Tag: Adoption
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Transracial Adoption on Trial
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Update: While this story doesn’t shed any new light on the facts of this horrific story, Dr. Stacy Patton explains very clearly in the Washington Post how racism could be partly to blame for the death of the Hart children. It’s not necessarily the racism of the white mothers, but the racism…
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Meltingpot Book Review: Prison Baby by Deborah Jiang Stein
Hi Meltingpot Readers, A couple of weeks ago, I received a copy of Prison Baby (Beacon Press) in the mail from an editor who thought I’d like it. She was absolutely right, although “like it” wouldn’t exactly be the way I’d describe my reaction to the book. Prison Baby is a memoir by Deborah Jiang…
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My Cup Runneth Over …with Books!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I am so lucky to be on the mailing list of some great publishers. Look what books showed up on my doorstep last week. Thank you Beacon Press and Algonquin! That’s Prison Baby by Deborah Jiang Stein and My Accidental Jihad by Krista Bremer. Prison Baby I know is going to make…
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Flashback Friday: The One About Black People Adopting White Children
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’ve been blogging for over five years now and it occurs to me that I’ve written a few good posts during that time. So good, I think they deserve another look. I’ll be reposting from time to time, selecting the posts that drew the most comments or sometimes just because they make…
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RIP Conrad Bain: The Meltingpot Mourns Mr. Drummond
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I just found out that actor Conrad Bain, aka Mr. Drummond from Diff’rent Strokes died on Monday. He was 89. I can’t say I was a big fan of Bain’s, but I was a loyal viewer of Diff’rent Strokes. That show, along with the Facts of Life, is intrinsically linked to my…
