Transnational Adoption : A Cultural Economy of Race, Gender, and Kinship

Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Adoption Moves 1(34) 1. Why China? Identifying Histories 35(30) 2. Matches Made on Earth: Making Parents and Children for Each Other 65(42) 3. Picturing Kinship 107(6) 4. Client, Ambassador, and Gift: Managing Adoption Exchange 113(39) 5. Shamian Island: Borders of Belonging 152(11) 6. Storied Origins: Abandonment, Adoption, and Motherhood 163(42) 7. American Ghosts: Cultural Identities, Racial Constructions 205(58) Conclusion: Akin to Difference 263(20) Notes 283(18) Bibliography 301(20) Index 321(10) About the Author 331