TY - JOUR
T1 - Navigating both/and
T2 - Exploring the complex identity of Latino/a adoptees
AU - Flores-Koulish, Stephanie
AU - Alvarado, Susan Branco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - According to the most recent US census, Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US at 16.7% of the total US population or approximately 51 million, an increase of 48% since 2000. Out of that number, 63% are native born. A smaller subgroup includes adoptees of Hispanic descent. Yet, due to its distinctiveness this subgroup is frequently neglected in multicultural literature. In this paper, a new framework is presented, which elaborates on the distinct and shared qualities of Latino/a adoptees with the New Latino/a diaspora. The framework is supported with case study vignettes, which provide implications for human development and, by extension, counseling and education.
AB - According to the most recent US census, Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US at 16.7% of the total US population or approximately 51 million, an increase of 48% since 2000. Out of that number, 63% are native born. A smaller subgroup includes adoptees of Hispanic descent. Yet, due to its distinctiveness this subgroup is frequently neglected in multicultural literature. In this paper, a new framework is presented, which elaborates on the distinct and shared qualities of Latino/a adoptees with the New Latino/a diaspora. The framework is supported with case study vignettes, which provide implications for human development and, by extension, counseling and education.
KW - Adoptees
KW - Identity
KW - Latino/as
KW - Race
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U2 - 10.1179/1053078915Z.00000000024
DO - 10.1179/1053078915Z.00000000024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964643028
SN - 1053-0789
VL - 24
SP - 61
EP - 80
JO - Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
JF - Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
IS - 2
ER -