Navigating Adoption: Microaggressions and Identity Challenges in Adoption with Dr. Amanda Baden and Let It Be Us

Let It Be Us offers a series of virtual and in-person educational events on topics surrounding Foster Care and Adoption in the State of Illinois.

Join Let It Be Us for an insightful session with Amanda L. Baden, Ph.D., a leading voice in adoption research, as she explores how adoptees develop identity across adoption, race, and culture. This presentation will examine how stigma can shape adoptee experiences through adoption microaggressions – subtle but impactful forms of bias – and how these dynamics appear in everyday interactions. Attendees will gain the skills to recognize and respond to these experiences, while also learning about reculturation, the process through which adoptees reconnect with their birth culture. Through practical frameworks and real-world application, participants will deepen their understanding of how to support adoptees in building identity, connection, and belonging.

• This event is free and open to the public
• Access to this event is completely virtual, NO in-person options
• Registration for this event is required
• During the event, attendees will have the opportunity for question & answer
• If you have any questions, please contact Daisy Taylor at daisytaylor@letitbeus.org.

Featured Speaker: Amanda L. Baden, Ph.D.

Amanda L. Baden, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized adoption researcher and psychologist whose work focuses on adoptee identity, adoption socialization, and the impact of stigma. Her research explores how adoptees navigate identity across adoption, race, and culture, including the roles of adoption microaggressions and reculturation – the process of reconnecting with birth culture. Through her work, she provides valuable frameworks that help caregivers and professionals better understand and support adoptees in building identity, connection, and belonging.