NBC’s Parenthood and the Importance of Cultural Citizenship in Adoption

Dr. Nicholas Hartlep My wife and I frequently watched Parenthood on NBC this past fall. Recently the fourth season’s finale aired. As a Korean adoptee, from my perspective, Parenthood portrayed transracial-adopted families inadequately, misrepresenting their experiences from the perspective of the adopted child, Victor. Despite the competing viewpoints of the realities of adoption, the majority […]