Outside Announcements

Disclaimer: Outside Announcements are not CCI sponsored. We have taken reasonable measures to ensure that these announcements are relevant to our community. We advise our members to participate using their own discretion.

(Jan ‘25 - Feb 25)

My name is Anabella Weiss, and I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Community Action and Social Change at the University of Michigan. As part of my academic research, I am conducting a study focused on understanding the Transracial Adoption of Asian Americans, exploring the varied experiences of adoptees and the outcomes of these experiences.

I am reaching out to your organization because some of your members may be eligible and interested in participating in my research study. I kindly ask that you share the attached flyer and promote this study within your community, as direct participation by adopted individuals is the primary focus of this research.

The study involves a 30-minute interview with me, conducted over Zoom. The interview transcripts will be analyzed to gain deeper insights into the experiences of Asian American transracial adoptees. Participation from your members would contribute to a more comprehensive understanding and representation of adoptees' perspectives on transracial adoption.

The only requirement for participants is to identify as an Asian American transracial adoptee raised by a White family and be between the ages of 18 - 29.

** Please note that “Asian” refers to a person “having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. This includes people who reported detailed Asian responses such as Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other Asian specified, and Other Asian not specified” and who resides in America.

Please let me know if you are interested in assisting with the recruitment process for this study or if you have any questions. I am happy to provide additional details!

Link to eligibility form: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a2UBhEvDoTMErno 

Warm regards,

Anabella Weiss

bellawei@umich.edu

The University of Michigan’s Psychology Department and School of Social Work

(Aug ‘24 - Feb ‘25)

Are you an international adoptee who has had experience with learning your heritage language?

My name is Kiana Kishiyama. I was adopted from China when I was 11 months old, and I grew up in British Columbia, Canada. I am currently a graduate student at McGill University in Montreal, and my Master's research aims to investigate international adoptees' experiences with (re)learning their heritage languages, and how these language learning experiences contribute to our sense of identity as international adoptees. Like many adoptees, I was disconnected from my language, and this affected my sense of identity. I believe that documenting our experiences could inform more culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed language learning spaces, as well as transnational adoption educational programming.

If you are interested in participating, please see the research poster for participation requirements, and reach out to me at kiana.kishiyama@mail.mcgill.ca. If you have general questions or comments, feel free to reach out as well. I hope to do our community proud with this research.