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= December 18 =

How old is the asian-kid-being-adopted-by-white-family motif in American pop culture?

 * In The Baby-sitters Club, the Brewer family, a white American family, adopts a little girl from Vietnam.
 * In Arthur (TV Series), Binky Barnes' family adopts a little girl from China, and the little girl is drawn with stereotypically Asian features, while Binky and his family members are drawn with non-Asian features, hinting that the family may be white American, despite the fact that Binky Barnes is an anthropomorphic bull dog.
 * In Modern Family, one white gay couple adopts a little girl from Vietnam.

How old is the asian-kid-being-adopted-by-white-family motif in American pop culture? What was the first occurrence? Are there any works that feature a non-white American family (Black, Hispanic, East Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern) adopting children overseas, and any works that feature a little boy being adopted instead of a girl? 71.79.234.132 (talk) 01:06, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Never mind. I should have just googled my answer beforehand. Oops. 71.79.234.132 (talk) 01:27, 18 December 2014 (UTC)


 * It's fine to come back and say you've found the answer so we don't waste our time on it. But it would be nice if, on such occasions, people would share the answers they've found. Remember, even though only one person asks each question, many people might be interested in the answers :) SemanticMantis (talk) 18:13, 19 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I suspect that it's based on the number of Oriental orphans generated by WW2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Additionally, some Oriental nations have a cultural preference for boys, resulting in lots of Asian girls being abandoned (or, even worse, killed).  So, when there are Americans that come into contact with this situation, you'd expect a certain number of adoptions to occur.  Also, US service personnel may service the locals, resulting in more unwanted half-Asian children, some of which are also adopted by the Americans.  All these adoptions then create a natural interest in representing this situation on film and TV, especially since cultural differences are a reliable source of entertainment (look at all the jokes aimed at Han from 2 Broke Girls, since he is short and relatively hairless). StuRat (talk) 20:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Minority Report (2002 film)
What is the location of the cottage in the final shot? Th4n3r (talk) 02:17, 18 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Searching for  gets a lot of hits. This one suggests that it's one of these locations in Virginia.  Dismas |(talk) 03:21, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I tried searching, but I guess I used the incorrect terms. Anyway, thank you. Th4n3r (talk) 23:03, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

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 * See Uploading images for an explanation. -- Jayron 32 12:53, 18 December 2014 (UTC)