When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from China

Members of my family and friends as well have found this book very helpful in gaining an understanding of our Chinese daughter's home country and the situation surrounding Chinese adoption. They feel they've learned many things that they did not know before. I am hopeful that this book also will be useful and interesting to my daughter as she grows.I particularly appreciate the sensitivity with which the book presents the Chinese culture and tbe reason that most of the children adopted from China are girls. The other wonderful thing about this book is that it is packed with photos of everyday China and of adopting families in China.If Chinese adoption has touched your family, I encourage you to add this book to your collection!

....Sara Dorow's book tells adopted children, "Chinese peoplelove children, and family members are very close to one another." It does not suggest that American parents love children better....When You Were Born in China is sensitive and respectful to China, to Chinese birth parents, and to all the people in China who care for orphaned children in China's social welfare institutions. It is a superb book, and its explanation of the reasons children become available for adoption in China is a masterful combination of accuracy and concision. Every adoptive family with a child from China should have this book in their child's collection.

Thanks to the misinformation doled out by the sensationalistic Western media, many misconceptions about the cultural/family situation in China exist. ("China sells babies"; "The Chinese don't love their children", etc.) When my wife and I adopted our daughter, we gave copies of this book to our parents and friends to help them understand her beginnings, just as we will use it to explain to her when the inevitable questions will arise. It's a great tool to bridge the cultural gap.

This book tell the story of a journey similiar to the one we took for our daughter. It also provides a perfect medium to explain to children and other members of the family. Everyone in our travel group say it is a must have book especially for the older siblings to understand where their sister came from.

I was overwhelmed by the book. It provides the story of China adoptions in precise, direct, but kind language... the way that I would have hoped to have been able to tell it to my own children. The pictures and remembrances brought tears to my eyes and I purchased copies as gifts for our family to help them understand the process and the beauty of China adoptions.