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Monday, October 1, 2012

New Documentary Explores Chinese-American Adoptees

This article describes a new documentary movie that highlights the lives and experiences of teenagers living in America who were adopted as young children or babies from China. After reading the article, summarize the main ideas or include an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Should your country increase or decrease the amount of international adoption that occurs where people from other countries come in and adopt orphaned or abandoned children?"

10 comments:

  1. It said about a documentary movie, and introduced situation is related to Chinese-American adoptees. A long times ago, our country has same thing happened. Our children went to Germany, America, or other country. Now, it is very rarely. I think It should be decreased the amount of international adoption. I couldn’t understand that. If they don’t have a birth, they don’t need to that. Why did they do? I couldn’t understand.

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  2. this article talk about the identity problems of the chinese-america children who adopted by American. I can't imagine their feeling as a Chinese-American. It does not metter for the identity if they have a good lives in America, I think the environment they live and the socialization are more important than the identity. I think it is good to increase the amount of international adoption if they really response for the children and give much better lives to them.


    Zoey

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  3. I think international adoption should be increase. For those orphaned or abandoned children, get a better life is more important than any others,the problem of personal identify is not only happened to these children, it happened to all kind of aliens.

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  4. Adoption is unclear information for me. I really don't know if we have an international adoption or not. Even an adoption inside the country is rare situation. This is probably because of the population and culture. I can tell only general fact. For example, there are many homeless, and street children. They don't want to live with their families, nor with other families. On the other hand, majority of Mongolians avoid to adopt a baby, they prefer to have their own babies. If they have a baby, they must take all responsibilities on their own.

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  5. I agree that my country should increase the international adopting because I believe that gives those orphans a better environment to grow. Those orphans don't have a home, and why not give them to families who have ability to raise them. But I do think legal guardians should keep a way for "their children" to connect with their one's own parents. Randy Lin

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  6. This article is about Adoption of Chinese children. It will continue for many years because it is very hard to adopt American children. In Spain is almost impossible for foreign families to get Spanish children in adoption. In contrast it, many Spanish families to spend a lot of money and time trying to adopt foreign children. In consequence it, they make long trips to other countries in order to get children in adoption. I find a parallel with the adoption system in Europe.

    Ronald

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  7. In my opinion I think my country should adopt the children's of our own country, and then when the adoption had increase in Chile people can look forward to adopt children from others country's. In my opinion is better to take care of the children from their own country's first and then go out side.

    Francesca Giuffra

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  8. This article talked about adoptees from China. They are adopted in America. Actually, in the past, the adoption rates of Korean babies were high. I think, international adoption should be increased because most adoptees are abandend by their parants or they can't be with their family due to matter of family. Therefore, international adoption could be good for them because they can live with more better home environment.


    -Miyeon Lee

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  9. Adopting international babies is a good idea because it gives opportunities for the babies to have a better life. In the case of my country Colombia, I think the adoptions should be local because we have enough kids without home that can be adopted.

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  10. I think International Adoption should be increase because around the world exists many children who need a family. Growing up in a family is the best way to grow up in this world because children can receive love, instructions, feed, and education. Many children are benefit when have both parents together. It's sad when you can find children on street alone or orphanages without any attention.

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