When we were looking into International adoption, India had peaked our
interest, but we were told that the wait is long for non-Indian couples,
preference is given to Indians. I watch "Adoption Story" on Discovery
Health occasionally, and one was about a first-generation American couple
of
Indian decent who adopted from India. It did touch on the caste system,
and
how initially the families were taken aback by the adoption, because in
India adoption is usually done within the family. Family members actually
offered to have a baby for the couple! But once the child was home,
everyone accepted her.
--
-Kelly
"-L." <gentleboa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> With great sadness I read the thread with all of the fighting and
> argument. I am saddened for a number of reasons, but one of the
> greatest is that adoptable children in India are suffering because of
> the caste system. I have a friend who adopted two children from India
> - a boy who came home at age 4, and a girl who came home at 11 months.
> Both are beautiful, loving and exceptionally bright children. They
> lived in orphanages where they did not get sufficient care, they
> suffered manutrition and came home with lice. Children just like them
> are lingering in orphanages in India because of the caste system - a
> system that is antiquated, discriminatory and just sickening. That
> anyone would sup****t such a system in this day and age is deplorable,
> IMO.
>
> If anyone may be interested in more information about adoptions from
> India or would be interested in talking to my friend, please email me
> at the address above. I know of an agency that is working hand-in-hand
> with one of the orphanages in India to try to improve the conditions
> there. These children need help, not more discrimination.
>
> -L.
>
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