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BirthMarks : transracial adoption in contemporary America / Sandra Patton.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patton-Imani, Sandra.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interracial adoption--United States.
- Interracial adoption.
- Adoption--Government policy.
- Adoption.
- Adoptees.
- United States.
- Adoptees--United States--Interviews.
- African Americans--Race identity.
- African Americans.
- Adoption--Government policy--United States.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 223 pages)
- Other Title:
- Birth marks
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2000.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction : narratives of adoption, roots, and identity
- Origin narratives
- Navigating racial routes
- Searching : I have a family with no blood
- Producing "il/legitimate" citizens : transracial adoption and welfare reform
- Conclusion : narratives of identity, race, and nation.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-215) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0585424772
- 9780585424774
- Publisher Number:
- 99954760417
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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