Inside Transracial Adoption: Strength-based, Culture-sensitizing Parenting Strategies for Inter-country or Domestic Adoptive Families That Don''t Match

About Beth HallGail Steinberg

Beth Hall is the white adoptive mother of a Latina daughter and an African American son both now adults and grew up with an adopted sister. Beth is currently the Director of Pact An Adoption Alliance. She lives in Oakland California with her husband Ted and their children when they are home visiting. She is a nationally known advocate for adopted children of color who regularly lectures and leads workshops on ethical non-racist adoption practices. In 2010 she received the Outstanding Practitioner in Adoption Award from the Adoption Initiative at St. John's University. Gail Steinberg is the adoptive mother of four grown daughters and sons. Her multiracial family has Korean/Native American African American and white members. She has six grandchildren and lives in Oakland California.Beth and Gail co-founded Pact An Adoption Alliance in 1991 to combat the discrimination they witnessed against adopted children of color and their birth families. Pact is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve adopted children of color. In order to best serve children's needs Pact provides not only adoptive placement but lifelong education support and community for adoptees and their families on issues of adoption and race. Find out more at www.pactadopt.org.