Welcome to the Waiting Families Page!
Once you have finished the paper chase stage, waiting for time to pass might feel even more difficult! We have assembled a list of websites, books and other resources to help you learn more about what’s ahead. Perhaps you may even find this information can help you to enjoy this part of the process! Most of the questions you have can be answered most accurately by your agency. However, if you are looking for information not posted here, please contact us and we will do the best we can to help find an answer or a resource for you.
BOOKS:
Adopting in China: A Practical Guide / An Emotional Journey, by Kathleen Wheeler and Doug Werner, 1999, 144 pages.
Adoption and Spirituality A Practical Guide and Reflections, by John D. Rudnick, Jr, 2000, 141 pg.
Intercountry Adoption from China. Examining Cultural Heritage and Other Postadoption Issues, by Jay W. Rojewski and Jacy L. Rojewski, 2001, 211 pages.
The Lost Daughters of China, by Karin Evans, 2000, 266 pages.
Operation China, by Paul Hattaway, 2000.
A Passage to the Heart: Edited by Amy Klatzkin, 1999, 341 pages.
PEACH GIRL: Poems for a Chinese Daughter by Joan Siegel and Joel Solonche, 2001, 58 pages.
The Road Home, by Eliza Thomas, 1997, 179 pages.
A Single Square Picture, by Katy Robinson, 2002, 297 pages.
West Meets East Americans Adopt Chinese Children, by Richard Tessler, Gail Gamache and Liming Liu. 1999, 189 pages.
Wuhu Diary, by Emily Prager, 2001. 192 pages.
WEBSITES:
Dr. Bledsoe and Dr. Davies website for adoption medicine
Research China – Brian Stuy (finding ads, village DVDs, etc)
http://www.research-china.org/
Chinese gift items, clothing, cards, etc
Journal sites and Film sites (read through some public, get ready to create your own)
http://www.journeystochina.net/index.php
http://www.pergamondesign.com/
Referral wait times and graphs
http://people.wwc.edu/staff/stirra/china/stats/index.htm
Bookstores focused on adoption
http://www.emilysbooks.com/china.htm
Magazines and Ezines
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/
http://e-magazine.adoption.com/issue/30Jan07.html
Yahoo Groups
Click here to find a Yahoo group for your child’s orphanage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/raisingchinachildren/links/Orphanage_Yahoo__Gro_000983302609/
Click here to find a Yahoo group about adoption from China http://groups.yahoo.com/group/raisingchinachildren/links/
Other/Misc (History, cultural information)
KCTS one hour documentary “Precious Children” http://www.pbs.org/kcts/preciouschildren/
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