Asian Diaspora Adoption (39 books)

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This is a list for Adoptee-centered books, such as Adoptee memoirs and adoption nonfiction research. Books by Asian adoptees who were raised in Western cultures.

Since I'm aiming for a diverse list, I generally only include the most relevant book by each author (such as Trenka), I recommend checking out the individual authors to find other books written by them. *NOTE* I will probably remove stories authored by Adoptive Parents (or any non-Asian Adoptee authors) in order to give (the lesser heard) OwnVoices a head start.

I also recommend this website which is where I vetted a few books outside of my sphere of interest.
http://adopteereading.com/books-about...
Other resources: http://www.adoptedvietnamese.org/reso...
https://affcny.org/category/adoption-...

Actively looking for more books written by Asian Adoptee guys, adoptees outside of Korea/China, and birth parents. Please add your suggestions.

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1	First Love Language by Stefany Valentine (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 1,400, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 26,631 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Lucky Girl: A Memoir by Mei-Ling Hopgood 3.78 avg rating — 1,291 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Language of Blood by Jane Jeong Trenka 4.04 avg rating — 485 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Love Letters to the World by Meia Geddes (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Inconvenient Daughter by Lauren J. Sharkey (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 1,100 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists by Against Child Trafficking USA 4.46 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley 4.12 avg rating — 68,673 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Unforgotton War: Dust of the Streets by Thomas Park Clement 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Teen Years by Katie Naftzger 4.37 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Pieces of Me: Who do I Want to Be by Robert L. Ballard (Editor) 4.26 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Back to my roots: My journey to China by Yanina Verplanke it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	On The Other Side Of The Eye by Bryan Thao Worra (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Dreams Of My Mothers: A Story Of Love Transcendent by Joel L.A. Peterson (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Too Much Soul: The Journey of an Asian Southern Belle by Cindy Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity by Matthew Salesses (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited by Anais Bordier 3.59 avg rating — 673 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Keurium by J.S. Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran 4.12 avg rating — 3,191 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Heart of Stone by Hoa Stone 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Marilyn by Amanda Ngoho Reavey 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Vietnamese.Adopted: A Collection of Voices by Various really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Mixed Korean: Our Stories An Anthology by Cerrissa Kim (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee's Search for Her Roots by Katy Robinson 3.88 avg rating — 249 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Not My White Savior: A Memoir in Poems by Julayne Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Parenting As Adoptees by Adam Chau 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Devil Comes Courting (The Worth Saga, #3) by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,875 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Ghost of Sangju by Soojung Jo (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption by Janine Vance (Goodreads Author) 4.93 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Famous Adopted People by Alice Stephens 3.43 avg rating — 359 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Beyond Two Worlds: A Taiwanese-American Adoptee’s Memoir & Search for Identity by M.J. Huang (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging by Eleana J. Kim 4.37 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patrick Cottrell (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 3,258 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Colour of Difference: Journeys in Transracial Adoption by Sarah Armstrong (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys Toward Identity by Ellen Lee 3.85 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Susan Devan Harness (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 355 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences, and Racial Exceptionalism by Kim Park Nelson 4.60 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	From Orphan to Adoptee: U.S. Empire and Genealogies of Korean Adoption by SooJin Pate 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Disrupting Kinship: Transnational Politics of Korean Adoption in the United States by Kimberly D. McKee 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars