Canadians look south to adopt black kids
By SHELIA M. POOLE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/24/04
AUGUSTA — Dave Alexander and his wife, Juanita — exhausted but too excited to sleep — had just flown from Canada the night before to meet the newest member of their growing brood.
“There he is! There he is!” said Alexander, clasping a hand over his heart as he sees his youngest son for the first time. “It doesn’t get any better than this.”
After trying unsuccessfully for years to have children of their own, the Alexanders, who live in British Columbia, are adopting their second son, Keiran, who is just a few weeks old.
Keiran and his older adopted brother, Elias, are black. The Alexanders are white. And while international and transracial adoptions are not new, this one has a twist on the trend of U.S. families adopting children from overseas.