In 1997 journalist Karin Evans walked into an orphanage in southern China and met her new daughter, a beautiful one-year-old baby girl. In this fateful moment Evans became part of a profound, increasingly common human drama that links abandoned Chinese girls with foreigners who have traveled many miles to complete their families. At once a compelling personal narrative and an evocative portrait of contemporary China, The Lost Daughters of China has also served as an invaluable guide for thousands of readers as they navigated the process of adopting from China. However, much has changed in terms of the Chinese government?s policies on adoption since this book was originally published and in this revised and updated edition Evans addresses these developments. Also new to this edition is a riveting chapter in which she describes her return to China in 2000 to adopt her second daughter who was nearly three at the time. Many of the first girls to be adopted from China are now in the teens (China only opened its doors to adoption in the 1990s), and this edition includes accounts of their experiences growing up in the US and, in some cases, of returning to China in search of their roots. Illuminating the real-life stories behind the statistics, The Lost Daughters of China is an unforgettable account of the red thread that winds form China?s orphanages to loving families around the globe.

Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.

'Governing China's Population' tells the story of political and cultural shifts, from the perspectives of both regime and society.

Adopting a child can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life, yet complex policies, legal risks, and fewer available children make adopting domestically a difficult choice. International adoption offers a solution.American parents are now adopting over 6000 children a year from China and Korea, making those countries a popular foreign option. John Maclean's"The Chinese Adoption Handbook" is the only nuts and bolts "how to"handbook that teaches you what you need to know to adopt a child from China and Korea.From the pitfalls to the practical, the rewards to the risks, The Chinese Adoption Handbook guides you through it all: How the international adoption process worksHow to start the processWhat you need to know before you goMaking the most out of your time in China: the inside scoop on customs, hotels, food and shoppingThe children's homes, the US Consulate visit, and all the questions you'd never think to ask Medical issues, special adoption doctors, and travel requirements Post adoption procedures and much, much moreA must read for anyone thinking of adopting a child from abroad. Practical, accurate, and written with a father's sense of humor, "The Chinese Adoption Handbook" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to adoption from China and Korea.