Links
We hope you find some of the following links useful. Please feel free to report any broken links by contacting SFCA.
Subject Index
Adopting from China
Families with Children from China
Travel tips, information on medical issues, updates from the China Center of Adoption Affairs, etc.
China Center of Adoption Affairs
The CCAA's own web site.
Adopting from China: Canada
International adoption facilitator.
International adoption facilitator.
Adopting from China: Medical
FCC Health & Medical Information
Includes Chinese growth charts and information on immunizations, medical items to take, tests to have on return, etc.
Web site of Dr. Jane Aronson, who specializes in the medical care of children adopted internationally.
Adopting from China: Email Lists
Discussion list for those who are in the process of adopting from China.
Discussion list for those who have already adopted from China.
Discussion list for those who are adopting or who have adopted older children from China.
Adopting from Vietnam
Families with Children Adopted from Vietnam
Support group for adoptive parents.
Information for adoptive parents.
Adopting from the Philippines
Information on adopting from the Philippines, including useful contacts, web sites, and forums.
Adoption
An excellent all-around magazine for adoptive families.
Adoption: International
Adoption magazine for Canadians; international and domestic adoption.
A newsletter for China-adoptive parents.
A magazine for girls adopted from China.
A magazine for families who adopt internationally.
Affiliates
Adoption Support Centre of Saskatchewan
Support group for all adoptive parents in Saskatchewan.
Families with Children from China
Support group for adoptive parents.
Charities
Provides financial support for orphaned and abandoned children in China for education, shelter, health care needs and other charitable purposes.
The Children's Bridge Foundation
Gives aid to orphaned and abandoned children.
For the children who will never be adopted, Half the Sky programs are the closest thing they will ever receive to the love and support of a birth family.
China: Geography
University of Texas China Maps
Includes a map of linguistic regions.
China: History
Essays and timelines.
A list of resources related to Chinese history.
China: Language
This site sets the standard for all other sites that attempt to teach conversational language online. Every day ChinesePod offers new lessons in conversational Mandarin at a variety of levels. Search for lessons on topics that interest you (and yes, these topics include adoption and children).
Features useful phrases written in pinyin (no tones, alas!), with audio clips.
An overwhelming number of links to online tutorials in Chinese.
Zhongwen: Chinese Characters and Culture
A very interesting language site.
Vocabulary Cards for China-Adoptive Travelers
A set of cards for traveling China-adoptive parents, containing 90+ terms or phrases on 28 cards. Each term or phrase is given in English, pinyin and Chinese characters.
China: News
Hong Kong's Leading English Newspaper.
Daily coverage of China business, travel and culture in both English and Chinese.
China: Travel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Travel health information service.
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation
Run by and for adoptive families.
Offer homeland tours.
Offer homeland tours.
Shopping
All the stores listed are American, so beware of exchange rates, duty and other possible charges.
Books, arts and crafts, music, clothing, etc., plus information about China and its culture. Dedicated to adoptive families.
Sells Chinese children's books, videos and music, specializing in items intended to teach an English-speaking child Chinese. Check out the Disney videos in Mandarin!
Books about China, Chinese language and culture for children and adults. Features sets of books for adoptive parents traveling to China.
Special Needs
Attachment disorder.
