November 15, 2006
Outsiders Within :: Book Release Party
On Saturday (November 18th) from 6-9 pm, come check out the Midwest book release party for the groundbreaking new anthology written by and for adult transracial and transnational adoptees - Outsiders Within. The event will be held at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance on the UMN West Bank campus. All sorts of fun stuff is planned, including dance performance, readings, and food and drink. Meet many of the local writers who contributed to the book, including editors Jane Jeong Trenka and Sun Yung Shin and Jae Ran Kim, Kim Park Nelson, Shannon Gibney, and more.
I had the fortunate to review the book before it went to press and they were foolish enough (or wise?) to print a portion of my review (although not the best lines, if you ask me).
Domestic transracial adoption and international transracial adoption often are viewed as distinct experiences. Outsiders Within demonstrates that the two histories and life courses are intricately intertwined. The selection of authors for this book reflects this symbiosis, as well as surveys the wide range of experiences of adoption in the United States and Europe . Outsiders Within will be a valuable addition to academic scholarship on adoption and will surely help to improve the lives of adoptee children and their families.
—Richard M. Lee, PhD, associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota