News and Views

December 02, 2005
Courts Asked to Affirm Gay Parenting Rights

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December 02, 2005
Diversity Pays Off For Networks

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October 26, 2005
Asian Businessmen Receive Hate Mail

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October 26, 2005
We Just Had to Let Hui Hui Go

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October 24, 2005
Ethnic Beauty Pageants Show America's Diversity

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October 24, 2005
The Truth: Words Hurt

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October 24, 2005
Revealing the Ignorance of Racism

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October 23, 2005
Expert tells Parents Bullying is Defined by Victim

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October 23, 2005
Celebrate Diversity Month

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October 18, 2005
Bullying Goes from Start to Finish in Life

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October 17, 2005
Anti-bullying Rules Saves Victims and Taxpayers

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October 15, 2005
Comic-Strip Artist to Visit Lodi

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October 13, 2005
Racial Caricatures Perpetuate Stereotypes

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October 12, 2005
Parents of Six Facing Bullying Suit Settle Case

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October 12, 2005
Workshop Focuses on the Bully

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October 12, 2005
The Blender 10-7

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October 10, 2005
Colorado Students Tackle Racism On Their Own

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October 10, 2005
Principal Emphasizes Educational Diversity

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September 08, 2005
Ethnic Food Market Rapidly Growing

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September 08, 2005
Soy Bean is a Snack With A Cause

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September 05, 2005
Norwich Schools' Diversity Positive

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August 22, 2005
Australia: New Home to Many Chinese Babies

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August 22, 2005
Diversity Survey Reveals Positive Results

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August 18, 2005
Kids Paint Mosiac for Diversity Conference

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August 18, 2005
School Welcomes Diversity in Many Languages

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August 17, 2005
Cultural Diversity Offers Rich Experience

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August 16, 2005
Indiana State Fair Attracts Diverse Crowds

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August 16, 2005
Adoption Becoming More Open World-Wide

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August 15, 2005
Street of World Flags Displays Town's Diversity

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August 15, 2005
City Schools Bridge Gap in Racial Diversity

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August 12, 2005
Kansas: Banning Gay Adoption Not Priority

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August 12, 2005
Incarcerated Moms Share Reading With Kids

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August 11, 2005
Parents Get Racist Inquiries About Adopted Kids

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August 11, 2005
Op-Ed: All Cultures Are Not Equal

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August 10, 2005
Immigrant Community Exposes Media Racism

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August 10, 2005
Minority Heroes in Gaming May be Next

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August 09, 2005
Same-sex Parenting Show Offers Inspiration

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August 09, 2005
New Hope for Russian Orphans

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August 08, 2005
Drama Series Encourages Korean Pride in Japan

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August 08, 2005
Growing Diversity Calls For New Teaching

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August 05, 2005
New Fund-raising Strategy for Adoption Show

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August 05, 2005
Accepting Diversity A Struggle in Thailand

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August 04, 2005
New Book To Show Diversity Through Language

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August 04, 2005
State Seeks to Help Foster Children

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August 03, 2005
Parenting Book Through Eyes of Children

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August 03, 2005
Sunday Talk Shows Lack Diversity

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August 02, 2005
Aid Available to Ease Adoption Difficulties

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August 02, 2005
Schoolchildren Plant "Diversity" Trees

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August 01, 2005
Preschool Helps Children Celebrate Diversity

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August 01, 2005
Controversy Over Birth Certificate Terminology

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July 29, 2005
Over Parenting Can Have Damaging Effects

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July 29, 2005
TV-Turnoff Week Scheduled for August 1st

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July 28, 2005
Ecotourism Gains Popularity

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July 28, 2005
Elderly Couple Expresses Love for Their 42 Kids

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July 28, 2005
Forum Educates Youth On Racism

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July 27, 2005
Positive Parenting Better Than Physical Discipline

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July 27, 2005
School District Pushes to Close Achievement Gap

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July 22, 2005
Diversity Video Strikes Up Controversy

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July 22, 2005
Will the Olympics Help Languages?

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July 21, 2005
Sleepovers: Set the Rules and Be Prepared

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July 21, 2005
School Board Stumbles into Race Issues

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July 20, 2005
Harry Potter: Half-Blood Prince Revealed

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July 20, 2005
Parenting a Journey of Love

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July 19, 2005
Preschool Grants Aimed at Minorities

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July 19, 2005
Social Aggression in Children Can Be Prevented

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July 19, 2005
Proclamation for Diversity Month to be Announced

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July 18, 2005
Tips On How to Find a Good Preschool

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July 18, 2005
"Designated Parenting" is a Worthy Concept

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July 15, 2005
Girls Scouts USA Encourage Young Latinas

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July 15, 2005
Educators Unite Behind Diversity

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July 14, 2005
Cooking Classes Open World Up to Children

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July 14, 2005
"Born Learning" Campaign Urges Early Education

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July 14, 2005
Mother Shares Experience of Adoption Process

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July 13, 2005
School Program Nurtures Parent-Child Bonds

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July 13, 2005
Derby Emphasizes Diversity and Finds New Fans

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July 12, 2005
Reality of Multiracial America Much More Complex

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July 12, 2005
The Only Child Can Thrive Without Siblings

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July 11, 2005
Kids Embrace Diversity At ADA Birthday Bash

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July 11, 2005
Confucius' Teachings May Aid Parenting

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July 08, 2005
At-home Summer Activities Encourage Creativity

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July 08, 2005
Grandmothers Are Really for Loving

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July 07, 2005
Prestigious Schools Lack Diversity

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July 07, 2005
Preschool Programs Boost City Kids Later in Life

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July 07, 2005
Grooving To Music Encourages Creativity in Kids

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July 06, 2005
Public Schools: Battleground for Homosexuality

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July 06, 2005
Angelina Jolie Adopts Ethiopian AIDS Orphan

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July 05, 2005
TV Associated With Poor Educational Achievement

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July 05, 2005
Parental Break Teaches Children Self-Sufficiency

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July 05, 2005
Offensive Reality TV Show Won't Be Aired

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July 04, 2005
Adoption in Taiwan Declines

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July 04, 2005
Children Can Learn the World Through Animals

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July 01, 2005
Kids Can Learn To Kick The TV Habit

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July 01, 2005
New Program: Run For Life Lessons

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July 01, 2005
Achievement Gap Still Ongoing Problem

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June 30, 2005
Starting First-Grade Later May Boost Self-Esteem

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June 30, 2005
Prepare Your Child On How To Stay Home Alone

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June 29, 2005
Students Will Explore China Through Music

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June 29, 2005
Debate About Adoption Records Rages On

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June 29, 2005
Test Scores May Not Correlate With Learning

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June 28, 2005
Mean Girls Are Made Young

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June 28, 2005
"Clean Your Plate" Syndrome Poses Health Risks

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June 28, 2005
Reading Program Shows Unexpected Success

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June 27, 2005
Activists Seek to Ban Homosexual Fostering

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June 27, 2005
Reading Picks Up Summer Slump Slack

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June 24, 2005
Adoptions from Russia Decline

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June 24, 2005
Education Program Fails License Requirements

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June 23, 2005
Academy Gives Disadvantaged Children Chance

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June 23, 2005
Spanish Speakers Get an Early Start

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June 23, 2005
Plant Education Can Help Children's Minds

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June 22, 2005
Series of Plays Tackle Prejudice at School

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June 22, 2005
Computerized Teacher Teaches Kids Piano

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June 22, 2005
2005: Chicago's Lollapalooza Goes Family-style

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June 21, 2005
Single Mother Adoptions Gaining Ground

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June 21, 2005
Research Finds that Eating Habits Start Young

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June 20, 2005
More Americans Adopting Girls from China

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June 20, 2005
Number of Adoptions in Missouri Declines

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June 20, 2005
Educational Programming at Risk

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June 17, 2005
Children Raise Money to Save Children

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June 17, 2005
Research Shows Kids Need Mom and Dad

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June 17, 2005
Preschoolers have Highest Expulsion Rate

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June 16, 2005
Study Shows Children's Need for Stable Homes

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June 16, 2005
Lee Couple: Parent Figures to over 200 Children

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June 15, 2005
Celebration for America's New Young Citizens

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June 15, 2005
Care Packages Sent to Iraqi Children

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June 15, 2005
"Operation Babylift" Orphans Return to Vietnam

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June 14, 2005
"No Place for Hate" Certification is Becoming a Trend

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June 14, 2005
Literacy Program Pays Off in Mississippi
Reading = Success for young children!
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June 14, 2005
Study Shows Fewer Behavioral Problems for Children Adopted Internationally

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June 13, 2005
Report Describes Immigrants as Younger and More Diverse
The immigrant population in the US is younger than ever...does this mean we are on the road to a truly multi-cultural country?
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June 13, 2005
Virtual Playground Fight

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June 13, 2005
Radio Show Stars Foster Children
A local radio station in Washington now designates an hour a week to let children speak about what family they hope to find. Read more here.
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June 13, 2005
Va. Company Helps D.C. Foster Children

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June 08, 2005
Students create anti-bullying book
This is a great example of how kids (and adults) can work together to eliminate bullying...and it seems to be working!
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June 07, 2005
Mixed-race children share adults' mixed emotions about cultural identities
Thanks to the subscriber who sent this great article from the Lansing (MI) State Journal! We should all take a lesson from Aaron!
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June 03, 2005
In the privacy of our thoughts, bigotry lingers
The San Francisco 49ers' training video-complete with incredibly racist images and language-has generated a lot of controversy. There are two questions that remain: how did it happen in the first place and what do they do now? What do you think?
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June 02, 2005
Finding Family
Whether or not this adoption reunion story is a foreshadowing of future reunions of birthparents and children of adoption remains to be seen. However, this honest and candid look at the ups and downs of adoption reunions is a balanced and fair look at the complexities of reunions.
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May 31, 2005
Bullying by kids needs to be addressed quickly
Every day over 160,000 kids miss school due to bullying. What are we doing to stop it?
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May 25, 2005
Congress addresses new problem of "cyber-bullying"
Cyberbulling: the new frontier!
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May 24, 2005
Workforce diverse, to a point

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May 24, 2005
World Day for Cultural Diversity for dialogue and development
May 21 is now World Day for Cultural Diversity.
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May 23, 2005
Don't Just Focus On Bullies
"Decent schools know they are responsible for school atmosphere, and they teach bystanders not to tolerate bullying."
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May 23, 2005
Simmering race issue: Question is public concern for Jacksons, but muted in court
Is the Michael Jackson trial really about racism?
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May 19, 2005
Rex reminds us racism is still putting up fight

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May 18, 2005
Harvard Announces Faculty Diversity Initiative
We’d like to ask them what has taken so long?
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May 18, 2005
Focused on equality: Davis group helps teens promote racial tolerance among peers

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May 12, 2005
Gift of Love: Tom Mullins Adoption Story
"Really when you think about it, for kids who have to go through adoption, the start of their lives is pretty chaotic," says Tom Mullins, successful executive, and President and CEO of both the "Tyler Economic Development Council" and the "Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce".
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May 11, 2005
"Crash" takes an honest, dramatic look at racism
Paul Haggis' newly released film "Crash" insists you can't escape the 'poisonous effects of racism'-no matter what your color or class.
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May 10, 2005
Black Racists Always Get A Pass
Is it socially acceptable to practice racism in the black community?
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May 09, 2005
A Mothers Day Message
An adoptive mom celebrates her miracles.
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May 04, 2005
Are you racist? The test that claims to know
This is a link to a controvesial test to determine your automatic preferences about race, gender, age and other "isms".
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May 04, 2005
Disparity persists in black infant mortality
Massachusetts infant mortality rate reflects inherent racial disparity.
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May 04, 2005
Middle-schoolers get a kick out of diversity lessons
A "Diversity Day" program in a local school had middle school kids visit nine areas. Included were Latin America, China, the Middle East, Africa, Northwest Indians, Shakespeare's England, U.S. jazz clubs, a language camp for sixth-graders and an international cooking school.
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May 04, 2005
Curbing racism in sports world is everyones fight
This story is a call to action: to fight racism (and any other "ism") even if you aren't in a racial minority.
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May 03, 2005
Schooling in diversity
Officials at Atlee and some other Hanover County schools have started initiatives aimed at helping their students understand and appreciate diversity as their largely white student populations become increasingly multicultural.
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May 03, 2005
Your Voices: No One Should be Exempt from Responsibility
This is a great letter to the editor in the Wilkes University Beacon. We agree with the spirit of this letter and hope to everyone owns up to his/her responsibility.
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May 02, 2005
UN rights commission adopts resolutions on cultural rights, racism

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May 02, 2005
Festival to reflect areas diversity
Tickets go on sale today for the Festival of Cultures, a four-day festival in downtown San Jose that reflects the diversity of the Bay Area.
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April 28, 2005
Zero Tolerance For Racism
With recent allegations concerning racism in some local schools, Wheeling Park High School is doing its part to promote its "zero tolerance" policy against any form of discrimination.
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April 27, 2005
The Trouble With Being Anna
"China Doll," a bio-play about the Chinese-American film star Anna May Wong, doesn't give you many reasons to feel sympathetic toward her, but it's a useful reminder that the ludicrous show-business racism that gave us blackface extended to other minority groups as well.
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April 22, 2005
A Korean-American Journey
Marie Myung-Ok Lee has authored a book-a novel-about a Korean-American who was adopted at birth and her journey to find her birthparents.
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April 22, 2005
Event will show change, more diversity is possible
In this piece, author HAGAI EL-ADGAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST begins by saying: Freedom for me this Passover means the right to openly live in Jerusalem, and share in the struggle for its renewal.
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April 21, 2005
Diversity Course Pending In House Committee
Across the nation, universities are recognizing the importance of race relations
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April 20, 2005
Lessons about Diverstiy
Diversity skills have to be learned - and practiced said Eddie Moore Jr. He said was not ready when, as a young black man, he left Florida for an education in Iowa.
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April 19, 2005
Knowing diversity within Native culture important
There is tremendous diversity among Native American peoples, certainly more so than within the general population.
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April 14, 2005
Racism, sexism and fetishism
If you don't think that there is bias against Asians then you need to read this article from the University of Virginia's daily newspaper.
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February 28, 2005
Celebrate Cultural Diversity Every Day
As Black History Month draws to a close it is a good time to remember that we can celebrate cultural diveristy every day...
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February 28, 2005
Embrace Diversity
Another look at the concept of racial identity in the US.
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February 14, 2005
Adopting and Adapting
Americans point to an evolving nation as they adopt from China and try to retain their kids culture.
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February 03, 2005
Television ad asks: Think racism no longer exists?
Does racism exist in Montana? It is a question being raised in the first of a series of YWCA-sponsored radio and television ads airing statewide.
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February 01, 2005
Adoptees and Identity
Adoptees and identity: Answering "Who Am I?" can be a long, complicated journey
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January 11, 2005
Springfield Revives Diversity Effort
Reconstituted under a new name with a decidedly broader cross-section of community members, the Springfield School District's Respect for All Committee will meet for the first time today.
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January 11, 2005
Take Time to Learn About Our Diversity
The changing face of the US population is reflected in Marion. This editorial challenges readers to face down their fear of change and promote diversity and unity.
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January 11, 2005
Fox Pulls Plug on Whos Your Daddy
Whos Your Daddy?, which drew heavy fire from adoption professionals, bombed in the Nielsen ratings and sold only a fraction of its available advertising time.
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January 04, 2005
Reviews and Ratings for Fox's "Who's Your Daddy"
Here are some links to day-after impressions of the show, deemed a ratings dud.
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January 04, 2005
Frequently Asked Questions ... Answered!
We'd like to share some comments, questions, and answers which have come up in the past few days.
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December 31, 2004
Who's Your Daddy? too tasteless for 1 station
The North Carolina station plans to broadcast a documentary on adoption instead.
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December 30, 2004
One Third of Tsunami Dead are Children
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) estimates at least one-third of the dead (now climbing to over 120,000 by some estimates) were children, and the proportion could be up to half, said UNICEF spokesman Alfred Ironside in New York.
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December 15, 2004
Reality Show Outrage: Who's Your Daddy
As incredible as it may sound, Fox TV will be airing a "special" reality TV show in January titled "Who's Your Daddy?"
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December 02, 2004
Adopt-a-Chimpanzee!?
Yikes! How about sponsor a chimp, or help a chimp...when will they learn?
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November 19, 2004
Abecrombies.Discrimination.Unacceptable
Remember back in April of 2002 when Abecrombie released a series of 'satirical' t-shirts featuring men with almond-shaped eyes and conical hats emblazoned with slogans like "two wongs don't make it white"? Well, Abecrombie is in the news again.
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November 18, 2004
Racism at my door
This is from the daily newspaper at the University of Virginia. This is an eye-opener for anyone who thinks that we are overthinking racial, ethnic and cultural bias in the US. Clearly, bias is alive and well. The question is what are we going to do about it?
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November 08, 2004
Oakland Discovers a new talent in Chinese Opera

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October 31, 2004
TALK TO KIDS ABOUT... Stereotypes at Halloween
With Halloween just days away, we need to beware of how our children's choice of Halloween regalia may be reinforcing negative stereotypes.
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October 31, 2004
UK tries adoption by ‘beauty parade’
Critics believe the plan may usher in an internet “beauty parade” in which children are chosen largely on the basis of their appearance.
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October 25, 2004
Finding unity as we embrace diversity
Using words like "harmony", "mosaic" and "helping cultures remain unique but part of a a beautiful world", Melanie Lewis, Lafayette (LA) Consolidated Government's Community Development Director truly 'gets it'.
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October 05, 2004
Family formation is big news. . .
and it isn’t even National Adoption Month!
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September 23, 2004
A multicultural first-aid kit
Organic Style magazine talks about some must-have herbal rememdies and how to use them.
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September 13, 2004
What do Elvis, giant pandas and passenger pigeons have in common?
Read on to find out!
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September 02, 2004
Dear Mrs. Laura Bush . . .
An open letter to our First Lady.
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August 31, 2004
From Russia With Love
In the September 2004 issue of Parent’s Magazine there is an article titled “From Russia With Love”.  In a story of happy coincidence, two boys in the same Russian orphanage are adopted by two different couples who meet while going through the adoption process.
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August 12, 2004
The Games People Play
Games do matter! The ancient Greeks knew that and in our hearts we know it, too. If games matter, why are the video games we allow our children to play perpetuating negative role models?
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April 02, 2004
School officials concerned about racism
A mostly Caucasian high school is attacking racially driven incidents with student run panels addressing issues and increasing penalties for student culprits of racist graffiti and other infractions.
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March 25, 2004
We know that adoption is forever. How come the rest of the world doesn't?
The April 2004 issue of Parenting Magazine included a great article about keeping family connections despite time and distance. They encouraged intergenerational communication and outreach. So, what's the problem?
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March 09, 2004
Musicians Back Anti-Racism Campaign
The music may or may not be your cup of tea, but the stand that the Rock Against Racism campaign is taking is music to the ears.
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March 04, 2004
Adoptees Seek Lost Heritage
This story ran on February 29, 2004 in Newsday (a Long Island, New York newspaper). The story chronicles several of the more than 2000 Irish toddlers sent to the US from 1940-1960.
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February 13, 2004
Can we really laugh off racism?
On February 10, 2004 a newspaper in Malaysia ran a story titled "Can we really laugh off racism?" Apparently, there is an advertising campaign there that is causing quite a stir.
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December 02, 2003
Adoptive Families Seek to Transform Classroom Strategies
We would like to recognize Teaching Tolerance Magazine (Number 24, Fall 2003) for their article Out of the Shadows by Elizabeth Hunt.
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