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Any Chinese or East Asian adopters ? Or adoption of child with different heritage in UK
Bubsy
March 13, 2018 11:02
Hi My husband and I are just starting out in our adoption journey. I am white British and my husband is Chinese. We are just wondering if anyone else with a similar heritage mix has been through the adoption process? We are aware that there are very few children of East Asian heritage needing adoption so we are not sure where we would stand with it all. We are open to other ethnicities but when we spoke to one agency they werenât overly reassuring saying that they do try and match a child as closely as possible to their heritage. Would love to hear from anyone who has been through the process and adopted a child of a different heritage.
Zora
March 13, 2018 16:06
Pm me if you want. Our LO is totally different ethnic mix to us. That said, I also have a birth child with Chinese heritage in the mix. Xx
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chestnuttree
March 13, 2018 22:11
We also adopted transracially. Other factors overrode ethnicity. It depends on what you bring to the table and what the specific child needs.
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freddie2
March 13, 2018 23:16
I am European and my husband is Scottish but has a polish grandfather. When we first approached our LA in London, they didnât seem very interested in recruiting us at all. But when we re- approached them about 6 months later saying that we were exploring international adoption, they welcomed up with open arms and said that we should adopt domestically (which we were keen to do anyway). They were happy by the fact that I was non British and my husband part polish as they felt that we would find a match on the national register. They thought that this was a selling point for us. As it turns out we were initially linked with a child who was part Lithuanian and part Turkish. Iâm not sure why really part from the fact that he was âinternationalâ I suppose like us! That didnât work out for timing reasons and a few months later we were matched with a British baby! Not sure this helps. But just wanted to,give you encouragement xx
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safia
March 14, 2018 08:33
When it comes to matching they will be looking for the best match for the CHILD so ethnic match may well be an issue that they will look for - but there will be other things - and all the qualities and experiences you have which may make you a good match for a particular child will become more obvious as you go through the assessment. If this agency are reluctant to take you on try neighbouring LAs or VAs - VAs look for families for "hard to place" children which may include where an exact ethnic match may be important
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Bubsy
March 14, 2018 13:47
Thanks everyone, it is good to know that others have been in a similar situation and been matched. I just dont want to be on the bottom of the list when it comes to matching based on our ethnicity and then up waiting forever. I guess that wont happen in reality. Have you guys gone with LA or VA? We are leaning towards the VA as it is based in London which will be more diverse than where we live.
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moomin2
April 11, 2018 14:12
Hi, my husband is white but I am from East Asia and our AS is white British. Please PM me if youâre interested to know more.
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