Saturday, February 21, 2009

Transracial Adoption Conference

In Conjunction with the Utah Adoption Council Conference, BYU is holding a Transracial Adoption Conference. I am so excited about this. David and I are both going and I'm hoping we'll learn a lot.

When: March 17, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Where: BYU Conference Center (770 E. University Parkway, Provo)

The conference is free and open to the public. To register, send an e-mail to transracialadoptionBYU@gmail.com.

Keynotes I Want to Hear:
  • A Twenty Year Study of Transracial Adoption
  • Where Race and Family Meet

Workshops I Hope to Attend:

  • White Parents of Black Children: The Development of Biracial Childrens' Identity in a Racialized Society
  • Straddling the Fence: Understanding the World of a Transracial Adoptee
  • Race Socialization of White Parents

The speakers/presenters are experts from across the U.S. and I think it will be very informative. I know it will be good info for us since we basically know nothing.

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