Multiracial Heritage Month

This year’s Multiracial Heritage Month theme highlights the “multi” aspects of our identity, bringing light to the diverse array of backgrounds and cultures multiracial and transracial adoptees come from while honoring the wholeness of ourselves. It is often we find ourselves described in segmented ways: that we are “half” of something, that we are too “x” for “y” and too “a” for “b,” - but our experiences tell a different story.

We resist the narrative that our identity lacks something, is incomplete, or partial. This month we reclaim and control our own narratives. We celebrate all the many pieces that comprise our heritage and histories, while still centering our wholeness. Through the act of storytelling, we hope to spotlight the individuality of multiracial and transracial adoptee experiences and ultimately build a platform for self-determination. We remind everyone, including ourselves, that our cultures are not “diluted” by multiracial identity or adoption, but rather “concentrated” by them.