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  • Black and green banner image with photo of author Valerie Kaiyang  Wood and text reading "interview with Valerie Kaiyang  Wood. I thought after writing this book, I would start to feel like I had finally figured out who I am" Open Book logo bottom left.
    Black and green banner image with photo of author Valerie Kaiyang  Wood and text reading "interview with Valerie Kaiyang  Wood. I thought after writing this book, I would start to feel like I had finally figured out who I am" Open Book logo bottom left.
    June 28, 2023

    Valerie Kaiyang Wood Explores Transracial Adoption in Her Dazzling Debut Picture Book

    Transracial and transnational adoptions are complex processes, with parents welcoming children from cultures they don't necessarily have any connection to, and children arriving into families who may ...

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