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Transracial Adoption Can Provide a Loving Family and an Identity Struggle

They are images of joy, images of happy endings among so much tragedy. A few days ago, Duke and Lisa Scoppa adopted two Haitian orphans, 4-year-old Erickson and 4-month old Therline. "I just always felt like it would be a really enriching experience for us and for everybody involved, really," Lisa Scoppa said. Among the things that lie ahead for the Haitian children adopted by white American parents are a better life materially and a chance to grow up in a loving family. Outside Looking...Full Story
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