30 min
The Inside Story of Transracial Adoption The Unpacked Project
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- Society & Culture
Today we're joined by Isaac Etter - an activist, social entrepreneur and a transracial adoptee from the age of two. He is the founder of Identity, a startup focused on providing accessible, diverse, and ethical adoption and foster care education. And he formerly worked in adoption through his consulting firm Etter Consulting where he lead trainings for families and adoption agencies on transracial adoption.
In this episode, we discuss the personal adoption perspectives of Isaac and our own co-host Miranda, the affects adoption plays on racial identity development, and the need for parent preparation when adopting a child of a differing race -
Because adoption is traumatic in and of itself, but the intersectional experience of a transracial adoption add an entire new layer.
This is why Isaac has used his story of being adopted and growing up in a white world to curate deep conversations about race in America.
With his unique insight on racial tensions between white and black communities, he’s been able to curate impactful conversations for families where everyone learns to value each other and their experience, while learning about systemic racism, privilege and their role in it.
Stay to learn what is most important for parents to consider when raising children who look different from them and how transracial adoptees can begin to explore and redevelop their identity as a transracial adoptee.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theunpackedproject/support
Today we're joined by Isaac Etter - an activist, social entrepreneur and a transracial adoptee from the age of two. He is the founder of Identity, a startup focused on providing accessible, diverse, and ethical adoption and foster care education. And he formerly worked in adoption through his consulting firm Etter Consulting where he lead trainings for families and adoption agencies on transracial adoption.
In this episode, we discuss the personal adoption perspectives of Isaac and our own co-host Miranda, the affects adoption plays on racial identity development, and the need for parent preparation when adopting a child of a differing race -
Because adoption is traumatic in and of itself, but the intersectional experience of a transracial adoption add an entire new layer.
This is why Isaac has used his story of being adopted and growing up in a white world to curate deep conversations about race in America.
With his unique insight on racial tensions between white and black communities, he’s been able to curate impactful conversations for families where everyone learns to value each other and their experience, while learning about systemic racism, privilege and their role in it.
Stay to learn what is most important for parents to consider when raising children who look different from them and how transracial adoptees can begin to explore and redevelop their identity as a transracial adoptee.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theunpackedproject/support
30 min