transracial
adjective
trans·ra·cial
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈrā-shəl 
(ˌ)tranz-
: involving, encompassing, or extending across two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
transracial adoption
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In the context of the Cold War, these transracial, international adoptions were powerful symbols of Americans’ new commitment to antiracism, despite the persistence of racist policies in immigration, housing, and employment.
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Time, 15 May 2025
Today, there are plenty of resources for parents who adopt children of a different race, a process known as transracial adoption.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 May 2025
For instance, Lea Wait’s mass-market crime novel Shadows at the Spring Show, published in 2005, goes so far as to make anger over the transracial adoption the motive for a string of grisly murders in a small town.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Her short film, FOUND is being used to start conversations within the transracial adoptee community, and TOO MANY BODIES was supported by NoRAnow.org and Survivors Empowered, advocating for gun reform.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Time, 15 May 2025
Today, there are plenty of resources for parents who adopt children of a different race, a process known as transracial adoption.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 May 2025
For instance, Lea Wait’s mass-market crime novel Shadows at the Spring Show, published in 2005, goes so far as to make anger over the transracial adoption the motive for a string of grisly murders in a small town.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Her short film, FOUND is being used to start conversations within the transracial adoptee community, and TOO MANY BODIES was supported by NoRAnow.org and Survivors Empowered, advocating for gun reform.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Transracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transracial. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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