Adoption och rasism

In one way, international adoptees stands with one foot in each country. Their looks might make them look like they belong on the other side of the globe, but in manners, language, taste of music and interests they may be exactly like ethnical Swedish kids. Many adoptees experience that they don’t get looked at as swedes, because their appearance isn’t typical Swedish. This essay addressing if, and if so, how, adoptees from Colombia and South Korea faces racism. By doing a quantitative survey with over fifty persons, and some qualitative interviews, I have investigated their experience of racism. The participants are adoptees, older than twenty years old, from South Korea and Colombia and they have been asked about their experiences and have been able to tell their view on racism and the situation they had during their school time. The survey shows that racism as concept is very complex and not always black or white