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

Examples of transracial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Reporter Char Adams dives into the ethics of transracial adoption and talks to both white adoptive parents and Black adoptees about their experiences. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024 And services like Adoptive Learning Partners offer classes to help adoptive parents prepare for everything from navigating transracial adoption to talking to your child about being adopted. —

Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 Tennessean New memoir addresses elderly care In her book, A Living Remedy, author Nicole Chung digs into profound truths about transracial adoption, but with a particularly poignant twist: The unique grief of caring for aging parents, complicated by their financial vulnerability. —

Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023 This is a complex topic, but the preponderance of the research hasn’t found an especially high rate of emotional or behavioral problems among transracial adoptees. —

Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for transracial

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