Blog: Transracialeyes – Because of course race and culture matter

The Transracialeyes Eyes blog is run by a diverse group of international/transracial adoptees. The discussions are honest and examine the less comfortable issues that are not often not given a platform. The topics are meant to be challenging and thought provoking so be ready to cringe, breathe a sigh of relief and even shocked.

One of the newest guest bloggers is our own James Beni Wilson who also has his own blog called Pathos of Asian Adoptees. Congratulations!

• What we do

  This site is provided as a resource for those exploring the ideas of transracial and/or international adoption.

   

  Readers can submit a question for consideration and adoptees of color will provide insightful comments.

   

  We’ve decided to not make it a discussion board because we donate our time and have lives to lead, but will be happy to share our perspectives.

   

• If you’re a transracial adoptee who would like to contribute

  you can contact us here.

   

  We ask that posts and comments be substantive and that you make a commitment to be involved and contribute regularly. We are interested in a diverse range of adoptee opinions.

   

• If you’d like to submit a question

  you can contact us here.

   

  Please allow several days for contributors to find time to address your questions and check back often!

   

• If you’d like to comment

  Please post at the General Comments page.

  Our Comment Policy:

  Given the power differential between dominant adopter culture and the adoptee, we attempt at Transracial Eyes to even this playing field. Mimicry of this discourse by adoptees can therefore be seen as compradorist, Uncle-Tomist, and/or kowtowing, and we wish to call this out. We aim to achieve a truly equal dialectic, and our response to such feedback will reflect this goal.

   

  Comments which attack one’s feelings or opinions, or which directly or indirectly judge or belittle contributors will not be tolerated.

   

• If you’d like to send us a SHOUT OUT

  We all like to know our work is valued, so if you’d like to drop us a supportive line, please feel free to visit our Guest Registry page, where comments are open to the general public. We’d love to hear from you and to know our efforts are not wasted. Thanks!