Author's Bio:
In April 1988, Chris Winston and her husband, Mark, began to experience life as the adoptive parents of a one year old Koreanborn daughter, Diana, and a nine year old son, Alexis, who was born to them. Their son David, then five and a half, joined the family from Korea in December 1989. The founder of two adoption community organizations, Friends of Korea in Northern California and The Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN), a national networking organization, Chris’ life’s work has been in creating opportunities for dialogue. She hopes that this book will be one more such opportunity. Proceeds from this book will be used on projects that promote better insight and understanding within the adoption community.

Reviews:
“As the title implies, this book is about perspective, and the author shares her personal perspective as a Caucasian mother of three children, two of whom were adopted from Korea. Chris Winston’s life changed when she traveled to Korea to meet her daughter for the first time. Her perspective on family, life, love and so many other things changed the minute she brought a child of a different ethnicity into her life. In her book, she shares her adoptive parent journey with others, so they can better understand her perspective.

Winston speaks as a parent and leader in the Korean adoption community. Her voice is strong and clear as she provides wisdom to those who follow in her footsteps as adoptive parents. She offers powerful insight to help others in raising their transracially adopted children to adulthood. "A Euro American on a Korean Tour at a Thai Restaurant in China" is a strong piece of work that will serve as a wonderful guide to other adoptive families.

As president of the Korean Adoptee/Adoptive Network, Winston has the unique perspective of helping establish a national organization designed to fit the needs of the entire Korean American community, especially adoptive families. I believe this wisdom gives her much credibility, and it would be wise for parents of transracial adoptees to pay close attention to Winston’s successes and failures with this organization. One day the Chinese adoptees will seek a similar organization to address their needs, and they will be lucky that the groundwork has already been established.

For those looking for the step beyond the basics of parenting transracially adopted children, this would be a great book to read. While reading, remember to open your heart and mind to new thoughts and ideas and this book will unfold some wonderful suggestions.” — Kim Phagan-Hansel, editor Adoption Today magazine

“What a wonderful book this is. Chris Winston shares her gift of experience, insight, and humor that all families—especially those who are part of the adoption circle—will relate to.” — Marie Myung-Ok Lee, author of Somebody's Daughter

“This is a history about creating connections beyond the usual comfort zones of white people in general and adoptive parents in particular. It is the story of a special community being created and coming true as told by one of its key activists.” — Tobias Hübinette a.k.a. Lee Sam-dol, Ph.D. in Korean Studies, Department of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University

“Chris Winston’s book is a how-to-manual on developing a local adoptive organization from the ground up. Chris describes the many years building links within the Korean adoptive community and the Korean American community, that ultimately led to the development of a national Korean adoptive organization. Finally, this is the story of her own family, the adoption of two children from Korea, and how these events changed her life and those of the children she brought home from Korea.” — Rosetta Capper, editor of Adoption Australia magazine

“Told with insight and sensitivity, Winston relates the story of building bridges for and with her Korean-born children, linking them to their dual heritages, so they would be able to walk comfortably in both worlds. Using the experiences of her now grown children as her guide, she offers a powerful parenting model for those who have adopted children from any heritage, international or domestic, that is different from their own.” — Allison Branscombe, past president Families with Children from China - Northern California

“In responding to her own adopted children's needs, Chris Winston and fellow pioneers gradually birthed a new kind of Korean American community. She describes with honesty the pain and joy of her family's transformation into a Korean American family, and how, in extending this effort to others, adopted Koreans were empowered to claim their place as an emerging group of Korean Americans. This book chronicles the long journey to community, and all the persistence, patience, and diplomacy that journey demands of us.” — Martha Vickery, editor Korean Quarterly

239 pp.
Hardcover  16 x 23.5 cm

ISBN-13: 9780977604616
ISBN-10: 0977604616

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Price: $25.95