Are there ever any instances of white babies being adopted by non-white parents?

Question

I am just curious to find out what the statistics are on adoption of white children in the world being adopted by non-white parents.

Answer 1

I would say it's not very high.  In my case my adoptive mother is white and adoptive father is black.  It's much more common to see white people adopting black or mixed race babies.  I've NEVER seen a black person adopt a white child.  Never.

Answer 2

I also think it is very rare....

Answer 3

Not sure but my white cousin's adopted a (i hate this phrase but it's 'apparently politically correct') mixed race child but that was through fostering first and he was a bit older

Answer 4

Race really doesnt matter, a couple of ANY race can adopt a child(ren) of any race, no matter if their black, white, latino, or asian, a child is a child, nothing more. Good luck!

Answer 5

Though it's not very common, look at Nicole Richie.  She's white and adopted by non-white parents.  Skin color doesn't matter and anybody who is willing to give a child the nurturing and necessities it needs to grow should be able to do so.

Answer 6

I do know of an African American foster parent who adopted several children, 2 of which were caucasian.  Both children had been with her for quite some time and were in their early teens when the adoption occurred.  However I don't think this happens very often.  There are more cases on the reversed side due to the number of children available.

Answer 7

The numbers are very small. One of the reasons is that there is an attempt (at least by public agencies) at placing inrace. Since many if not most private agencies or independent adoptions involve birth parent participation, these adoptions tend to be inrace where possible as well. Since most adoptors are white, white babies are normally adopted quickly.

African Americans were the first transracial adopters. In this country for a long time there was the "one drop" rule. That is, if there was one drop of African blood, the child was considered African. Until the 1960s, these children, often appearing white, were considered unadoptable by white parents.  African American parents, however, were willing to adopt these children even though they did not look like them.

Answer 8

why not what does color have to do with it that's what is wrong with the world today. why not raise each others children and learn to get along!!

Answer 9

Statistically, the majority of people adopting babies are white, and the majority of babies available for adoption are not white.  So, the odds of a non-white person adopting a white baby are low.

From a University of Florida research journal:

"Very few minority parents are willing to adopt the widely overrepresented minority children in foster care. Those who are willing face many barriers due to agency practices and unwritten policies (Roberts, 2002). Parents from other ethnicities who are willing to adopt transracially must face resistance from the NAACP and the National Association of Black Social Workers (Simon & Vidal, 2003). The lens through which adoption is viewed by the public is a final factor as to why minority children continue to be overrepresented in the system."

One Church One Child is a well-known organization that tries to recruit minority adoptive parents by working through black churches, with the goal of each church recruiting at least one adoptive family.