Media
Research in the news
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The Atlantic
What Happens When Parents Wait to Tell a Child He’s Adopted
A new study suggests that learning about one’s own adoption after a certain age could lead to lower life satisfaction in the future.
By Ashley Fetters
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The Atlantic
When 'You're Adopted' Is Used as an Insult
Often deployed on playgrounds and between siblings, the slur draws on stereotypes about adoption that are both obsolete and unrealistic.
By Ashley Fetters
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Counseling Today
Transracial adoption
“Adoption is really complicated. It’s not a win-win situation,” says Amanda Baden, an ACA member who specializes in working with transracial adoptees and their families. “Adoptions have gains and losses; you don’t just get one without the other.”
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U.S. Congress Floor Statements
Congressman Jerry Nadler
Statement in Honor of Dr. Amanda Baden, 2005 Angel in Adoption
interviews
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Deported, Not Forgotten (Facilitator)
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Washington Post (interviewed)
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NPR Interview
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APA Interview
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New York Times Interview
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Creating a Family Adoption Microaggression Podcast
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Creating a Family Interview
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Creating a Family Podcast (Interview)
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Reckoning with the primal wound
Wo Ai Ni Mommy
Adopted
Film & Video
Asia Society Panel: Children of war and peace
“Advice” Columns
FOR ADOPTEES & ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
The Journal, a publication created as a collaboration between Families with Children from China (FCC) of Greater New York (FCCNY) and FCC New England (FCCNE), ran a column called, “Ask Amanda” that was published intermittently between 2005 and 2014.
Mei Magazine, a magazine created for Chinese adoptees age 7 to 14, was published bimonthly and featured articles with specific relevance to girls adopted from Chin, was in production from 2005 to 2012. The advice column for girls, “Amanda’s Place,” appeared in every publication.
(NO LONGER IN PUBLICATION)