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Transracial Adoptees in Media
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WebsterWebster
Webster was a Black kid adopted by white parents.
Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete Second SeasonDiff'rent Strokes - The Complete Second Season
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Arnold and Willis were Black kids adopted by a white father.
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis StoryBreaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
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Greg Louganis is Samoan and Swedish, adopted by white American parents.
Catfish in Black Bean SauceCatfish in Black Bean Sauce
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This film has two Asian people adopted by an African-American couple.
MTV Films Present: Better Luck TomorrowMTV Films Present: Better Luck Tomorrow
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This Asian-American film has one female, transracially-adopted character in it.
Tom Cruise: A BiographyTom Cruise: A Biography by Robert Sellers
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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted a Black, possibly biracial, son.
The Josephine Baker StoryThe Josephine Baker Story
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Josephine Baker had a "rainbow tribe" of adopted children.
White Oleander (Widescreen)White Oleander (Widescreen)
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The white main character has a Black foster care brother in one scene.
From Dusk Till Dawn (Dimension Collector's Series)From Dusk Till Dawn (Dimension Collector's Series)
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A villain ask Harvey Keitel's character and his Asian son, "Are you two lovers?"
FoxfireFoxfire
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Jenny Shimizu plays a character abused by her white parents.
Biography: Angelina JolieBiography: Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie has an adopted Asian son and an adopted Black daughter.
Daughter From DanangDaughter From Danang
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If I read correctly, this work covers a Vietnam-born woman with white adoptive parents.
National Geographic - China's Lost GirlsNational Geographic - China's Lost Girls
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This work is painfully gushy, but it discusses Chinese girls adopted by white American families.
Girlfriends - The Complete First SeasonGirlfriends - The Complete First Season
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Lynn Searcy is a character who is biracial and transracially adopted.
Paul Blart: Mall CopPaul Blart: Mall Cop
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Paul Blart has a Mexican daugther after his wife leaves both of them. I wonder if Kevin James wanted a Latina relative in the film as he has a Latina wife in real life.
The Simpsons - The Complete Ninth Season (Collectible Lisa Head Pack)The Simpsons - The Complete Ninth Season (Collectible Lisa Head Pack)
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In "Lisa's Sax," a child tells his white father, "I am Chan Ho, Chin Ho is over there."
A Day Without a MexicanA Day Without a Mexican
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A woman learns that she is Armenian and not Mexican, like her adoptive parents.
TomcatsTomcats
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This shows two gay, white men who have an Asian child.
SheenaSheena
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I can't believe it! The reverse happened. This shows an African shaman woman who adopts a blonde, white girl.
We Are DadWe Are Dad
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A white, gay couple adopted at least two HIV-positive, Black children.
A Wake in ProvidenceA Wake in Providence
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An older Italian-American woman adopts an Asian kid.
Away We GoAway We Go
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An interracial couple visit a white couple in Canada who have an Asian kid, a Black kid, and several white ones.
What Falls Away: A MemoirWhat Falls Away: A Memoir by Mia Farrow
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Woody Allen, her white husband, got with her transracially-adopted Asian daughter.
Licensed to KillLicensed to Kill
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A self-loathing gay man who killed gays in interviewed here. He is biracial and transracially adopted.
Man of the People: The Life of John McCainMan of the People: The Life of John McCain by Paul Alexander
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I'm not tryin' to give no praise to no Republicans, but McCain has an adopted daughter from Bangladesh.
Ewan McGregor: From Junkie to JediEwan McGregor: From Junkie to Jedi by Brian J. Robb
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According to Wikipedia, he and his wife have an Asian daughter.
Fargo (1996 Film)/Barton Fink (1991 Film)Fargo (1996 Film)/Barton Fink (1991 Film)
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F. McDormand on her Coen Brother husband have an adopted Latino son, according to Wikipedia.
Fred Rogers - America's Favorite NeighborFred Rogers - America's Favorite Neighbor
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According to Wikipedia, Mr. Rogers' parents had a Black foster child who Mr. Rogers called his brother.
Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian-Pacific-American Activists (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies)Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian-Pacific-American Activists (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) by Kevin Kumashiro
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One chapter covers a Korean transwoman adopted by whites.
Lesbians of Color: Social and Human ServicesLesbians of Color: Social and Human Services by Hilda Hidalgo
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This has a chapter on a transracially-adopted Korean lesbian.
Black Americans of Achievement: George Washington Carver [VHS]Black Americans of Achievement: George Washington Carver [VHS]
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George Washington Carver was adopted by his former slave master. After that white environment, he had trouble adjusting to the Black environment of Tuskegee.