Navigating Both/And: Exploring the Complex Needs of Latina/o Adoptees

• In Event: Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: Cultural Considerations in the Educational Context

Abstract

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, this subgroup is frequently neglected in multicultural literature for its distinctiveness. In this presentation, a new framework is presented, which elaborates on the distinct and shared qualities of Latino/a adoptees with the New Latino/a diaspora. Presenters will support the framework with case study vignettes, which provides implications for human development and by extension, counseling and education.

Authors

• Stephanie A. Flores-Koulish, Loyola University Maryland

• Susan Branco Alvarado, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University