-- The importance of balancing birth culture and adoptive culture within the family

-- Finding a community where your children see other "kids like them" (and what to do if this is not possible)

-- Shaping a multicultural home, with appropriate traditions, religious observances, and role models

-- Developing alternative approaches to the family tree

-- Facing and addressing anti-ethnic and anti-adoption prejudices

In addition to drawing on her own experience as an adoptive mother and on extensive interviews, Alperson includes a wealth of on-line and other resources for the multicultural family:

-- Suppliers of books, periodicals, clothing, food products, and toys that celebrate your family's cultural diversity

-- Discussion groups, support organizations, and heritage camps for both Parents and kids