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Struggle for Identity (Special Edition DVD -2007)
Struggle for Identity (Special Edition DVD -2007)
Struggle for Identity (Special Edition DVD -2007)
$100.00

This DVD includes the original Struggle for Identity: Issues in Transracial Adoption and Struggle for Identity: A Conversation 10 Years Later, featuring members of the original Struggle cast, bonus scenes, transcripts, and more.

STRUGGLE FOR IDENTITY: ISSUES IN TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION is a thought-provoking 20-minute video presenting a group of adoptees who discuss their experiences growing up in transracial adoptive families. They delve into complex issues such as confronting stereotypes, fitting in with their culture of origin and learning to define themselves in terms of race and culture. Included in the video are interviews with several adoptive parents who discuss the obstacles they faced in raising children of a different race. The compelling voices of experience are touching and often brutally honest in their observations.

Widely considered the definitive video on the subject, Struggle has been incorporated into county and state training and recruitment programs across the U.S. and has been seen in countries around the world. Available on this special edition DVD are never-before-seen bonus scenes, transcripts and articles, a new high quality transfer of the original program, and an all new 20-minute companion film.

STRUGGLE FOR IDENTITY: A CONVERSATION 10 YEARS LATER is a captivating follow-up to the original Struggle. John and Michelle return to reflect on their experiences participating a decade ago in the first film, and why they have made transracial and multicultural adoption their life’s work. They discuss their lifelong journeys as transracial adoptees with candor and passion. The two explore issues of racism, the visible and public nature of transracial adoption, loyalty and attachment, transracialization and creating multicultural families through the lens of their personal experience and professional training.

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Product Details

Format: NTSC
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
DVD Release Date: 2007
Run Time: 20 minutes / 20 minutes
Public Performance Rights: yes
Awards: Silver Communicator Awards Statuette, Silver Telly Statuette, Silver Plaque (Intercom), Honorable Mention (Chris Awards)
Bonus Material Includes:

  • Bonus Scenes
  • Transcripts – English
  • Subtitles – English SDH
  • Printable Documents

Reviews

Rating: 5
I love both the transracial adoptees' insights and the producers' technical ability to make selections based on training needs. We appreciate the way
the video intertwined the core issues of adoption (attachment, grief and loss, etc.) into the transracial adoptee's struggle. We believe the new video
will be used widely as a training tool in the field. -- Joe Kroll, Executive Director, North American Council on Adoptable Children


Rating: 5
The video is a powerful exposition of transracial adoptees' experiences. The sequences of adoptees and their parents discussing similar topics is a
captivating technique. The adoptees come across as sincere and straightforward, and their responses are very articulate and thoughtful. -- Ernesto
Loperena, Executive Director, NY Council on Adoptable Children

Ten years later, I viewed the original again. The issues in transracial
adoption raised by the young adults back then are just as relevant today. This will continue to be an excellent training tool for professionals and
adoptive parents. As a viewer and professional in the field, I was impressed by the conversation 10 years later with John and Michelle. The message
from these two adoptees in 2007 is fundamentally the same, but it is now textured with maturity and years of experience working as professionals in an
admittedly flawed foster care system. They both understand the flaws, yet are able to paint their picture in a clear, vibrant manner while capturing
the nuances inherent in their interactions of human beings. The video's "deleted scenes" are a bonus and well worth viewing. The overall
production is user-friendly, crisp and clear. Bravo to John and Michelle and bravo to Citizens' Coalition for Children on producing such a valuable
video. -- Ernesto Loperena, Executive Director, NY Council on Adoptable Children


Rating: 5
If I had to use one word to describe the film it would be as follows: excellent, balanced, informative, provocative, enlightening, inspiring,
challenging, moving, uncompromising, focused, wonderful... I apologize for being so wordy, but I have been associated with issues on interracial and
intercultural parenting for almost 30 years and this is one of the best films I have seen. -- Abdul-Rahmaan Muhammad, Senior Vice President, The
Village for Families and Children


Rating: 5
The video is powerful and on target. The participants articulate the issues in a manner that invites discussion and reflection. --Al Stumph,
co-author with Leora Neal of Transracial Adoptive Parenting: A Black/White Community Issue




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