Interracial Adoption
...that are brought-up in multiracial families appear to handle the identity issues, that all adopted children face, better than most. This is because researchers theorize they cannot pretend to be like everyone else. They see the difference in his or her family and accept it, and not try to become something that they're not.(adoption.org) Children can benefit greatly by being raised in an interracial home. Most children that are raised with different race parents learn to accept other races in society better. Children raised in homes like this often are able to bridge the culture gap. Ben Jones, an African-American male that was raised in an interracial family, states, “I fit into black and white society.” (adoption.org) There are a lot of bad things that come along with this kind of adoption that make people oppose it. Parents have to deal with the criticism, odd remarks, and prejudice from people of all races. But, there are advantages that supercede all of that negative stuff. Parents that decide to adopt interracially benefit as well. Not only do they get the privilege of raising such beautiful kids, but they also can deal with themselves and any racial tension that they’ve had. Different races tend to tolerate other races but they never get into their world. By parents mixing their homes with different races of children they learn about the culture and so does the other siblings. Children that have siblings of different races tend to be more aware of other cultures. This is because they get a personal experiance with living with someone that is different from them and they learn that just because your skin is different doesn't mean that the heart is. These siblings find themselves socializing with other races without a problem. When you are raised with your own race you may have a funny feeling with associating with other races because you don't know anything but your race. Right now, you maybe thinking, "children still need to know about their culture.", that is true but you don’t have to learn it from your own race. There are children that stay with parents of their own race and still do not know who they are. Many people are saying, "Well, we should do what is best for the child.", but is that what is going on, or are we using that as a way of keeping racism alive? Why not allow someone that has a heart to fullfil a need to take in a child. It shouldn't matter what color the child is. When you think about it, is the child getting the best done for him or her? Staying in a foster home for a longer time than necessary isn't helping the child. Making a child wait for his "own kind" to come is wasting days in that child's life when he or she could be having a home to sleep in and call their own. This "best for the child business" is strictley a way to keep saying, lets keep segregation alive. Matching a child with parents of his or her race is thought to be healthy because the child will know his or her cultural background. However, if there is no matchi...