Books written by adoptees (Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, USA)
please if you hear about book written BY trans-national adoptees, please lemme know !
- Heimwee, Myung Feyen, The netherlands, 2022
- L’adoption, le racisme,… 2022, Leo Nardecchia, France/Vietnam
- L’adoption internationale, Joohee Bourgain, France, 2021
- Une poupée en chocolat, Amandine Gay, 2021, France
- Entre deux mères, 2021, Kyung Wilputte, Belgique
- Mariela SR/Coline Fanon-maman, je ne suis pas morte (2021, FR/Guatemala)
- Inconvenient daughter, Lauren J” Sharkey, 2020, USA
- Sara et Tsega, Julie Doulon, 2020, France
- Brévaire du matircule 082, Maya Cousineau Mollen, 2019, QC/Innu
- Mon adoption, mon calvaire, 2019 (Haiti/QC)
- Postpakketjes, Dewi Delijle, 2019 The Netherlands
- Je cherche encore ton nom, 2019, France
- Carmen Maria Vega, 2019, France
- Older sister, not necessarily related, Jeny Heijun Wills, 2019,Canada
- Le Retour du Phoenix, Jung, 2015, Belgium
- The invisible Asians, Kim Park Nelson, 2016, USA
- 2016, USA
- Palimpsest, Lisa Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, 2016, SE
- A good Time for the truth, 2016, Sun Yung Shin, USA
- Cooper’s Lesson, Sun Yung Shin, 2015, USA
- EP24, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, 2015, USA
- Matthew Salesses, 2015, USA
- Pourquoi pas moi ! Jean-Vincent Placé, 2015, France
- To Save the children of Korea, Arissa H. Oh, 2015
- The hundred Year Flood, Matthew Salosses, 2015
- The heart of belonging, emil daugaard, 2015, sweden-liban
- Joel L.A. Peterson, 2015, USA (novel)
- Ghost of Sangju, 2015 (USA)
- Ma mère … quand ça l’arrange, 2015
- Rhonda M. Roorda, 2015, USA
- Couleur de Peau Miel vol.3, Jung, 2013, Belgium
- A Long Way Home, 2014, Saroo Brierley, Australia
- Separate at birth, 2015, USA, Anaïs Bordier & Samantha Futerman
- Une vie en 1000 morceaux, Satya Oblette, 2014, France
- Smaker i mitt hjärta, Jennie Walldén, 2013, Sweden
- From Orphan to Adoptee, Soojin Pate, 2014, USA
- Hunervred, Maja Lee Langvad, DK
- Fish heads and Folktales, Peter Moran, 2014, USA
- Appelle-nous Papa et Maman, Emilie Fedou, 2013, France
- Là, d’où tu viens, Jasmine Cerfontaine, 2013, France
- Gardening secrets of the dead, Lee Herrick, 2012, USA
- enfant du secret by siham alexandrine, 2013 – fr-liban
- Cathy Min Jung, 2012, Belgique
- Harris narratives, Susan Harris O’Connor,2012, UK
- Un château sur la Lune, Jean-Claude Baker, 2012, France
- Kelly Fern, 2011, USA
- Mein Lieben, Sonja Yoo, 2012, Luxemburg
- Fugitive Visions, Jane Jeong Trenka, 2009, USA (view on Korea)
- Polaroids, Laure Mi Hyung Croset, 2011, Swiss
- Alexandre Tard, 2011, france-liban
- Tenan Leroy, 2011, France
- Lucky Girl, Mei-Ling Hopgood, 2010, USA-Taiwan)
- Émilie Fedou, 2010, France
- Katie Hae Ryun Leo, 2008, USA
- Berlin Seoul Berlin, Miriam Yung Min Stein, 2008, Germany
- Made in China, Vanita Oelschlager, 2008, USA
- Gevangen in mijn binnenwereld, Sun Mi Venema, 2010, NDL
- Mr. Kim, Sofia French, 2007, Sweden
- This many miles from desire, Lee Herrick, 2007, usa
- Couleur de Peau Miel, Vol2, Jung, 2010
- Adoptert, Ane Ramm, 2007, Norway
- Ann Karin Langlete, 2007, Norway
- Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, 2007, USA
- Anneli Schinkel, Germany, 2007
- Couleur de Peau Miel, V1, Jung, 2007, Belgium
- Celine Giraud,2007, France
- Find Holger Danske, Maja Langvad, 2006, Denmark
- Sun Yung Shin, 2006, USA
- My father’s daughter, Hannah Pool, 2006, UK
- Thomas Marco Blatt, 2006, Norway
- Le regard d’un fils, Brian Baker, 2006, France
- Schlagerbög, Peter Tai Chirstensen, 2005, Denmark
- From Morning Calm to Midnight Sun, Sunny Jo, 2005
- Tobias Hubinette, 2005, Sweden (English)
- L’Adoption et sa face cachée, Christian Demortier, 2007, Belgique
- Just Add One Chinese Sister, 2005, USA
- Mijn zoektocht in lebanon, arthur blok, 2006, the netherland
- Khafiya-fi-asukun-Arthur Blok, The Netherlands
- At Home In This World, Jean McLeod, 2003
- Mark Owen, 2005, USA
- A single Saqure Picture, Katy Robinson, 2002, USA
- Search for a Mother Missing, Janine Vance, 2007, USA
- Ovarian Twists, Anyssa Kim, 2003
- Blood is thicker, Astrid Trotzig, 2003, (translation)
- Dis Merci !, Barbara Monestier, 2005, France
- Jane Jeong Trenka, 2003, USA
- Joey Yoon, 2004, NL
- Les candidats, Yun Sun Limet, 2004, France
- Geir Follevåg, 2002, Norway
- Elizabeth Kim, 2000, USA
- Egentligen, Sofia Broomé, 2001, Sweden
- Adopté dans le vide, Christian Demortier, 2001, Belgique
- Il Fauno (The fox), Yuni Tarani, 1996, Italia (Korean translation)
- 55% Korean, Cho Mihee-Lemoine, 2000 (Korean)
- Adoptiert, Ji Yuhn Engel, 1991, witzerland (German)
- Chest’ Story, 1995, USA
- Unforgotten War, 1998, Thomas Clement, 1999, USA
- Mommie Dearest, Christina Crawford, 1978, USA
- Little Rascal and the pilgrim, Joseph Anthony, 1960, USA
Please add the recently published, Decoding Our Origins: The Lived Experiences of Colombian Adoptees. It’s an anthology written by 17 transracial intercountry adoptees from Colombia.
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thnak you – I will add it to my anthology section. gracias !
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The Family of Adoption. Beacon Press. Joyce Maguire Pavao
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A few books from the UK:
My Fathers’ Daughter by Hannah Pool
Harris, Perlita (ed.) (2006) In Search of Belonging: Reflections by transracially adopted people, London: CoramBAAF. (An anthology of writing, poetry and artwork by over 50 UK transracial adoptees)
Harris, P. (ed.) (2012) Chosen: Living with adoption, London: CoramBAAF. (An anthology of writing and poetry by UK adopted adults including a number of transracial and transnational adoptees)
Harris, P. (ed.) (2008) The Colours in Me: Writing and poetry by adopted children and young people, London: CoramBAAF. (An edited collection of writing, poetry and artwork by adopted children and young people).
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thank you i will add it
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The Harris Narratives: An Introspective Study of a Transracial Adoptee by Susan Harris O’Connor
Black Anthology: Adult Adoptees Claim Their Space by Susan Harris O’Connor, Diane Christian and Mei-Mei Akwai Ellerman
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thank you i will add into the anthology section
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