Critical Adoption Studies (CAS): Foundational Reading
CAS emerged as an interdisciplinary field from Asian American studies. CAS examines the intersections of adoption, culture, law, and ethics, and their impact on identity, family, culture, and race.
The Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader (Emily Hipchen, ed.)
Formations: Adoption, Kinship, and Culture (book series)
A reliable pipeline for newer adoption studies work across disciplines. ohiostatepress.org
Adoption & Culture (journal) / Alliance for the Study of Adoption & Culture
Critical Adoptee Standpoint: Transnational, Transracial Adoptees as Knowledge Producers
For ongoing scholarly essays on adoption, culture, law, ethics, and representation. There are some open access articles available: adoptionandculture.org
This article underscores the significance of adoptees as knowledge producers from an Asian Adoptee lens. Critical Adoptee Standpoint