Extraordinary Journey: The Lifelong Path of the Transracial Adoptee by Mark Hagland

Mark Hagland, author of Extraordinary Journey: The Lifelong Path of the Transracial Adoptee, will share his perspectives on the ongoing discourse around transracial adoption in the transracial adoption world, from the standpoint of an adult transracial and international adoptee. He wrote Extraordinary Journey in order to help all the stakeholders around transracial adoption to sort through many of the key issues facing transracial adoptees, their parents and families, and everyone else. He continues to share his perspectives online and in person, out of a sense of mission around education, especially around race and racism.

Mark Hagland is an adult transracial and international adoptee. He was born in South Korea in 1960 and adopted as an infant by white parents of Norwegian and German descent, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a professional business journalist and lives in Chicago. He has participated in in-person and online forums around transracial adoption for over 20 years and has spoken publicly about issues around transracial adoption in numerous settings, both in the United States and in Europe. He is also involved in co-moderating Facebook groups around transracial adoption, now in several languages. He published his book Extraordinary Journey: The Lifelong Path of the Transracial Adoptee. Previously, he was a contributing author to several books published by teams of adult transracial adoptees: Outsiders Within, Parenting As Adoptees, The "Unknown" Culture Club. He has also written numerous articles on subjects related to transracial adoption.