoption: a cultural economy of race, gender, and kinship

Sara K. Dorow

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Child Welfare and Adoption Diaspora, migration, transnational identity History, Culture, and Diplomacy

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Acknowledgments Introduction: Adoption Moves1. Why China? Identifying Histories 2. Matches Made on Earth: Making Parents and Children for Each Other 3. Picturing Kinship 4. Client, Ambassador, and Gift: Managing Adoption Exchange 5. Shamian Island: Borders of Belonging 6. Storied Origins: Abandonment, Adoption, and Motherhood 7. American Ghosts: Cultural Identities, Racial Constructions Conclusion: Akin to Di?erence Notes Bibliography Index About the Author v

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